Is this BJT working?

[scatjay]

I am using Student Edition Multisim 10.0.  Attached is a simple example of BJT.  DC operation point shows a rediculous value of Ic, which should be (Vcc - Vcesat)/Rc, where Vcc = 12 V, Vcesat = 0.2 V (usually), and Rc = 1K.  The oscilloscope shows no amplified output, either.

Q1. Is the BJT working?  Am I using the right one?  Why doesn't the Ic make any sense?

Q2. How can I graph Ic-Vce curve?  I tried DC sweep or Parameter sweep, but have no clue how to do it.

Thanks in advance.

[lacy]

What value are you getting for Ic. In my DC Sweep I get about 12mA max as the voltage rises above .7 on the base of the transistor. Granted this is placing a rising DC voltage on the base and not an AC voltage.

I am not very good with math when it comes to these circuits, but just from the configuaration it appears this is not biased at the Q-point for doing any type of amplifying. The configuation is more like what you would see with DC switching application.

This may have been of no help at all, but I tried.

[kittmaster]

I get 12.81mA if I drive the input with 20Vpp, since the transistor can only amplify one side of the waveform, then 10Vp on the base will yield saturation......roughly.....circuit is working properly.