Re: Update gnucap gitbook

[Felix Salfelder]

On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 01:23:17PM +0300, Vladimir Zhbanov wrote:
> > Few of the components corresponding to the gEDA symbols are implemented
> > for Gnucap, but more need to be added in order to be really useful.
> [..]
> BTW, 'spice-noqsi' netlister backend by John P. Doty is more
> versatile and convenient than 'spice-sdb'. The repository is
> here:

Gnucap understands "spice netlists", so this is be a start. Depending on
the dialect, you may need to customise a bit...

In gnucap-geda, there is no spice in the way and also no need for a
netlister. The geda language plugin figures out the implicit connections
from the schematic geometry (connections should be explicit, but they
are not). Hence the simulator sees the schematic as components with
connections in between. A symbol instance with a device name and
parameters refers to a component model that is taken from a library e.g.
for simulation. A model can still be implemented in terms of a spice
macro.

cheers
felix