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LineCalc Components
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LineCalc Components


Components and Parameters

Components and Associated Parameters lists the LineCalc-supported components and any associated parameters that can be modified or calculated. Components are grouped by substrates and details regarding their electrical and physical values, references, and other computed results are given.
Components and Associated Parameters
Component Electrical Parameters Physical Parameters Substrate Parameters Calculated Values
COAX Z0 E_Eff Di Do L Er TanD Rho Sigma A_DB
RWG Z0 E_Eff A B L Er Rho TanD Mur TanM Sigma K_Eff A_DB
Components using the CPWSUB substrate (CPWSUB = * )
CPW Z0 E_Eff W G L Er Mur H Hu T Cond TanD Rough K_Eff A_DB SkinDepth
CPWCPL2 ZE ZO Z0 C_DB E_EffComponents using the SSUB substrate (SSUB = * ) W G S L Er Mur H Hu T Cond TanD Rough KE KO AE_DB AO_DB SkinDepth
CPWCPL4 ZE ZO Z0 C_DB E_Eff W = Wi G S = Si L Er Mur H Hu T Cond TanD Rough K_Eff KE KO AE_DB AO_DB SkinDepth
CPWG Z0 E_Eff W G L Er Mur H Hu T Cond TanD Rough K_Eff A_DB SkinDepth
Components using the FSUB substrate (FSUB = * )
BFINL Z0 E_Eff D L Er Cond Fa Fb Fdw K_Eff A_DB SkinDepth
IFINL Z0 E_Eff D L Er Cond Fa Fb Fdw K_Eff A_DB SkinDepth
UFINL Z0 E_Eff D L Er Cond Fa Fb Fdw K_Eff A_DB SkinDepth
Components using the MSUB substrate (MSUB = * )
MCLIN ZE ZO Z0 C_DB E_Eff W S L Er Mur H Hu T Cond TanD Rough KE KO AE_DB AO_DB SkinDepth
MLANG ZE ZO Z0 C_DB E_Eff W S L Er Mur H Hu T Cond TanD Rough KE KO AE_DB AO_DB SkinDepth
MLANG6 ZE ZO Z0 C_DB E_Eff W S L Er Mur H Hu T Cond TanD Rough KE KO AE_DB AO_DB SkinDepth
MLANG8 ZE ZO Z0 C_DB E_Eff W S L Er Mur H Hu T Cond TanD Rough KE KO AE_DB AO_DB SkinDepth
MLIN Z0 E_Eff W L Er Mur H Hu T Cond TanD Rough K_Eff A_DB SkinDepth
Components using the SSUB substrate (SSUB = * )
SBCLIN ZE ZO Z0 C_DB E_Eff W S L Er Mur B T Cond TanD AE_DB AO_DB SkinDepth
SCLIN ZE ZO Z0 C_DB E_Eff W S L Er Mur B T Cond TanD AE_DB AO_DB SkinDepth
SLIN Z0 E_Eff W L Er Mur B T Cond TanD A_DB SkinDepth
SLINO Z0 E_Eff W S L Er Mur B S T Cond TanD A_DB SkinDepth
SOCLIN ZE ZO Z0 C_DB E_Eff W WO S L Er Mur B T Cond TanD AE_DB AO_DB SkinDepth
Components using the SSSUB substrate (SSSUB = * )
SSCLIN ZE ZO Z0 C_DB E_Eff W S L Er Mur H Hu Hl T Cond TanD Rough KE KO AE_DB AO_DB SkinDepth
SSLIN Z0 E_Eff W L Er Mur H Hu Hl T Cond TanD Rough K_Eff A_DB SkinDepth

References/Shared Parameters

References/Shared Parameters lists the LineCalc-supported references/shared parameters.

References/Shared Parameters
References/Shared Parameters Parameters
Parmeter Name Default Value
CPWSUB Er H T Cond Rough TanD Hu Mur COND 10.0 25.0 0.150 4.1e7 0.0 0.0 3.9e+07 mil 1.0 Cond
FSUB Er Fdw Fa Fb Cond 2.2 62.5 mil 900.0 mil 400.0 mil 5.8e7
MSUB Er H T Cond Cond1 Cond2 Rough TanD Hu Mur Diel1 Diel2 Hole Res 9.6 10 mil 0.150 4.1e7 Cond Cond1 0.0 0.0 3.9e+34m 1.0 Diel Diel1 hole resi
SSSUB Er H T Cond Rough HU HL TanD Mur COND 10.0 25.0 0.150 4.1e7 0.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 1.0 Cond
SSUB Er B T Cond Cond1 Cond2 TanD Mur 2.5 62.5 0.150 5.8e7 Cond Con1 0.0 1.0
Note: The default MSUB Cond value has changed to be 4.1e7 (the conductivity of gold).

