U ECE 524
I Installing ATP: Lecture 5
Minimum to Download
» Mingw version of ATP
» ATPDraw -- latest version or latest patch
– Presently Atpdraw62.zip
» PlotXY
Installation complete set is a little tricky
Option: ATP Easy Installer
» Download from secure sites in Japan
Intro to ATP and ATPDraw 1 Spring 2018
U ECE 524
I Installing ATPDraw
Lecture 5
Installation is fairly easy
Avoid installation path “Program Files”
The space in the file name can create
problems running ATP from ATPDraw
» Install it somewhere else. I normally install in
“C:\tools\prog\ATPDraw”
Intro to ATP and ATPDraw 2 Spring 2018
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U Running ATP from ECE 524
I ATPDraw
Lecture 5
Still need a copy of ATP
Licensed users can get other versions
Follow installation directions for yours
ATPDraw calls ATP from a DOS Batch
file (extension *.bat)
» For example, I call it “RUNATP.BAT”
Passes full path to file when calls ATP
Easy Installer Creates *.EXE file
Intro to ATP and ATPDraw 3 Spring 2018
U ECE 524
I Setting Up ATPDraw
Lecture 5
Open up ATPDraw
Select: “Tools” pull down menu
Select: “Options...”
Choose “Preferences” tab
» You select a text editor, or use Notepad (default)
» “ATP” is where you set path to your batch file
Armafit: which we won’t cover in this course
Intro to ATP and ATPDraw 8 Spring 2018
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U ECE 524
I ATPDraw “Preferences”
Lecture 5
Intro to ATP and ATPDraw 9 Spring 2018
U ECE 524
I Further Settings Lecture 5
The “Files&Folders” tab settings are ok
However, you do want changes in the
View/ATP tab
» Select “Edit settings” tab
» You may want to change
some of the default
settings. However, you
can change any of these
for a specific data file
Intro to ATP and ATPDraw 10 Spring 2018
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U ECE 524
I Simulation Settings Lecture 5
Default time step (deltaT)
is very small
Default run time short
Xopt and Copt ok
Select “Power Frequency”
» Reset to 60 Hz from 50Hz
» Can mess up some sources
Intro to ATP and ATPDraw 11 Spring 2018
U ECE 524
I Example 1 Lecture 5
Try to run
example case
to make sure
program
installed and
set up
correctly
Intro to ATP and ATPDraw 16 Spring 2018
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U ECE 524
I ATP Menu Lecture 5
A new pulldown menu is now available at
the top of the window, called “ATP”
Intro to ATP and ATPDraw 17 Spring 2018
U ECE 524
I ATP Menu Lecture 5
Settings is changes deltaT
etc. for a given case
“Make File As” generates
ATP data file from drawing
Run ATP calls your bat file
Each “Edit” calls text editor
Make Names, makes node
names for drawing
Intro to ATP and ATPDraw 18 Spring 2018
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U ECE 524
I Edit Commands Lecture 5
Allows you to set
additional commands
Run other ATP versions
» On Current ATP drawing
» On Selected File
Run plot programs
» On Current PL4
Use “Update” to set
Intro to ATP and ATPDraw 19 Spring 2018
U ECE 524
I Saving New Settings Lecture 5
The “Update” buttons isn’t sufficient to
save for next time
All choose: Tools --> Save Options
Intro to ATP and ATPDraw 20 Spring 2018
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U ECE 524
I Running an ATP File Lecture 5
Now we run the example case opened earlier
Always a multi-step process
» 1) Make file to create ATP data file from drawing.
– Must do this every time you change drawing
– Default is to place this in “ATP” subdirectory under
ATPDraw home directory (with extension *.ATP)
– Can edit this file with “Edit ATP-File” option (not saved
to drawing file)
» 2) Run your case
» 3) Call plotting program
Intro to ATP and ATPDraw 21 Spring 2018
U ECE 524
I Making You Own File Lecture 5
Open a new drawing (from File
menu or from icon)
Can get the component menu by
right clicking mouse in the
drawing screen
Each item lets you select
components to create
More later….
Intro to ATP and ATPDraw 23 Spring 2018
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U When handing in ECE 524
I homework assignments
Lecture 5
Include any hand calculations you did to set up
the problem
Include circuit diagram
Include text from the *.atp file
Include simulation plots
» Zoom in on key results
» Capture key numbers
» Interpretation of the results matters!
See examples in upcoming lectures
Intro to ATP and ATPDraw 62 Spring 2018
