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Electronics => RF, Microwave, Ham Radio => Topic started by: Hokua RF on October 21, 2024, 04:37:33 am

Title: Looking for Feedback and Suggestions to Improve RF Design Tools
Post by: Hokua RF on October 21, 2024, 04:37:33 am

Hey, I've got these new RF tools and I'd appreciate any feedback. I would like to improve the tools with your suggestions.

Tools for Transceiver Design:
https://hokua-rf.com/designtools/rf-systems/

Converters:
https://hokua-rf.com/converter-tables/

Antennas:
https://hokua-rf.com/designtools/antenna-design/

Transmission Lines:
https://hokua-rf.com/designtools/transmission-line-calculator/

Thank you very much for any kind of feedback.

Title: Re: Looking for Feedback and Suggestions to Improve RF Design Tools
Post by: EggertEnjoyer123 on October 21, 2024, 06:19:24 am

You probably need a calculator for GCPW since that's also fairly common, especially for PCB designs.

Title: Re: Looking for Feedback and Suggestions to Improve RF Design Tools
Post by: radiolistener on October 21, 2024, 03:45:01 pm

I don't see calculator for RF inductors/transformers which allows to select core material, core shape and size, wire material and thickness, frequency and calculate inductance, saturation amplitude, heating and max power transfer

Title: Re: Looking for Feedback and Suggestions to Improve RF Design Tools
Post by: jonpaul on October 23, 2024, 05:17:44 am

For transformrers and inductors:

MicroMetals fine calculators for powdered iron cores.

https://micrometals.com/design-and-applications/design-tools/ (https://micrometals.com/design-and-applications/design-tools/)

Intusoft (MicroCap)  Magnetics Designer

http://www.intusoft.com/mag.htm (http://www.intusoft.com/mag.htm)

see also, Class E (Nathan Sokal) RF amplifiers and power converters

Jon

Title: Re: Looking for Feedback and Suggestions to Improve RF Design Tools
Post by: Tube on October 31, 2024, 06:45:19 pm

The design tools look great and intuitive. Could you add a tool that calculates the total SNR of ADC and DAC depending on clock jitter, number of bits, aperture, clock frequency and analog bandwidth?

Title: Re: Looking for Feedback and Suggestions to Improve RF Design Tools
Post by: Hokua RF on November 07, 2024, 04:54:48 am

Thank you very much for your valuable feedback, which we really appreciate. We are planning on extending our PCB transmission line design tools soon with CPW, GCPW, slotline, and coplanar strips, for which we have the models ready.

We also like your pretty good idea regarding the total SNR of ADC and DAC. We will finish our I/Q signal category first and then we will have a look into the SNR of ADC and DAC.