https://github.com/garrettj403/rf-tools
Tools for designing RF components and networks
https://github.com/garrettj403/rf-tools
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Tools for designing RF components and networks
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/garrettj403/rf-tools
- Owner: garrettj403
- License: mit
- Created: 2019-12-10T15:13:25.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-08-23T23:25:54.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-12T03:27:54.429Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: microwave-engineering, rf-components, rf-electronics
- Language: Jupyter Notebook
- Homepage:
- Size: 1.96 MB
- Stars: 12
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGES.md
- License: LICENSE.md
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README
RF tools
========
*Tools for designing RF components and networks*
Installation
------------
```bash
# for latest version (from GitHub)
python3 -m pip install git+https://github.com/garrettj403/RF-tools.git
# for lastest release (from PyPI)
python3 -m pip install rftools
```
Examples of the Command Line Tools
----------------------------------
**Calculate the properties of a WR4.3 rectangular waveguide at 230 GHz:**
Input:
```bash
$ waveguide WR4.3 --freq 230
```
Output:
```bash
Rectangular Waveguide: WR4.3
--------------------------------------------------
Dimensions (metric):
a 1.092 [mm]
b 0.546 [mm]
Dimensions (imperial):
a 43.000 [mil]
b 21.500 [mil]
Standard frequency range:
low 171.553 [GHz]
mid 215.471 [GHz]
high 259.388 [GHz]
Cutoff frequencies:
TE10 137.242 [GHz]
TE20 274.485 [GHz]
TE01 274.485 [GHz]
TE/TM11 306.883 [GHz]
TE/TM21 388.180 [GHz]
Properties at 230.0 GHz:
wavelength 1.624 [mm]
impedance 469.469 [ohms]
beta 3.868 E+03 [rad/m]
```
**Calculate the attenuation constant of a WR2.8 waveguide at 345 GHz:**
Input
```bash
$ waveguide-att --type WR2.8 --freq 345 --cond 5.85e7
```
Output
```bash
Rectangular Waveguide: WR2.8
--------------------------------------------------
Dimensions (metric):
a 711.200 [um]
b 355.600 [um]
Dimensions (imperial):
a 28.000 [mil]
b 14.000 [mil]
Standard frequency range:
low 263.457 [GHz]
mid 330.901 [GHz]
high 398.346 [GHz]
Properties at 345 GHz:
wavelength 1.098 [mm]
impedance 475.852 [ohms]
Attenuation at 345 GHz:
conductivity 5.850 E+07 [S/m]
skin depth 112.030 [nm]
attenuation 1.976 [Np/m]
17.160 [dB/m]
0.172 [dB/cm]
```
**Calculate the properties of a 0.5 mm radius circular waveguide at 345 GHz:**
Input:
```bash
$ cwaveguide 0.5 --freq 345
```
Output:
```bash
Circular Waveguide:
--------------------------------------------------
Dimensions:
radius a 0.500 [mm]
Cutoff frequencies:
TE11 175.681 [GHz]
TM01 229.502 [GHz]
TE21 291.434 [GHz]
TE01 365.676 [GHz]
TM11 365.676 [GHz]
Properties at 345.0 GHz:
wavelength 1.010 [mm]
impedance 437.735 [ohms]
```
**Calculate the noise temperature using the Y-factor technique:**
Input:
```bash
$ noisetemp 4.9/2.2 --freq 850 --thot 300 --tcold 20
```
Output:
```bash
Noise temperature from Y-factor
--------------------------------------------------
Physical temperature of black body loads:
Hot load 300.000 [K]
Cold load 20.000 [K]
Equiv. temp. from CW equations (with f=850.0 GHz):
Hot load 300.462 [K]
Cold load 26.496 [K]
Y-factor 2.227
Noise temperature 196.735 [K]
```
**Calculate the width of a microstrip:**
Input:
```bash
$ 50ohm-line --z0 50 --thickness 15 --er 2.2
```
Output:
```bash
Microstrip:
--------------------------------------------------
Input values:
desired Z0 50.000 [ohms]
thickness (t) 15.000 [mil]
rel. permittivity 2.200
Output:
microstrip width 1.174 [mm]
```