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[Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx>]

On 04/12/17 11:50, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> What is the official status on the simulator part going towards v5? Will
> it be included or not. I just tried it and I really like the features in
> it, its basically ready to be used as a simulator and compete and
> conquer ltspice.
> 
> What i do not like is the way it stores information, in mulitple defined
> fields in the schematic symbols. Its a bit messy and feels very hackish.
> If it should be included I think this part should be discussed and
> further polished, one field for all of the spice information I think is
> decent, without having to set two different value fields for a resistor
> etc.

Kristoffer,

You're very welcome to specify how you'd like to have the Spice-related
fields organized - but remember it's not only the integrated ngspice
simulator that relies on them. People have been exporting PSpice
netlists from Kicad for a while and AFAIR netlist export depends on
these particular fields.

As for the polishing up before the V5, there's several tasks to do:
- update the pspice.lib library (it doesn't follow the KLC) and make
sure all Spice devices are in there.
- fix quirks in the plot component (wxMathPlot).
- document and make a few example designs (I can help with this point).

Cheers,
Tom