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Importing Multiple Touchstone Files into ANSYS Electronics Desktop

Hello, this is Ibrahim Nassar with OZEN Engineering. In this video, we'll show you how to import a list of touchstone files into ANSYS Circuit and HFSS3D layout. I will be using the ANSYS Electronic Desktop 2024 R2 release.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Setting Up the Project

  1. Insert a new project and select Circuit Design by navigating to Project > Insert Circuit Design.
  2. Skip defining a material definition for the substrate and click OK.

2. Importing Touchstone Files

  1. Go to View > Component Libraries to display the component libraries.
  2. Navigate to Symbols and click on Models.
  3. Select the Import Multi component to import multiple touchstone files simultaneously.
  4. Define the number of pins to set the type of touchstone file you can import. For example:
    • 1 pin: S1p, V2p, Y1p
    • 2 pins: S2p, Y2p, .ts files
  5. Set the reference to ground using the implied reference to ground option.
  6. Click Add Files and navigate to the location of your files. In this demo, we import 5 S2p files.
  7. Select all files and import them.
  8. Insert the component into the circuit or schematic and finish by hitting Escape or right-clicking and selecting Finish.

3. Simulating the Files

  1. Each file is indexed in the project variable. Change the index to switch between files.
  2. Create a simulation setup:
    • Add a port and define a simulation setup.
    • Select an Exim solution setup and perform a linear network analysis.
    • Define the frequency range, e.g., from 1 to 5 with a linear step of 0.01.
  3. Save the project and simulate to view the S-parameter data for the selected file.

4. Simulating All Files Together

  1. Add an optometric setup:
    • Right-click on Optometrics and select Add.
    • Choose Parametric Sweep and add the project variable (element file index).
    • Define the range from 0 to 4 with a step of 1.
  2. Analyze all variations.

5. Viewing Results

  1. Right-click on Results and select Create Standard Report.
  2. Choose a rectangular plot and select the desired S-parameter data, e.g., S21.
  3. In the Families section, select to plot data from all files or specific ones.

That's how you view the S21 parameter from the five different files imported. Thank you for watching, and I'll see you in the next video. Bye-bye.

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Importing Multiple Touchstone Files into ANSYS Electronics Desktop Hello, this is Ibrahim Nassar with OZEN Engineering. In this video, we'll show you how to import a list of Touchstone files into ANSYS Circuit and HFSS3D layout.

In this demo, I will be using the ANSYS Electronic Desktop 2024 R2 release. To start, let's insert a new project and a circuit design. We can skip defining a material definition for the substrate. To import the models, go to View, select Component Libraries, then Symbols and Models.

The component we'll use here is the Import Multi, which allows you to import multiple Touchstone files at the same time. Define the number of pins. The number of pins sets the type of Touchstone file you can import.

For example, if you set the number of pins to 1, you will be able to import Touchstone files with 1p definition like S1p, V2p, Y1p. In this example, let's use 2. Define the reference to ground.

You can select from multiple definitions, such as a common reference for each pin or port, or a common reference for all of them at 0 volts. Let's use the implied reference to ground option. To import the files, click on Add Files and navigate to the location of the files.

Import the files and define the frequency for the linear network analysis. Now, let's create a simulation setup and add a port. Define a simulation setup and add an Exim solution setup. Add a linear network analysis and define the frequency.

To simulate all the files together, add an optometric setup and do a parametric sweep. Add the project variable that is defined with this component, which is the element file index. Define the start and step, and click Add. Now, analyze all and view the results.

Right-click on Results and select Create Standard Report. Select a rectangular plot and the S-parameter data you want to see, such as S 21. Select all the data coming from all the files, and plot the S-parameter S21 from all the imported files. That's it for this demo.

Thank you for watching, and I'll see you in the next video. Bye-bye.

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