How To Simulate PCB in Open Source Software
A step by step tutorial to setup PDN simulation using open source software and much more. Thank you very much Lukas.
Chapters:
- 00:00What is this video about
- 02:44What we can do in open source free simulators
- 09:34Elmer software
- 13:43Practical example: Simulating voltage drop in PCB layout
- 16:04Exporting your PCB
- 20:09Converting DXF to STEP
- 32:46Converting STEP to MESH and to UNV
- 50:48Simulating - setup
- 1:03:34Running simulation
- 1:08:06View results - open VTU in ParaView
- 1:09:44Results: Voltage drop
- 1:14:00Results: Current flow
- 1:17:34PDN simulation in Altium
- 1:21:37Comparing Open source vs Paid simulator results
- 1:24:28Comparing simulation results with real measurement
- 1:31:49Simulation on the top of simulation
- 1:35:14Other simulators and tools
- 1:39:54Open source laptop project
- 1:47:00About PCB Arts
- 1:49:23Vapor phase soldering