CppSim/VppSim is free for academic and commercial use, and the install file includes all files necessary to run CppSim/VppSim along with supporting programs such as NGspice and the PLL Design Assistant. However, it is also useful to separately install Octave or Matlab® in order to improve post-processing capability on the simulation results of CppSim/VppSim. No warranty or support is provided with this software.

Windows 7/Vista/Xp

Mac OS X (Beta Release)

Linux Redhat/Centos Enterprise 5 (Beta Release)

Installation:

Windows - Double-click on the downloaded file setup_cppsim5.exe
(See note below on also installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package)
Mac OS X - Double-click on the downloaded file CppSimMacInstall.dmg
(Also install Command-Line Tools of Xcode: see developer.apple.com webpage)
Linux - Extract the downloaded file cppsim_linux_install.tar.gz and update .bashrc file
(You must also have Tcl/Tk, Wine, zlib, and g++ compiler installed on your system)

For all of the above, read the CppSim/VppSim Primer found on the Manuals web page for more detailed installation instructions.

After Installation:

Read the CppSim/VppSim Primer found on the Manuals web page, and look through the FAQ page for additional information.

Note:

For the Windows version of CppSim, some computers require installation of the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86) in order to run NGspice. This is a small set of DLL files, and can be downloaded and installed directly from Microsoft's website at:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=29