TwisterSIM Dynamic Electro-Thermal simulator for VIPower products Data brief Free full version (requires user activation code) Description TwisterSIM is a unique Electro-Thermal simulator that helps shorten the design solution cycle by enabling, in a few clicks, complex engineering evaluations with accurate simulations like loadcompatibility, wiring harness optimization, fault condition impact analysis, diagnostic behavior analysis and Dynamic Thermal performance. A built-in Interactive Selector provides a short list of suitable devices based on first level system requirements. It assists you in detailing your actual system configuration with layout, load and driving profile customization to build an accurate model of the final application. Simulation results, including junction and case thermal profiles, load current and diagnostic behavior are shown on dedicated scopes views or exported in a number of different commonly used formats. TwisterSIM supports a large selection of Low/High-side driver/switches and H-bridges for Motor Control. Features Device pre-selection using simple high level compatibility criteria Device selection fine-tuning with PCB Layout specification Supply voltage and Input Signal source selection Load type selection Wire harness selection Ambient temperature selection Simulation accuracy and time selection ® Built-in VIPower technology tutorial Built-in user manual Free evaluation version April 2015 A trial version, to explore the main functionalities of TwisterSIM, is available for download at www.st.com/twistersim and it also contains, in the main toolbar, the instructions to request an activation code (free of charge but subject to STMicroelectronics approval) for the full version. An on-line forum provides additional support to TwisterSIM users. Access to the forum is available at http://www.st.com/twistersim-forum. Table 1: Device summary Order code Reference TwisterSIM TwisterSIM DocID027145 Rev 5 For further information contact your local STMicroelectronics sales office 1/10 www.st.com Contents TwisterSIM Contents 1 System requirements ...................................................................... 3 2 Interactive selector .......................................................................... 4 3 Electro-thermal simulation ............................................................. 5 4 5 TwisterSIM evaluation version download flow ............................. 6 Full version request and activation flow ........................................ 7 6 Revision history .............................................................................. 9 2/10 DocID027145 Rev 5 TwisterSIM 1 System requirements System requirements Windows 7 .NET Framework 2.0 Microsoft Visual C++ 2005/2008 Redistributable DocID027145 Rev 5 3/10 Interactive selector 2 TwisterSIM Interactive selector Providing application conditions and loads specifications, TwisterSIM displays the list of recommend VIPower products including their thermal behavior. Figure 1: Interactive selector 4/10 DocID027145 Rev 5 TwisterSIM 3 Electro-thermal simulation Electro-thermal simulation For the chosen device you can run electro-thermal dynamic simulations and fine tune device identification by an in-depth analysis of its behaviour in the target application through graphical representation of the electrical and thermal data. Simulation results can be saved and exported for further analysis. Figure 2: Simulation results DocID027145 Rev 5 5/10 TwisterSIM evaluation version download flow 4 TwisterSIM evaluation version download flow Figure 3: TwisterSIM evaluation version download flow 6/10 DocID027145 Rev 5 TwisterSIM TwisterSIM 5 Full version request and activation flow Full version request and activation flow From TwisterSIM toolbar “Registration Info” you can easily require and receive by mail the activation code to get the tool full version . Figure 4: TwisterSIM full version activation request Figure 5: TwisterSIM registration code DocID027145 Rev 5 7/10 Full version request and activation flow TwisterSIM Figure 6: TwisterSIM full version activation flow 8/10 DocID027145 Rev 5 TwisterSIM 6 Revision history Revision history Table 2: Revision history Date Revision Changes 10-Nov-2014 1 Initial release. 19-Jan-2015 2 Updated Description and the image in the cover 13-Mar-2015 3 Updated figure in Cover page. Updated Section "Description". Added Section 2: "Interactive selector"; Section 3: "Electro-thermal simulation"; Section 4: "TwisterSIM evaluation version download flow"; Section 5: "Full version request and activation flow" 16-Mar-2015 4 Changed the url www.st.com/twisterforum in www.st.com/twistersim-forum in Section "Description" 29-Apr-2015 5 Updated Section "Description". DocID027145 Rev 5 9/10 TwisterSIM IMPORTANT NOTICE – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY STMicroelectronics NV and its subsidiaries (“ST”) reserve the right to make changes, corrections, enhancements, modifications, and improvements to ST products and/or to this document at any time without notice. Purchasers should obtain the latest relevant information on ST products before placing orders. ST products are sold pursuant to ST’s terms and conditions of sale in place at the time of order acknowledgement. Purchasers are solely responsible for the choice, selection, and use of ST products and ST assumes no liability for application assistance or the design of Purchasers’ products. No license, express or implied, to any intellectual property right is granted by ST herein. Resale of ST products with provisions different from the information set forth herein shall void any warranty granted by ST for such product. ST and the ST logo are trademarks of ST. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. Information in this document supersedes and replaces information previously supplied in any prior versions of this document. © 2015 STMicroelectronics – All rights reserved 10/10 DocID027145 Rev 5