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DC voltage divider

Divide a DC input with two resistors and measure the midpoint voltage.

Basics

Start with the Bias Point result, then change one resistor and rerun to compare the midpoint voltage.

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DC voltage divider opens as an editable, unsaved schematic.

Open and run

  1. Open Examples from the Home ribbon.
  2. Choose DC voltage divider.
  3. Open Simulate and choose Setup to review the analyses.
  4. Choose Run for one analysis or Run All for the complete configured set.
  5. Select a matching Scope view after the run. Use Save as sheet to keep the example or Discard to close it.

Sheets, analyses, and Scope

DC voltage divider

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Setup: Bias Point

AnalysisConfiguration
Bias PointDefault settings

Scope views and expected results

Divider bias point

Analysis: Bias Point

Bias Point
  • V(vin)
  • V(vout)
Readouts
  • Output voltageLastV(vout)

Python scripts

No Python scripts are included with this example.