[Help-gnucap] modelling digital control of PWM circuits

[John Vodden]

Hi

I am trying to find out if gnucap's mixed-mode capabilities are suitable
for my purposes. Basically, I am trying to model digital control of PWM
inverter/rectifier circuits using ideal switches. I understand that
gnucap models switches as "time-dependant linear devices" and adjusts
the simulation timing accordingly.

Is it possible to write an external model that can set when the
switches will operate?  Ideally, this model would be triggered at regular
intervals (rather like a timed interrupt)  and perform calculations based
on current or voltage measurements to determine the instant at which the
 switches should change state and somehow schedule the change of state
to take place (perhaps adjusting the control voltage of a voltage dependant
switch?)

I have read about the model compiler in the stable version of gnucap but
I get the impression that this is somewhat obsolete? I also think that
the development version is more sophisticated than the stable release
but I am struggling to find documentation. I would greatly appreciate it
if someone could point me in the right direction of where to start with
this, or alternatively send me on my way if this is not something that
gnucap is able to do.

Thanks

John

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