IntroductiontoMultisim:gobacktopowerpoint
LearntoCaptureandSimulateinLessThan30Minutes
Overview
NIMultisimisaneasytouseschematiccaptureandsimulationenvironmentthatengineers,students,andprofessors
canusetodefineandsimulatecircuits.Thisarticleshowsyouhowtocaptureandsimulateasimplecircuitin
Multisim.Thistutorialtakeslessthan30minutestocompleteandconsistsof50shortsteps.
Theexamplecircuitinthearticleisanamplifiercircuit.Thisnoninvertingoperationalamplifierconfiguration
consistsofoneactivecomponent(theoperationalamplifier)andtwopassiveresistorcomponentsthatwillbeused
tocompletethefeedbacknetworktoprovidegaininthiscircuit.
TableofContents
1.Step1:OpenMultisim
2.Step2:PlaceComponents
3.Step3:WireComponents
4.Step4:PlaceaSimulationSource
5.Step5:PlaceMeasurementInstruments
6.Step6:RunaSimulation
Step 1: Open Multisim
BeginbydrawingyourschematicintheMultisimenvironment.
1.SelectwindowsiconStartsearchMultisim13.0runMultisim13.0[orwhichever
versionupto14.0]toopenMultisim.
2.Multisimopensshowcasingthedefaultcaptureandsimulationenvironment.
Figure2.MultisimEnvironment
Therearetwofundamentaltasksinthedesignofacircuit:theplacementofcomponentsandthe
wiringofthesecomponentstocreateacompletedesign.
3.Toselectacomponent,gotoPlaceComponent
4.TheSelectaComponentdialogappears(alsoknownastheComponentBrowser).
Figure3.SelectaComponentDialog
Thecomponentbrowserorganizesthedatabasecomponentsintothreelogicallevels.The
MasterDatabasecontainsallshippingcomponentsinareadonlyformat.TheCorporate
Databaseiswheretosavecustomcomponentstobesharedwithcolleagues(viaanetwork
collectionandsoon).Finally,theUserDatabaseiswherecustomcomponentsaresavedthat
canbeusedonlybythespecificdesigner.
AdditionalPoints
oThecomponents(orparts)areorganizedintoGroupsandFamiliestointuitivelyandlogically
groupcommonpartstogetherandmakesearchingeasierandmoreeffective.
oThecomponentselectionboxshowstheComponentname,Symbol,thefunctional
description,Model,andFootprintallinasinglepopup.
Step 2: Place Components
Toinvokesimulation,youneedapowersourceandagroundsomewhereinyourcircuitto
correctlyreferencevoltagesandcurrentsinyourcircuitsimulation.
5.ToplaceaGround,gototheSourcesgroupandhighlightthePOWER_SOURCESfamily.
6.HighlighttheGROUNDcomponent(asshowninFigure4).
7.ClickOK.
8.Thecomponentselectionwindowtemporarilyclosesandthegroundsymbolis"ghosted"to
themousepointer.
9.Movethemousetotheappropriateplaceontheschematicandleftclickoncetoplacethe
component.
Figure4.PlacingaGroundSymbol
ToplaceaDCpowersupply:
10.GototheSourcesgroupagainandhighlightthePOWER_SOURCESfamily(ifnotalready
highlightedfromthepreviousselection).
11.SelectiscalledDC_POWERsymbol.
12.PlacetheDCPowersourceontheschematic.
13.Repeatsteps10,11,and12toplaceasecondDC_POWERsymbol.
AdditionalPoints
oWithoutapowerandgroundyoursimulationcannotrun.
oIfyouneedmultiplecomponentsyoucanrepeattheplacementstepsasshownorplaceone
componentandusecopy(CtrlC)andpaste(CtrlV)toplaceadditionalcomponentsas
needed.
obydefault,thecomponentselectionboxkeepsreturningasapopupuntilyouhave
completedplacingyourcomponents.Closethewindowtoreturntotheschematicentry
window(Closebutton).Youcanchangethisintheglobalpreferencesdialogbox.
Nowplacetheremainingcircuitcomponentsusingthetechniquesdiscussedintheprevious
steps.
14.SelectPlaceComponent.
15.ToplacetheAD712opamp,selecttheAnaloggroupandOPAMPfamily.
16.IntheComponentdialogbox(circledinFigure5),selecttypeAD712tofilterthelistof
componentsinthefamilyview.
17.SelectanyAD712KRcomponent.
Thedifferenceinthevariousopampsisduetothedifferenceinassociatedlandpattern(or
footprint),whichisanimportantconsiderationwhenphysicallyimplementingthedesigninthe
PCBlayoutenvironmentofNIUltiboardsoftware.
18.Notethatthiscomponentisamultisectioncomponent,asshownbytheAandBtabs.Thisis
indicativeofthefactthatinthesinglephysicalICpackage.Forthisdemo,itdoesnotmatter
whichoneyouselect.
19.ThereareseveralSPICEmodelsavailableforthiscomponent(thesecomefrommultiple
vendorsandhighlightvaryingdegreesofcomplexitywhensimulatingthedeviceperformance).
