modelOrNor

OR/NOR gate built in ECL logic

Information

This model describes a commercial OR/NOR gate built in ECL logic. ECL logic devices are built from bipolar technology.

Each transistor has a (red) heat port and a (green) substrate node. The heat port uses a different color embracing the philosophy of Modelica libraries, which distinguish different connectors by color to make it visibly unlikely that impossible connections are being made by the user. The substrate node is an electrical node and should therefore be drawn in blue. However, we decided to use a different color to prevent the circuit from becoming unreadable due to an abundance of connections. Presumably, this circuit proves the wisdom of that decision.

All internal heat ports need to be tied to the external heat port. All internal substrate nodes need to be tied to the lowest voltage, i.e., the bottom port, which is connected externally to a -5.2 Volt supply.


References:

  1. Cellier, F.E. (1991), Continuous System Modeling, Springer-Verlag, New York, p.244.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
IntegerLevel2Transistor modeling level (Ebers-Moll = 1; Gummel-Poon = 2)
Modelica.SIunits.TimerampTime3e-6Ramping period

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Interfaces.PinVhighHigh support electrical connector
Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Interfaces.PinVlowLow support electrical connector
Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Interfaces.PinOROR output electrical connector
Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Interfaces.PinNORNOR output electrical connector
Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Interfaces.PinAFirst input electrical connector
Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Interfaces.PinBSecond input electrical connector
Modelica.Thermal.HeatTransfer.Interfaces.HeatPort_aheatPortThermal connector

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Electrical.Analog.Spice.QnvQ4
Electrical.Analog.Spice.QnvQ1
Electrical.Analog.Spice.QnvQ2
Electrical.Analog.Spice.QnvQ3
Electrical.Analog.Spice.QnvQ5
Electrical.Analog.Spice.QnvQ6
Electrical.Analog.Spice.QnvQ7
Electrical.Analog.Spice.QnvQ8
Electrical.Analog.Spice.QnvQ9
Electrical.Analog.Spice.QnvQ10
Electrical.Analog.Spice.QnvQ11
Electrical.Analog.Spice.QnvQ12
Electrical.Analog.Spice.QnvQ13
Electrical.Analog.Spice.RR1
Electrical.Analog.Spice.RR2
Electrical.Analog.Spice.RR3
Electrical.Analog.Spice.RR4
Electrical.Analog.Spice.RR5
Electrical.Analog.Spice.RR6
Electrical.Analog.Spice.RR7
Electrical.Analog.Basic.GroundGnd1