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This time, I will introduce how to use "Label Net" as a way to draw easy-to-read circuit diagrams.

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Which schematic is easier to see?

First of all, I have created two circuit diagrams for amplifiers using two operational amplifiers.
Which circuit diagram is easier to read?

Both have the same function, but the wiring in Figure 1 is straightforward.

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Figure 1: Opamp circuit without Label

On the other hand, in Fig. 2, wiring was performed using Label Net.

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Figure 2: Opamp circuit with Label

In Figure 1, there are places where the power supply wiring and the signal wiring intersect.
On the other hand, Fig. 2 uses Label Net, so there are no wiring intersections.

For this reason, I think Figure 2 is easier to see.

How to use LabelNet

Select Label Net from the menu bar as shown in Fig. 3, give it an arbitrary name, and assign it to the wire (node). By assigning the same label name to the wiring, even if the wiring is far away, it is considered to be connected.

Therefore, using Label Net to separate the power supply and signal system makes it possible to draw an easy-to-read circuit diagram.

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Figure 3: How to use Label Net

Name the measurement points with Label Net

Let's run a simulation of the two types of op-amp circuits we created.
The measurement points are the signal source V1 and the output terminal of the operational amplifier (U2).

Looking at the waveform results, in Figure 4-2, we have assigned the arbitrary names "V_IN" and "V_OUT" to the wiring using Label Net, so it is easy to see which terminal the waveform result is for.

Figure 4-1 shows the node names n006 and n003 inside SPICE. Even if you look at the name of the waveform, it will be difficult to know which pin it is.

Therefore, it is recommended to use "Label Net" for the measurement point and give it an arbitrary name.

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Figure 4: Simulation results without/with arbitrary label names

LTspice demo file verified this time

On a computer with LTspice installed, extract the zip file to the same folder, then run LTspice and the waveform display will begin automatically.

Label_opamp__1.zip

The amplifier circuit of the operational amplifier used this time

At the end

This time, we introduced how to create circuit diagrams using "Label Net" and check simulation waveform data.

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