20.Selectthesecondmodel,theAD712_2model.Thismodelisamoreadvancedmodelthat
takesintoaccountallfiveterminalsoftheopamp.
21.Placethecomponent.
Figure5.PlaceanOpAmp
Nowplacetheresistorsinthedesign.
22.SelecttheBasicgroupandtheResistorfamily.
23.IntheComponentfield,type1ktoselecta1kresistor.
24.Youcanrotateapartbeforeplacementbyusingthe<CtrlR>shortcutonthekeyboardwhen
thecomponentisghostedtothemouse.Oncerotated,placethecomponent.
25.Placeanother1kresistor.
Atthispoint,yourschematicshouldlooksomethinglikeFigure6:
Figure6.DesignSoFar
Step 3: Wire Components
Multisimisamodelesswiringenvironment.ThismeansthatMultisimdeterminesthe
functionalityofthemousetoolbythepositionofthemouse.Youdonothavetoreturntothe
menutoselectbetweenplacement,wiring,andeditingtools.
26.Tobeginwiring,movethemouseclosetoapinofacomponent.
27.ThemouseappearsasacrosshairratherthanthedefaultWindowsmouse.
28.Placeaninitialwirejunctionbyclickingonthepin/terminalofthepart(inthiscase,the
outputpinoftheAD712KR).
WireanOpAmp
29.Completethewirebymovingthemousetoanotherterminalorjustdoubleclicktoanchor
theterminationpointofthewiretoafloatinglocationsomewhereintheschematicwindow.
30.Copytheexistingground.Selectthegroundsymbolandpress<CtrlC>onyourkeyboard.
Topastetheground,press<CtrlV>belowtheR2resistor(asseeninFigure8).
31.CompletethewiringasshowninFigure8.Donotworryaboutthelabelednumbersonthe
wires(alsocallednets).
Figure8.WiretheComponents
32.Thelastkeystepistoconnectthewires(nets)forpowersupplyterminalstothepositiveand
negativepowerrails(DCPowerSources)viaavirtualconnection.
33.SelectPlaceConnectorsOnPageConnectorandplaceatthefirstnetoriginatingfrom
thefirst
DCpowersource.
34.Inthedialogbox,enterthenameV_POS.
35.SelectPlaceConnectorsOnPageConnectorandplaceatPin8oftheopamp.
36.Inthedialogbox,selecttheV_POSconnectorname.Thevirtualconnectionismade.
37.Repeatsteps33to34forthenetoriginatingfromthesecondDCpowersupplyandnameit
V_NEG.
38.Repeatsteps35to36forPin4ontheopamp.
ThecircuitlookslikeFigure9.
Figure9.CompletetheSchematic
Step 4: Place a Simulation Source
TousesimulationinaMultisimschematic,youneedtoplaceandwireasignalsourcetothe
circuittoactasastimulus.YoucanchoosefromseveralsignalsourcesincludinganLVM
sourcebasedonLabVIEW.PlaceabasicACvoltagesourceforthisdemonstration.
39.ToplaceanACsignalsource,gototheSourcesgroupandhighlightthe
SIGNAL_VOLTAGE_SOURCESfamily.
40.SelecttheAC_VOLTAGEcomponent.
41.PlaceandwiretheACvoltagesourceasshowninFigure10.
42.PlaceandwireaGroundcomponenttotheACsourceasshowninFigure10.
PlaceaSimulationSource
Step 5: Place Measurement Instruments
YouarenowreadytorunaninteractiveMultisimsimulation;however,youneedawayto
visualizethedata.Multisimprovidesinstrumentstovisualizethesimulatedmeasurements.
Instrumentscanbefoundontherightmenubarandareindicatedbythefollowingicons.
Figure11.InstrumentToolbar
43.Selecttheoscilloscope:Simulate>>instrument>>oscilloscopefromthemenu(sixthicon
fromtheleft)andplacethisontotheschematicasyouwouldanyotherMultisimcomponent.
44.WiretheChannelAandChannelBterminalsoftheoscilloscopetoboththeinputandoutput
oftheamplifiercircuit(asshowninFigure12).
45.Changethecoloroftheinputchannelnet(connectedtochannelA)byrightclickingonthe
wire.
46.SelecttheColorSegmentoption.
47.SelectashadeofblueandclickontheOKbutton.
Figure12.ReadytoSimulate
Step 6: Run a Simulation
ItissimpletobeginrunningandvisualizinganinteractivesimulationinMultisim.
48.Pressthegreenrunbutton[LOOKSLIKEPLAYBUTTON]onthesimulationtoolbaras
seeninFigure13.
49.Doubleclickontheoscilloscope(XSC1)ontheschematic.Youcannowvisualizethe
simulationmeasurementsintheoscilloscopeinterface(Figure14).ClickontheReversebutton
oftheoscilloscopetochangethebackgroundcolorfromblacktowhite.
50.Youcannowstopthesimulationbypressingtheredstopbuttoninthesimulationtoolbar
(Figure13).
Figure13.SimulationToolbar
Figure14.VisualizingSimulationintheOscilloscope
Youhavejustsuccessfullybuilt,simulated,andanalyzedacircuitusingMultisim.
References
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