Plecs Trial License Site
The trial license is designed to showcase the full power of the toolchain. Generally, it grants access to features found in the "PLECS Blockset" (for MATLAB/Simulink integration) and the "PLECS Standalone" version.
Key capabilities available during the trial include:
The primary goal of the PLECS Trial License is to provide a full-feature, time-limited evaluation of the software. It enables users to:
You might ask, "Why bother with a 14-day trial when I can use open-source tools indefinitely?" plecs trial license
The trial license gives you a compressed window to experience this speed differential firsthand.
Power electronics fail due to heat. Take your replicated circuit and add a thermal domain.
At 8:15 AM, she exported the plots for her presentation. She went to save the modified model. The trial version allowed saving, but a faint watermark appeared in the diagram: “Generated with PLECS Trial License.” The trial license is designed to showcase the
Her manager wouldn't care. But then, she tried to open the model on her colleague’s computer—the one with the standard node-locked license. The error was brutal:
“This model contains features not available in your license: Thermal Library, C-Script blocks. Please remove these components or upgrade your license.”
The trial had created a model that her team couldn’t use. The “golden handcuffs.” She was now the only person who could run the full simulation. The trial license gives you a compressed window
Use the "Scope" and "Probe" features to generate publication-quality plots. Document your findings to send to management or your professor.
| Feature | Trial | Academic (Full) | Commercial (Full) | |---------|-------|-----------------|-------------------| | Max electrical states | 15 | Unlimited | Unlimited | | Duration | 14–60 days | 1–3 years (node-locked) | Perpetual (annual maintenance) | | Code export | Limited (1h runtime) | Full C code + HIL export | Full C code + HIL export | | Cost | Free | ~€1,000–€2,000 | €4,000–€10,000 (depends on modules) | | Thermal domain | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Real-time simulation | No (state limit prevents real-time for large models) | Yes (via RT Box) | Yes |
The 15-state limit restricts model complexity. Examples of feasible models:
Infeasible models (exceed 15 states):
Ekostories by Isaac Yuen
Hi Isaac: There is nothing as important or worth writing about as water. Thank you for this thoughtful reminder….
Well done! Regards, Muriel Kauffmann
Hi Isaac: Neat work. ‘The Drop that Contained the Sea’ is well worth reading. I’m passing it on. Keep writing. You do it well. Regards, Muriel Kauffmann
Thanks Muriel. Hope you’re well!
Beautiful writing as always. I traveled with you and all those water stories so real and alive!
Thanks for reading 🙂 It was a fun piece to write about!
Janine and I have a son in the Angel City Chorale, who performed “The Drop That Contained the Sea” conducted by Tin last summer in England. The Chorale was joined by a singing group from EU who had been preparing as well. Christopher Tin directed a full orchestra with the chorales, and we were able to be in the audience for two of the three performances. The work is a powerful tribute to one of earth’s elements, which streams through the centuries and which cycles and recycles while humans do everything they can to spoil. It was a moving experience for me. My son was visibly moved, too, by the musical experience of performing with a sea (pond) of fellows. I discovered your blog by accident, and the experience came rushing back. I will read your thoughts on ecology. Serendipity.
That must have been an amazing experience – thank you for sharing that story with me. I’ve been thinking about both water and music lately, about how they are both so vital and unifying. Perhaps it’s time for a relisten.
Thanks for reading.