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RF Network Parameter Objects

Overview of Network Parameter Objects

RF Toolbox™ software offers network parameter objects for:

  • Importing network parameter data from a Touchstone file.

  • Converting network parameters.

  • Analyzing network parameter data.

Unlike circuit, model, and data objects, you can use existing RF Toolbox functions to operate directly on network parameter objects.

Available Network Parameter Objects

The following table lists the available network parameter objects and the functions that are used to construct them. For more information on a particular object, follow the link in the table to the reference page for that functions.

Network Parameter Object TypeNetwork Parameter Object Function

ABCD Parameter object

abcdparameters

Hybrid-g parameter object

gparameters

Hybrid parameter object

hparameters

S-parameter object

sparameters

Y-parameter object

yparameters

Z-parameter object

zparameters

Network Parameter Object Functions

The following table lists the functions that accept network parameter objects as inputs, the types of objects on which each can act, and the purpose of each function.

FunctionTypes of ObjectsPurpose

abcdparameters

All network parameter objectsConvert any network parameters to ABCD parameters

gparameters

All network parameter objectsConvert any network parameters to hybrid-g parameters

hparameters

All network parameter objectsConvert any network parameters to hybrid parameters

sparameters

All network parameter objectsConvert any network parameters to S-parameters

yparameters

All network parameter objectsConvert any network parameters to Y-parameters

zparameters

All network parameter objectsConvert any network parameters to Z-parameters

cascadesparams

S-parameter objectsCascade S-parameters

deembedsparams

S-parameter objectsDe-embed S-parameters

gammain

S-parameter objectsCalculate input reflection coefficient

gammaml

S-parameter objectsCalculate load reflection coefficient

gammams

S-parameter objectsCalculate source reflection coefficient

gammaout

S-parameter objectsCalculate output reflection coefficient

ispassive

S-parameter objectsCheck S-parameter data passivity

makepassive

S-parameter objectsMake S-parameter data passive

newref

S-parameter objectsChange reference impedance

powergain

S-parameter objectsCalculate power gain

rfplot

S-parameter objectsPlot network parameters

rfinterp1

All network parameter objectsInterpolate network parameters at new frequencies

rfparam

All network parameter objectsExtract vector of network parameters

s2tf

S-parameter objectsCreate transfer function from S-parameters

stabilityk

S-parameter objectsCalculate stability factor K of 2-port network

stabilitymu

S-parameter objectsCalculate stability factor μ of 2-port network

smith

All network parameter objectsPlot network parameter data on a Smith® Chart
smithplotAll network parameter objects

Plot measurement data on Smith chart

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