Useful Thoughts and Actions Taken

TinyCad

TinyCad is a schematic capture program that can output SPICE compatible netlists.  It has library capabilities built in.  

A quick summary of tools used to Build and Maintain TinyCAD

1.    Microsoft Visual Studio 2003, 2005, or 2008 Standard or Professional (Commercial tool $$$).  Initial reports from other programmers are that Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 works without issues,

2.    TortoiseSVN or other SVN client (OpenSource tool – free from http://tortoisesvn.net. 

3.    Doxygen (OpenSource documentation tool – free from http://www.doxygen.org).  Doxygen is used to generate special documentation for programmers to help them understand  large software projects.  TinyCAD was not originally written with Doxygen support, but I am working on adding it.

4.    Microsoft’s HTML Help Workshop.  This package has tools used to compile the TinyCAD Help files.  

5.    Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) – Use version 2.40 or higher.  Older versions may not support the feature set that TinyCAD is using.  This very professional installer is Open Source and freely available from http://nsis.sourceforge.net.  Of course, it is possible to use any other installer program to construct your own installer for TinyCAD, but other tools are not supported by this developer at this time for lack of resources and time only.

6.    Microsoft Windows 7 Software Development Kit.  This is a free download from Microsoft.  

Note that after installing the Windows SDK, you must run a command from the SDK to update the paths for whichever version of Visual Studio that you are using (otherwise, it will continue to use the older include file path installed by your Visual Studio version).  On my particular copy of Windows XP SP3, I found this command using the sequence “Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Windows SDK v7.1\Visual Studio Registration\Windows SDK Registration Tool”.  Select the highest available version in the dropdown version selector box.

 

Research Links

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

Stockcharts.com Relative Rotation Graph

  

JdK RS-Ratio versus JdK RS-Momentum plot

JdK RS-Ratio

The JdK RS-Ratio is a normalized measure of trend in relative strength. So be careful it is therefore not a measure of relative performance as such but it tries to pick up trends in relative performance end measure the strength of such a trend. The JdK RS-Ratio is the input on the horizontal axis on the RRG chart. A universe of stocks or sectors can be ranked based on the values of the JdK RS-Ratio, high values are good, low values are bad. Values over 100 indicate an up-trend in relative strength while values below 100 indicate a down-trend in relative strength.

JdK RS-Momentum

The JdK RS-Momentum line is a normalized measure of momentum/rate-of-change of the RS-Ratio line and is, just like the RS-Ratio line itself, comparable across a universe of instruments. As a momentum / rate-of-change indicator is always leading the underlying (of which the rate-of-change is measured) you will note that the JdK RS-Momentum line will cross the 100-level upward when the RS-Ratio line has formed a trough and is starting to move up. JdK RS-Momentum will cross the 100-level downward when the RS-Ratio line has formed a peak and is starting to move downward.

JdK == Julius de Kempenaer

 

  "RRG charts show you the relative strength and momentum for a group of stocks. Stocks with strong relative strength and momentum appear in the green Leading quadrant. As relative momentum fades, they typically move into the yellow Weakening quadrant. If relative strength then fades, they move into the red Lagging quadrant. Finally, when momentum starts to pick up again, they shift into the blue Improving quadrant."

Research Links

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

LTSPICE Behavioral Modeling

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Nap0's  Control Library

To use this the library (text file) control.lib must be placed in the directory:


.\LTC\SwCADIII\lib\sub


The symbol files contained in control.zip must be placed in the directory:


.\LTC\SwCADIII\lib\sym\control 


(best in the new to be added directory control, so these new blocks do not mix up with the regular components).


Then the symbols are available to be selected amongst the regular components

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

Free Ebook Yellow Kid Weil and His Grift

 

The book Yellow Kid Weil will illustrate for you how the politicians and police are in on the grift.   It also will teach you the basics of the short and long con game.  The storied career of Yellow Kid Weil is an entertaining read and pretty obviously the basis of the movie "The Sting".  

Book Links (free DL)

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Other related books on the same topic of confidence games

 

Originally learned of the Yellow Kid from Jean Shepherd / Youtube.

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago