Dear all,

I am new to electronics and would greatly appreciate your assistance with the following:

1. Are there any applications or software similar to EveryCircuit that can be used to create breadboard schematics and run simulations? I want to simulate both voltage and current flow. I’ve tried a few tools like Tinkercad, Fritzing, and MultiSim, but I couldn’t find an option to display voltage flow in an animated form.
   
   
2. Could someone please create a circuit similar to the one below on EveryCircuit, so I can learn from an example? I’m struggling to build it myself as I’m still learning how to design schematic circuits. I find TInkercad easy but I am unable to animated the electrical flow.

Thank you in advance for your help!




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Those eye-candy tools are not how real work is done. Learn to use a real simulator, such as LTSpice, which is free. There's a learning curve, but for basic simulation it is pretty tame (an hour-ish).

 

The free LTspice from Analog Devices is used by several on this forum.
It's a Spice type simulator used by many serious analog designers.
It doesn't "animate" the schematic but plots the results for the circuit voltages, current, power, etc.
There are tutorials and example circuits to help you learn it, and we can help with any questions you may have.

 

Good luck finding any sim that will display "voltage flow".

 

Good luck finding any sim that will display "voltage flow".

Who mentioned "voltage flow"?

 

Who mentioned "voltage flow"?

Try reading the OP more carefully...now leave me alone.

 

Voltage does not flow, nor does current, Current is the flow of charge.

 

Try reading the OP more carefully...now leave me alone.

Gladly.

 

The free LTspice from Analog Devices is used by several on this forum.
It's a Spice type simulator used by many serious analog designers.
It doesn't "animate" the schematic but plots the results for the circuit voltages, current, power, etc.
There are tutorials and example circuits to help you learn it, and we can help with any questions you may have.

Thanks . Noted . Will do so .

 

hi agag,
This is the link.
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https://www.analog.com/en/resources/design-tools-and-calculators/ltspice-simulator.html

 

Hi @agag
This is your circuit in LTSpice, it may help you get started.
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I was thinking those round thingies were push buttons not pots...

The upper one turns on the LED and charges the cap.
The lower one discharges the cap.

 

Hi,
They could be push switches or pots???

Perhaps the TS could advise.

If pots they could be used to adjust the LED brightness???

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Here it is where the conflict could have started:

I want to simulate both voltage and current flow.

 

Real engineers don't use animated voltage and current flow apps. I don't know of any such app.
Circuit simulators will show DC operating currents and voltages as well as circuit response to AC signals in time and frequency plots.

 

Here it is where the conflict could have started:

I want to simulate both voltage and current flow.

Okay, but that could be interpreted as voltage, and current-flow, or voltage-flow and current-flow, take you pick.

 

If they are pots I don't see how they could be configured as VRs in that image.

I guess they could be some kind of pot I'm not aware of.

I guess if the wiper is not in the usual place....

 

JFTR

"but I couldn’t find an option to display voltage flow in an animated form."

 

I couldn’t find an option to display voltage flow in an animated form.

Why do you think you need animation? I find it to be an unnecessary distraction. If you understand how things work, you don't need animation.

Can't offer any suggestions. For analog, I prefer to use the simulator between my ears. I use a logic simulator because I'm lazy.

 

I think that you need to understand that most of the regular respondents here on AAC are retired technicians, scientists, and engineers with 60 years or more experience and who frown on animated comic strips of voltage and current. We understand the underlying physics of electronic devices and circuits and we don't need some Mickey Mouse cartoon as a substitute for the real thing.

Learn basic physics and mathematics and you can't go wrong.