LTspice-library: include component and change parameters

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Leo Silver

Joined Apr 27, 2016
46
Hi all,
I am new to LTspice and I wanted to know if I could change the parameters of a material. I tried to just open the standard.dio library at the ...\lib.cmp as a .txt, write a new line of a diode with the same syntax as the rest of the components and save it. When I right-click a diode in my schematic in order to pick one of my library, I cant find the new diode I created. Is this the wrong way to do it? Sometimes this change also leads to not been able to select my library. The LTspice will browse and ask me to choose a library. When I select the standard.dio it just doesnt accept it. What am I doing wrong?
 

ci139

Joined Jul 11, 2016
1,898
before you start hacking your standard.dio backup/copy it to standard.dio.bkp or alike
then open file in LT Spice by all files file mask *.* from G:\USER\Programs\LTC\LTspiceIV\lib\cmp (in my case)
don't use existing model names
if you want to alter few parameters only use as in .bjt
.model FZT849 NPN(IS=5.8591E-13 .... ; (C) 1993 ZETEX PLC, Last revision 14/3/97
.model ZTX849 ako:FZT849 NPN(Vceo=30 Icrating=7 mfg=Zetex) <-- altered fields for a new model the ZTX849
for diodes there's obviously modelName D(params ...
 

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Leo Silver

Joined Apr 27, 2016
46
Hello and thanks for your answer. Unfortunately this doesnt seem to work. When I change something in my library it doesnt appear on the components list in LTspice. I also tried to include the library in the path of spice in Tools/control panel...this didnt work either...any ideas?
 

ci139

Joined Jul 11, 2016
1,898
ok
ups!
??? You may not upload any more files with this message. You may attach 10 files in total. -- so why don't you do this MF-s -- people like wasting other people time . . . AH-s
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Leo Silver

Joined Apr 27, 2016
46
I get this message when I try to save in the directory:
C:\Program Files\LTC\LTspiceXVII\lib\cmp
but there seems to be another path in documents that allows me to save:
C:\Users\leonidas\Documents\LTspiceXVII\lib
ps. thank you so much for all your effort and the attached images step by step
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Leo Silver

Joined Apr 27, 2016
46
Where is your amended library located? By default, LTspiceXVII will look in the .....User\Documents\LTspiceXVII\..... folders.
Hi Alec I tried to do the same there doesnt work either..I dont know what I am doing wrong..Is it my laptop?
 

Alec_t

Joined Sep 17, 2013
14,280
Have you checked that the file or folder isn't write-protected?
Do you have admin rights for write-access to the file?
 

djsfantasi

Joined Apr 11, 2010
9,156
I am not near my computer, but as I remember, to use customized components you must have your library tree location in the Users directory. AND you must tell LTSPICE that you have changed your default location.

This is where not having access to my computer is going to be a liability. I can't confirm how to change the default location. Perhaps someone else can help. It is modified under your system preferences.
 

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Leo Silver

Joined Apr 27, 2016
46
Thanks eveyone!Sooo I fixed it but still I dont understand fully what was its issue. For someone who may have the same issue in the future what I did was to include the path of the library for the diodes which was in the Documents in the control panel of ltspice and completely remove the library from the program files/LTC/library/cmp direction. Then when I right clicked the component and it asked me for the library and I showed it the one that I stored in the documents. Now every time I change something in the library I just restart LTSpice and there it is! This way I managed to avoid the limitations of rights (which I dont understand as I am the administrator and I dont have any issues with other folder access..)
Thank you all and I hope this will help someone else too because it took me almost a day to set it!
 

ci139

Joined Jul 11, 2016
1,898
if your OS is windows you can try right-clicking the folder and uncheck the read only opening the explorer with admin rights 1-st

adding a random component only has some point if you can confirm all of it's relevant behavioral aspects for your simulation that are usually not fully determined by product data sheet
the newer v.-s of spice list a lot of components that you can adapt the substitute for your needs (except for some a special purpose transistors and diodes)

only mod i have found practical so far is defining a new transistor -- based on nearest subst. -- with new (lower) hFE (if i will use such a lot)
 
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