====== [hemmerling] Radio Engineering ====== Related Page: *[[amateurradio.html|Amateur Radio]]. *[[wireless.html|Wireless Networks]]. ===== Long Term Evolution ( LTE ) ===== *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3GPP_Long_Term_Evolution|EN.Wikipedia: "3GPP Long Term Evolution"]]. *Agilent *[[http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/application.jspx?nid=-34867.0.00|LTE Test - 3GPP Long Term Evolution testing resources from Agilent ]]. *[[http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/editorial.jspx?ckey=1636249|Learn about LTE and its measurements in the new LTE book written by 30 LTE experts]]. *Book [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/0470682612/hemmerling-21|Moray Rumney: "LTE and the Evolution to 4G Wireless: Design and Measurement Challenges"]]. ===== Microwave Technology, Scattered Parameters ( S-Parameters ), Smith Chart ( Smith Diagram ) ===== ==== Smith Chart & S-Parameters ==== *[[http://www.cvcl.com.hk/Telecomms_case_study.pdf|Adept Scientific plc: "Why thousands of telecommunications engineers have invested in Mathcad"]] (PDF) - section "( Smith ) Chart Analysis enhanced with Mathcad". *[[http://www.fritz.dellsperger.net/|Fritz Dellsperger]]. *[[http://www.fars.k6ya.org/docs/|Foothills Amateur Radio Society - Articles on Amateur Radio]]. *[[http://www.fars.k6ya.org/docs/smith_chart.pdf|Foothills Amateur Radio Society - Stephen D. Stearns, K6OIK: "Mysteries of the Smith Chart. Transmission Lines, Impedance Matching, and Little Known Facts"]] (PDF). *[[http://math.fullerton.edu/mathews/c2003/SmithChartBib/Links/SmithChartBib_lnk_2.html|Prof. John H. Mathews "Bibliography for the Smith Chart"]]. *IEEE. *[[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/login.jsp?url=/iel4/74/15020/00683549.pdf?tp=&isnumber=&arnumber=683549|IEEE "H.J. Delgada, M.H. Thursby: "Derivation of the Smith chart equations for use with MathCAD"]] - A MATLAB software listing "smith.mcd" is part of the PDF article, using a graph with carthesian coordinates, easy to understand. *[[http://www.ptc.com/appserver/wcms/standards/textoimgothumb.jsp?&im_dbkey=61423&icg_dbkey=888|Bjorn Jansson, Mathcad Library "Smith Chart"]]. *[[http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/|MATLAB Central - File Exchange]]. *[[http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/6080|MATLAB Central - File Exchange "S-parameter toolbox (+ Z, Y, H, G, ABCD, T)"]]. *[[http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/1923|MATLAB Central - File Exchange "Smith Chart Plot"]]. *[[http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/324|MATLAB Central - File Exchange "smithchart"]]. *[[http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/3499|MATLAB Central - File Exchange "Smith Chart Plotting Routine"]]. *[[http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/3795|MATLAB Central - File Exchange "SmithChartGUI"]]. *[[http://www.microwaves101.com/|Microwaves101.com]]. *[[http://www.microwaves101.com/encyclopedia/|Microwave101 Encyclopedia]]. *[[http://www.micromanipulator.com/assets/application_notes/A1013897-S-Parameters.PDF|S-Parameter Vector Error Correction]] (PDF). *[[http://www.rfcafe.com/references/electrical/smith.htm|RF Cafe "The Smith Chart"]]. *[[http://www.rfsilicon.com/|RFsilicon, the RC IC design source]]. *[[http://www.rfsilicon.com/index.html?http://rfsilicon.com/home/modeling/smithchart/smithchart.htm|RFsilicon, the RC IC design source "Smithchart"]]. *[[http://webscripts.softpedia.com/scriptDownload/Using-S-Parameters-in-MATLAB-Simulink-Download-32269.html|Softpedia "Using S-Parameters in MATLAB & Simulink"]]. *[[http://www.sss-mag.com/|Spread Spectrum Scene]]. *[[http://sss-mag.com/smith.html|The Smith Chart]]. *[[http://sss-mag.com/pdf/smithmathcad.pdf|Alan Victor: "Chart Analysis Enhanced with Mathcad"]] (PDF). *[[http://sss-mag.com/newiss8.htmlSilicon Germanium Transistor Amplifier Stability Circles Plotted on an Excel based Smith Chart|]] - "SmithChartRevD.xls", using a graph with carthesian