[Qucs-help] Re: Qucs VHDL code generation

[Stefan J. <st...@gr...>]

Am Do, 23.03.2006, 11:35, schrieb mike brinson:

Hi!

>> Thank you both for your latest emails. I will try and respond to them
>> later this week. I have spend my available time recently
>> writing some notes about Qucs VHDL digital simulation. These has now
>> reached the stage where I can send you both a copy for consideration.
>> The notes are intended to provide other Qucs users with information
>> regarding the current state of digital simulation using version
>> 0.0.8/0.0.9. If you think they
>> are good enough please put them on the Web for others to read. As
>> changes take place to Qucs digital simulation I will add new notes to
>> this initial contribution.
>> I would value you comments.
>
> I greatly appreciate your work on the tutorial! It was fun reading it.
> I was impressed how much is actually possible with the current Qucs
> digital simulation feature.
>
> A few notes:
>
> 1) If written in LaTeX, can you send me the sources, so I can incorporate
> the tutorial into the WorkBook.
> 2) The pictures look like screenshots. Propably you can improve the
> quality of them by the "print to file" (eps) feature? With the eps
> one can convert it to pdf and include it for use with pdflatex...
> 3) Would it be possible to add a small section (probably a simple
> example) demonstrating the use of the truthtable simulation?
>
> Thanks a very lot,
> Stefan.
>
>
>   Hi Stefan
>
>   Thanks for your last two emails.
>
>   The tutorial was written using Latex.  I used the kile front end
>   running under knoppix 4.02.  Diagrams were produced as follows:
>   Each diagram was output from Qucs using the print to file facility.
>   The format used was ps.  I did not now you could output in eps format!
>   I then used Gimp to crop, scale and output the resulting image in png
>   format.  These images were then imported into the Latex source file.

Your're right.  Printing to a file creates a ps.  Then you can use e.g.
ps2eps or something likely, then a epstopdf tool...

>   I will try to see if I can improve the quality of the images.
>
>   In answer to your request for a section on the Qucs truth table
>   features.  Yes I will add this to the first draft.  I have some time
> tomorrow
>   so will attempt to take the tutorial to the next version. Once done I
> will
>   send you both the pdf  file and the Latex source code.

Thanks in advance,
  Stefan.