Parameter Definitions

Parameter Definition
A Width of rectangular waveguide
A_DB Total attenuation of the structure in dB
AE_DB Total even mode attenuation of coupled section in dB
AO_DB Total odd mode attenuation of coupled section in dB
B Ground plane spacing from top to bottom (stripline) or height of rectangular waveguide
C_DB Coupling factor in dB, i.e., C(dB) = 20log10 [(ZE-ZO)/(ZE+ZO)]
D Gap width in length units
DI Inner diameter (COAX)
DO Outer diameter (COAX)
E Electrical length of line or coupled section (angle units)
E_EFF Effective electrical length of line or coupled section (angle units)
E_MEAN Mean electrical length of coupled microstrip or coplanar waveguide section (angle units)
ER Substrate relative dielectric constant
G Gap between conductor and ground planes (CPW, CPWG)
H Substrate thickness in length units
HL Lower ground plane to substrate spacing in length units
HU Upper ground plane to substrate spacing in length units
HC Distance from top cover to top of substrate in length units
KE Even-mode effective dielectric constant: KE=[C/Vp(even mode)]2
K_EFF Effective dielectric constant: K_EFF=(C/Vp)2
KO Odd-mode effective dielectric constant: KO=[C/Vp(odd mode)]2
L Length of line or coupled section
MUR Relative permeability
Rough RMS surface roughness in length units
S Spacing between lines
SI Spacing between inner center conductors (CPWCPL4)
SIGM Dielectric conductivity value in Siemens per meter
T Metal thickness
TAND Dielectric loss tangent
TANM Magnetic loss tangent
TEMP Temperature; can not be modified by the user
W Width of line
WI Width of inner center conductors (CPWCPL4)
WO Offset of coupled lines for offset coupled stripline
Ze Impedance for even-mode
Zo Impedance for odd-mode
Z0 For coupled-line components, such as SCLIN or MCLIN, Z0=sqrt(Ze × Zo)

Changing Parameter Defaults

The default parameters that appear in the LineCalc window for editing are set in a file called lcuiinit in the directory $HPEESOF_DIR/linecalc/lib (where $HPEESOF_DIR represents the complete path for your installation). You can make a local copy of this file and change the default parameters so that less editing is required whenever you use LineCalc.
To modify the lcuiinit file:
  1. Copy the file lcuiinit to a directory of your choosing. Using any text editor, make the desired changes. Save the file.
  2. Now you need to tell the program where to look for your customized file. Make a local copy of the LineCalc configuration file linecalc.cfg found in $HPEESOF_DIR/config. Copy this file to $HOME/hpeesof/config.
  3. Using any text editor, locate the variable LCALCUI_INIT_FILE and modify the path to point to the location of your modified lcuiinit file.
    Note
    On the PC, $HOME represents the path you specified as the Home Folder during installation ( C:\users\default by default); $ HPEESOF_DIR represents the path you specified as your Program Folder during installation ( C:\AdvDesSys ).
    The component definition format is:
    ELEMENT <element_name> <element_id> <# of ports> <units> <physical> [<physical_fixed> <physical>] <subst> <tand> <sigma> <temp> <electrical> [<electrical_fixed><electrical>]<result>
    For example:
    ELEMENT COAX COAX_DEFAULT 4 UNITS PHYSICAL PHYSICAL_FIXED PHYSICAL SUBST ELECTRICAL RESULT UNITS UNITS_DEFAULT
    FREQ_VAL=10.00 FREQ=GHz LENGTH=mil RES=ohm ANGLE=deg
    PHYSICAL DI=37.00
    PHYSICAL_FIXED DO=90.00
    PHYSICAL L=650.00
    SUBST COAXSUB=COAXSUB_DEFAULT ER=2.10 TAND=0.0003 RHO=1.0
    ELECTRICAL Z0=35.00 E=90.00
    RESULT A_DB=0.01


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