coordinates. *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scattering_parameters|EN.Wikipedia "Scattering parameters"]]. ==== Microwave Design Software ==== *Agilent. *The commercial [[http://eesof.tm.agilent.com/products/ads_main.html|Agilent "Advanced Design System"]] ( ADS ). *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Design_System|EN.Wikipedia "Advanced Design System"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Design_System|DE.Wikipedia "Advanced Design System"]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EEsof|EN.Wikipedia "EEsof"]]. *[[http://eesof.tm.agilent.com/education/|Agilent EEsof EDA Customer Education]] - free tutorial "ADS Quick Start - ADS 2008". *[[http://michaelgellis.tripod.com/ads.html|Michael Ellis "ADS Tutorial"]]. *[[http://www.emtalk.com/tutorials.htm|em:talk - Electromagnetics & Microwave Engineering]]. *[[http://www.emtalk.com/tutorials.htm|em:talk "RF & Microwave Engineering Tutorials/Tools"]] - "Agilent ADS" tutorials. *The free [[http://www.hp.woodshot.com/|Agilent Technologies "AppCAD Version 3.0.2"]] for Windows. *The free online [[http://www.hp.woodshot.com/hprfhelp/hprfhelp.htm|HPRFhelp ver.2.12]]. *The free online tool "RF Conversion Tool" by JFW Industries, Inc. *[[http://www.jfwindustries.com/catalog/RF_Conversion_Tool-123-1.html|JFW Industries, Inc. "RF Conversion Tool"]] - Request formular. *[[http://www.jfwindustries.com/rfconv.html|JFW Industries, Inc. "This is the free RF Conversion Tool from JFW Industries, Inc."]] - Free online tool. *Puff 2.1, Computer Aided Design for Microwave Integrated Circuits. *[[http://www.gerstlauer.de/puff/|Andreas Gerstlauer "Puff 2.1"]] - "Computer aided design and analysis of RF circuits". *[[http://www.its.caltech.edu/~mmic/puff.html|California Institute of Technology (Caltech) "Puff 2.1]]. *[[http://www.its.caltech.edu/~mmic/puffindex/puffform.html|California Institute of Technology (Caltech) "Puff Order Form"]] - List of books shipped with Puff 2.1. *Book [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN//0521646456/hemmerling-21|David Rutledge: "The Electronics of Radio"]]. *Book [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/0071544526/hemmerling-21|Cotter W. Sayre: "Complete Wireless Design"]]. ==== Modulation, RF.. ==== *The free [[http://www2.rohde-schwarz.com/en/products/test_and_measurement/signal_generation/software/WinIQSIM.html|Rohde & Schwarz Simulation Software "WinIQSIM"]] - generation of digitally modulated signals. *The free [[http://www2.rohde-schwarz.com/product/WinIQSIM2.html|Rohde & Schwarz Simulation Software "WinIQSIM2" Simulation Software]] - generation of digitally modulated signals. ==== Hardware & Hardware Vendors ==== *[[http://www.bsw-ag.com/|bsw TestSystems und Consulting AG]] - "bsw übernimmt Produktportfolio von der Parzich Mikrowellentechnik GmbH". *[[http://www.bsw-ag.com/deutsch/workshop.html|bsw TestSystems und Consulting AG "Workshop"]] - "DC To Daylight - Application Tour Herbst 2011". *[[http://www.pasternack.com/|Pasternack Enterprises]] - "Quality RF & Microwave Parts Since 1972", "20.000+ RF & Microwave products in stock", "Über 20.000 verschiedene HF-, Mikrowellen-, und optische Produkte für die Lieferung noch heute". *[[http://www.teledynemicrowave.com/Products/Yig/YIG_Bandpass_Filters.aspx|Teledyne Ferretec: YIG Bandpass Filters]]. *[[http://www.teledynemicrowave.com/pdf_YIG/Teledyne%20Microwave%20YIG%20Filter%20Products%200507.pdf|YIG Filter Products]] (PDF). *[[http://www.ebay.com/|eBay]]. *Business & Industrial > Electrical & Test Equipment > Electronic Components > Other. *Business & Industrial > Electrical & Test Equipment > Test Equipment > Parts, Accessories & Plug-Ins > Other. *Home >eBay Stores >The Test Equipment Store. ==== Resources ==== *[[http://www.circuitsage.com/|Circuit Sage]]. *[[http://www.circuitsage.com/matching.html|Circuit Sage "Impedance Matching and Transmission Lines"]]. *[[http://www.eetimes.com/design/|EE Times Design]]. *[[http://www.eetimes.com/design/microwave-rf-design|EE Times Design - RF and