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ADG612 Spice model error: Ron/Roff greater than 1/Gmin

I downloaded the spice model from the AD website for ADG612. I need to run an ac sweep with the part as part of a larger simulation. I am starting with just a basic simulation of the part to show that it works. When I run the simulation in PSpice, I get the following error: "ERROR(ORPSIM-15159): RON or ROFF greater than 1/GMIN for VSWITCH model X_U1.X1.x1.SMOD2."

The same error comes up several times in a row in the simulation window with different SMODs, for example: "ERROR(ORPSIM-15159): RON or ROFF greater than 1/GMIN for VSWITCH model X_U1.X2.X2.SMOD4."

I am new to PSpice, so my apologies if I am missing something basic. 

Many thanks for any tips. 

-JR

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  • Hi JR,

    Switch bandwidth can be can be represented as a low pass RC filter, where: R is the on resistance of the switch and C is Con. Yes, bandwidth is greatly affected by the capacitance at the output pins and also with capacitive load (Cload).

    If you're testing the bandwidth capability of the ADG612 by the configuring it via 4:1 mux. With this configuration, it would seem like there are four CDoff in parallelI, thus capacitance the the output pin of the channel adds up. I would suggest to simply place external capacitors at the output pin of the channel your testing. This way we can avoid transient errors in the simulation. 

    Regarding the simulation error, you can try updating the spice model and start from there. You may change the Roff parameter from 1E20 to 1E11 of the vswitches SMOD2, SMOD3, SMOD4, SMOD5, and SMOD6. 

    For your design requirement, can you share additional information and maybe I could be of help?

    Best Regards,

    May

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  • Hi JR,

    Switch bandwidth can be can be represented as a low pass RC filter, where: R is the on resistance of the switch and C is Con. Yes, bandwidth is greatly affected by the capacitance at the output pins and also with capacitive load (Cload).

    If you're testing the bandwidth capability of the ADG612 by the configuring it via 4:1 mux. With this configuration, it would seem like there are four CDoff in parallelI, thus capacitance the the output pin of the channel adds up. I would suggest to simply place external capacitors at the output pin of the channel your testing. This way we can avoid transient errors in the simulation. 

    Regarding the simulation error, you can try updating the spice model and start from there. You may change the Roff parameter from 1E20 to 1E11 of the vswitches SMOD2, SMOD3, SMOD4, SMOD5, and SMOD6. 

    For your design requirement, can you share additional information and maybe I could be of help?

    Best Regards,

    May

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  • This is a pretty old thread for the ADG612 but I am using this device for an application where I do tie all of the D1-D4 lines together for a mux.  From the spice model/cir file on the ADG612 webpage, it indicates the following items are modeled

    * Begin Notes:
    * The model will work on Vdd/Vss from 0.5V to 5V single supply and +/-0.5V to +/-5V dual supply.
    * The model provides parametric specifications at +/-5V only and is not variable with Vdd and Vss changes. Please see datasheet spec table.
    *
    * Parameters modeled include:
    * On Resistance
    * Ton and Toff
    * Break-Before-Make
    * Off Isolation
    * Crosstalk
    * Supply Currents: Iss/Idd
    * Bandwidth
    * Charge Injection
    * Connections

    I would have thought that the above model available would have had all of the parasitic capacitances already factored in given that bandwidth is a modeled item but apparently not.  It seems that the missing element here is just an extra 5pF capacitance load to ground at each Dx connection points?     

    dennis