User Guide

The user guide explains Monata as a circuit-design framework, not as a collection of simulator manuals. Read it in order if you are new to Monata: each chapter follows the same path a design takes through the framework.

LibraryRegistry -> Library -> Cell -> View
    -> models and backend
    -> SimTask and Executor
    -> SimResult
    -> measurements and specs
    -> sweeps, corners, Monte Carlo, optimization

Use the toolchain and reference sections when you need backend-specific details about ngspice, deferred backends, BSIM, or model compatibility.

• Core Concepts
  • The Monata Mental Model
  • Framework Responsibilities
  • Data Flow
  • What Belongs Outside the User Guide
• Projects and Libraries
  • Library Registry
  • Library Layout
  • Cells
  • Views
• Authoring Circuits
  • Schematic View
  • Testbench View
  • Generated Symbol View
  • Generated Netlist View
  • Authoring Boundary
• Models and Technology
  • Ownership Boundaries
  • Resolution Precedence
  • Library-Level Model Paths
  • Model Types
  • Packaged Technology Assets
  • Choosing a Model Path
  • Compiled Model Artifacts
  • Corner API Migration
• Foundation Closed Loop
  • Create a Project and Library
  • Add a Cell and Generated Views
  • Register Model Assets Explicitly
  • Run the Existing ngspice Backend
  • Save the Result in an Experiment
• Simulation Workflow
  • Analysis Specifications
  • Simulation Tasks
  • Executors
  • Results
  • Backend Selection
• Results and Measurements
  • Measurement Functions
  • Specs
  • Design Guidance
• Sweeps, Corners, and Monte Carlo
  • Parameter Sweeps
  • Corners
  • Monte Carlo
  • Execution Guidance
• Optimization Workflow
  • When to Optimize
  • Design Variables
  • Objectives and Constraints
  • Choosing an Optimizer
  • Circuit Optimization Loop
• Workspace and Experiments
  • Projects
  • Experiments
  • Relationship to User Guide Flow