Microwave Highlights]]. *[[http://electronicdesign.com/|electronic design - The Authority on Emerging Technolgies for Design Solutions]]. *[[http://www.mwrf.com/|Microwaves & RF - Trusted Resource for the Working RF Engineer]]. *[[http://www.educypedia.be/electronics/|Educypedia - The educational encyclopedia "electronics"]]. *[[http://www.educypedia.be/electronics/easoftrf.htm|Educypedia "Electronics related software"]] *[[http://hft.fh-hannover.de/|Fachhochschule Hannover, Fachgebiet Hochfrequenz- und Mikrowellentechnik]]. *[[http://www.gl.com/consulting_RFDesignToolsletter.html|GL Communications Inc. "Newsletter: RF Design Tools"]]. *[[http://www.ni.com/rf/|National Instruments "RF and Communications"]]. *[[http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3992|National Instruments, NI Developer Zone "RF and Communications Fundamentals"]]. *[[http://www.turnkey.net/rftools.htm|Turnkey Communications "RF Microwave Tools. Compliments of RF Globalnet: RF, Microwave & Wireless engineering resource"]]. *[[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesundheitssch%C3%A4den_durch_milit%C3%A4rische_Radaranlagen|DE.Wikipedia "Gesundheitsschäden durch militärische Radaranlagen"]]. ===== Filter Design ===== ==== Tools ==== *[[http://www.analog.com/en/content/design-tools_Master_Library_Page/fca.html|Analog Devices, Design and Simulation Tools Library]]. *[[http://www.analog.com/en/amplifiers-and-comparators/products/dt-adisim-design-sim-tool/Filter_Wizard/resources/fca.html|Analog Devices "Analog Filter Wizard"]] - free online tool. *[[http://www.analog-insydes.de/|Fraunhofer ITWM "Analog Insydes"]] - commercial [[http://www.wolfram.com/|Wolfram Research "Mathematica"]] toolbox for modeling, analysis, and design of analog electronic circuits. *[[http://www.microchip.com/FilterLab/|Microchip Technology Inc. "FilterLab"]]. *[[http://www.national.com/analog/all_products|National Semiconductors, Products & Tools - WEBENCH Designer Tools]]. *[[http://www.national.com/analog/webench|National Semiconductors - WEBENCH Designer Tools]]. *[[http://www.filter-solutions.com/|NuHertz Technologies "Filter Free"]] - free limited filter design software. *[[http://www.filter-solutions.com/download.html|NuHertz Technologies - Download]] - Download of "Filter Free" for Windows. *[[http://ptolemy.berkeley.edu/|The Ptolemy Project]]. *[[http://ptolemy.berkeley.edu/java/ptfilter.htm|The Ptolemy Project - "PtFilter - Interactive Digital Filter Design Tool"]], a Java applet. *[[http://focus.ti.com/adc/docs/portal.tsp|Texas Instruments "Analog eLAB"]]. *[[http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/filterpro.html|Texas Instruments "Active Filter Design Application"]]. ==== Hardware Evaluation Boards ==== *The main purpose of (filter) evaluation boards is to assemble and verify by instrumentation, what you first designed with a (filter) software. *[[http://www.analog.com/fltr|Analog Devices "EVAL-FLTR: Evaluation Board for Active Filters"]]. ==== Resources ==== *[[http://www.circuitsage.com/|Circuit Sage]] - "Analog/RF Design Resources". *[[http://www.circuitsage.com/filter.html|Circuit Sage "Filter Design"]]. *[[http://www.rfcafe.com/references/design-data/filter-design.htm|RF Cafe "Filter Design Resources"]]. ===== Some other RF-related Software ===== *[[http://www.falstad.com/ripple/|Paul Falstad]]. *The free [[http://www.falstad.com/ripple/|Ripple Tank Simulation]] for Java, with free online Java applet for instant operation. *The free [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ripple-tank-free/id453342553|iTunes "Ripple Tank Free"]] for iOS7 and newer. ===== Electromagnetic Compatibility [ EMC ) & Environmental Sustainability ===== ==== Resources ==== *[[http://www.emv.biz/|Dirks Compliance Consulting]] - "MV: Schulung, Software und Beratung". ==== Testlabs for Electromagnetic Compatibility [ EMC ) & Environmental Sustainability ==== Important testlabs for electromagnetic compatibility [ EMC ) & environmental sustainability in Germany / for the german market, according to [[http://www.phoenix-testlab.de/|PHOENIX TESTLAB GmbH]]. -7 layers AG. -AKUVIB Engineering and Testing GmbH. -ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH Umweltsimulationszentrum. -ATLAS Material Testing Technology GmbH. -AUCOTEAM GmbH. -Bay Area Compliance Laboratory (BACL) -Berlin Cert Prüf- und Zertifizierstelle für Medizinprodukte GmbH. -Brunel Car Synergies GmbH. -Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH. -Carl Zeiss Optronics GmbH. -CeCert GmbH. -Cetecom ICT Services GmbH. -CTI-Cooperative Testing Institute Vienna Gesellschaft zur Prüfung elektrotechnischer Industrieprodukte GmbH. -Diehl Avionik Systeme GmbH. -DMT GmbH & Co. KG Zentrum für Brandschutz und Sicherheit. -DVGW - Forschungsstelle Prüflaboratorium Gas. -EDAG GmbH & Co. KGaA. -EM Test GmbH. -EMC Test NRW GmbH electromagnetic compatibility. -EMC Testhaus Dr. Schreiber GmbH. -EMCC Dr. Rasek Ingenieurbüro. -EMCtech GmbH. -Emitel AG. -EMV Rhein-Neckar GmbH. -EMV Services GmbH & Co. KG. -EMV Testhaus GmbH. -Eurofins ETS Produkt Service GmbH. -FGH Engineering & Test GmbH. -Fraunhofer -Institut IPA. -Fraunhofer Institut Chemische Technologie. -Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH. -Hansecontrol Zertifizierungsgesellschaft mbH. -IABG mbH. -Imat-UVE GmbH. -Institute for International Product Safety GmbH. -Intertek Deutschland GmbH. -Intertek Semko AB. -ISET - Institut für Solare Energieversorgungstechnik e. V. Verein an der Universität Kassel. -Krauss-Maffei Technologies GmbH. -Kriwan Testzentrum GmbH & Co. KG. -LANGER EMV-Technik GmbH. -M. Dudde Hochfrequenz-Technik. -MBtech EMC GmbH. -MeßTechnikNord GmbH. -mikes-testingpartners GmbH. -Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. Factory Automation European Business Group. -Mooser Consulting GmbH. -Mooser EMC Technik GmbH. -Nemko GmbH & Co. KG. -Obering. Berg & Lukowiak GmbH. -P-k-m electronic GmbH. -[[http://www.phoenix-testlab.de/|PHOENIX TESTLAB GmbH]]. -Prüfzentrum IMST GmbH. -Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH. -RS - Schwarze Elektrotechnik Moderne Industrieelektronik GmbH. -RS-Simulatoren Testlabor GmbH. -RST Rail System Testing GmbH. -Rücker GmbH Niederlassung München. -Schneider Electric GmbH Vertriebsregion Mitte. -Serco GmbH EMV-Zentrum Bonn. -ServiceForce GmbH. -SGS Germany GmbH. -TÜV Saarland Forster GmbH. -TELUS GmbH. -TÜV Nord. -TÜV Rheinland. -TÜV SÜD Product Service. -TÜV SÜD SENTON GmbH. -UL International. -VDE Prüf- und Zertifizierungsinstitut. ===== Resources ===== *[[http://www.adt-ev.de/|Akademie der Technologie e.V.]]. *[[http://www.dgon.de/|Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ortung und Navigation e.V.]] ( DGON ). *[[http://www.izmf.de/|Informationszentrum Mobilfunk e. V. (IZMF)]]. *[[http://www.rfcafe.com/|RF Cafe]]. *[[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitale_Dividende|DE.Wikipedia "Digitale Dividende"]]. *Harald T. Friis. *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friis_transmission_equation|EN.Wikipedia "Friis transmission equation"]]. *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friis_formulas_for_noise|EN.Wikipedia "Friis-Formel"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friis-Formel|DE.Wikipedia "Friis-Formel"]]. *The museum [[http://www.funkerberg.de/|Das Funktechnikmuseum Königs Wusterhausen]]. ===== Forums, Newsgroups, Communities ===== *[[http://www.circuitsage.com/forums|Circuit Sage - Forums]]. *[[http://www.emtalk.com/forums/|em:talk - "EM Talk Forum"]], with subforums "ADS Tutorial 1", "ADS Tutorial 2". *[[http://www.microchip.com/forums/|Microchip Technology Inc., Forums]]. *[[http://www.radarforum.de/|Radarforum]]. *[[http://www.radiomuseum.org/|Radiomuseum "Radio-Forum - Forum for Radio Collectors"]]. *[[http://www.rfcafe.com/phpbb2/|RF Cafe Engineering & Science Forums]]. *[[http://www.nobikom.de/wbb2/profile.php?userid=7060|TOP Funkforum - Alles rund um die Funktechnik]]. *[[http://www.vertmarkets.com/|VertMarkets]]. *[[http://www.rfglobalnet.com/forums/|RF Globalnet Forums]]. {{tag>"radio engineering"}}