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WavelengthMan

Post subject: RF Input Impedance Software

Unread postPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:58 pm

RF Cafe Forums, I am doing R & D development work

on some projects and need the following ---

What do any of you have or know about in software that would take any combination of passive circuit elements such as R L C (in any combinations - series/parallel etc.) including several BALANCED transmission lines of any length & Zo (lossy and lossless) connected in various combinations to produce a desired effect over RF frequency ranges. Basically - the immediate circuit project requires a desired input impedance characteristics and with careful planning ball park - try the potential circuit in a computer software simulation mode

to see if the component selections are working as desired.

If the software exists - I would assume that it would be able to calculate

the currents/voltages/phase at any node in the complex circuit with a given voltage input to the circuit.

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JIF

Post subject: Try ADS

Unread postPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:37 am

Hello,

Try Agilent ADS, I think it will do the job.

regards

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Guest

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Unread postPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:33 am

ADS is fine if you have $80K laying around. If the circuits are not larger than 25 components , then ANSOFT Serenade student version is free and will also, do the job. If the project will not last more than 30 days, then Microwave Office will allow you to evaluate a full version for free. Finally, Eagleware, Genesis is ~4K, but they have another version that will do the job for you that is 1K. ADS, for now is the leader, but they are quickly loosing ground to Microwace Office in the IC platforms and Eagleware in the RF platforms.

Posted  11/12/2012