I put these in their respective folders and cannot find them when I want to place them on a schematic

If you're using LTspiceX1V and Win10, then by default LTspice looks for them in its folders inside your Documents folder.

 

hi Anton,
This asc has various relays.
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I know this thread is rather old but can someone tell me where to add these files and how to make the relays appear in the component list.

TIA

 

I know this thread is rather old but can someone tell me where to add these files and how to make the relays appear in the component list.

If you read all the posts in this thread, you should be able to do that.

 

If you read all the posts in this thread, you should be able to do that.

Thank you, will read it all again.

 

After that, if you have specific questions about how to do it, post here.

 

After that, if you have specific questions about how to do it, post here.

Unpacked Relays.zip and placed the Relays Folder in sym.
Placed relay.lib in the sub folder.

When any relay is used and Simulate run I get the following error:

http://imgur.com/uWg6TS2

 

Unpacked Relays.zip and placed the Relays Folder in sym.
Placed relay.lib in the sub folder.

When any relay is used and Simulate run I get the following error:

http://imgur.com/uWg6TS2

Check the library to see if it conatains a subcircuit named "rly_name". You may have to use the component editor to select one of the members of the library from the dropdown menu.

 

Check the library to see if it conatains a subcircuit named "rly_name".

"rly_name" is the default name of the component. If I change the name to "SPDT" the error message changes and replaces "rly_name" with "SPDT"

 

"rly_name" is the default name of the component. If I change the name to "SPDT" the error message changes and replaces "rly_name" with "SPDT"

Look in the relay.lib file and find the name of the .subckt you want to use. Then set the symbol “value” property to the same name.

 

Did you close and reopen LTspice after you installed the files?

 

Did you close and reopen LTspice after you installed the files?

Yes.

 

Placed relay.lib in the sub folder.

Which sub folder did you use? On Win10, LTspice gets installed in your chosen location but copies itself to your Documents folder. When running a sim, by default it looks for files only in Documents.
Did you use the .include relay.lib directive on your schematic?

 

Which sub folder did you use? On Win10, LTspice gets installed in your chosen location but copies itself to your Documents folder. When running a sim, by default it looks for files only in Documents.
Did you use the .include relay.lib directive on your schematic?

Yes, it was installed in the sub folder in Documents, and if I remove or rename it I get a message saying it cannot be found. Including the directive makes no difference. BTW - This is Windows 11 if it makes a difference.

 

So where exactly are the two relay files located in your computer?

 

So where exactly are the two relay files located in your computer?

There is a relay.lib file in the sub directory in documents and a Relays Folder (containing 8 *.asy files) in the sym directory, also in Documents.

 

There is a relay.lib file in the sub directory in documents and a Relays Folder (containing 8 *.asy files) in the sym directory, also in Documents.

OK....
A. Which .asy file do you want to use?

AND

B. Which relay model do you want to use?
1. You have to identify a specific model name, and the only way you can do that is to look in the relay.lib file and find the model name you want to use. It is identified by the name next to each ".subckt" statement in the relay.lib file.
2. Each model is specifically designed for a specific .asy file, so you will need to know which one to use.

If you know A or B, I can help you find the match.

 

A. Which .asy file do you want to use?

rly_spdt.asy

B. Which relay model do you want to use?

Sorry, but I don't know how to answer this question.

Here is the relay.lib file:
https://pastebin.com/embed_js/K6kdH6FK

 

rly_spdt.asy



Sorry, but I don't know how to answer this question.

Here is the relay.lib file:
https://pastebin.com/embed_js/K6kdH6FK

Here is an example. a zip file is attached.
Unzip the file, browse to the "rly_spdt_example folder" and run the test file

 

rly_spdt.asy



Sorry, but I don't know how to answer this question.

Here is the relay.lib file:
https://pastebin.com/embed_js/K6kdH6FK

What is the part number of the real relay you want to use?

 

What is the part number of the real relay you want to use?

TRR1A12D00
https://www.jaycar.com.au/medias/sys_master/images/images/9590136242206/SY4032-dataSheetMain.pdf