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Agilent ADS Simulation Design Environment: Starting Project

The Agilent ADS simulation software provides a design environment for simulating RF and analog circuits. It allows users to perform DC, AC, S-parameter, harmonic balance and transient simulations. The software utilizes a project framework with different windows for schematic design, layout, and data display. Circuits are constructed hierarchically using components from libraries and palettes. Simulation results can be analyzed by plotting data and adding equations in the data display window.

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Agilent ADS Simulation Design Environment: Starting Project

The Agilent ADS simulation software provides a design environment for simulating RF and analog circuits. It allows users to perform DC, AC, S-parameter, harmonic balance and transient simulations. The software utilizes a project framework with different windows for schematic design, layout, and data display. Circuits are constructed hierarchically using components from libraries and palettes. Simulation results can be analyzed by plotting data and adding equations in the data display window.

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Agilent ADS Simulation

Design Environment

DC Simulation

Design environment is made up of windows

Linear AC and Noise Simulation

All operation take place within the framework of

S-parameter Simulation

windows

Harmonic Balance

Main window
design window
Schematic window
Layout window
Data Display window
Message/Status window

Large-Signal AC and S-parameter Simulation


Oscillator and Mixer Simulation
RF Transient/Convolution Simulation
Circuit Envelop Simulation
RF System Analysis
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Start of Agilent ADS

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Directory Structure

Type in: source /home/hpads/.cshrc in your

command prompt
Now you can use HPADS by keying hpads in your
prompt
Choose a Design Type
choose RF/analog only

Starting Project
networks/
schematic files

verification/
synthesis
mom_dsn/
data/
data files, data display files

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Main Window

Design window - Schematic

The Main window enables you to create and manage


A design window is where you create and edit all of your

projects
Projects are central to the operation of all the simulators
and allow you to organize your related designs.

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designs.

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Library & Palette

Placing Components
Create designs by placing items (component, data

item, measurement, source, simulation control, etc.)


As you begin design work, you access these items
from
Component library: text-oriented and provide descriptions
Component Palette: using buttons that are always visible
Component History List
Change parameter values in the these items
Through Component Parameter dialog box
using the on-screen editor
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<Library>

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<Palette>

Hierarchical Design

Schematic Design & Simulation


Placing Components for Circuit

Library>Lumped Elements>
Library>Microstrip Elements>
Library> Lumped Elements>Port termination
Placing Simulator control for simulation
(e.g. DC, AC, S-parameters, harmonic balance)
Some action
(e.g. Variable and Equation)
File> Save
Simulation

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File>New
Library>Project Circuit>your circuit
Some action
File>Save
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Data Display window (1)

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Data Display window (2)

After simulation, call data window in design window

Plot: Rectangular, Polar, Smith chart, Stacked, List

Data can be plotted on rectangular plots, polar plots, Smith

Trace: used to display data that is stored in dataset

charts, and stacked plots.


Equations can be added in data display window.

Marker: enable to read data values at specific points

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Equation: perform complex mathematical operation

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