NAME
transcalc — analysis and synthesis tool for microwave and RF
transmsision lines
SYNOPSIS
transcalc [-h/--help] [-v/--version]
DESCRIPTION
transcalc is an analysis and synthesis tool for calculating the
electrical and physical properties of different kinds of RF and
microwave transmission lines.
Transcalc allows you to interactively edit substrate, component,
physical and electrical parameters of a given transmission line. For
each type of transmission line, using entry boxes, you can enter values
for the various parameters, and either calculate its electrical
properties (press Analyze button or function key F3), or use the given
electrical requirements to sythesize (press Synthesize button or
function key F4) physical parameters of the required transmission line.
When run for the first time Transcalc creates a .transcalc
directory under the user’s home directory, where some configuration
information is stored. Transcalc remembers the last transmission line
parameters used when the user exits and presents those parameters when
restarted.
Calculated results are updated and presented within the user interface.
Moving the mouse over the parameter labels pops up a more helpful
tooltip about that parameter. For example, if you wonder what "Er"
stands for, move the mouse over it and a helpful tooltip tells you that
it stands for relative permittivity.
Transcalc knows and converts between many unit types for length,
frequency, resistance and angles. Default units can be saved by using
the File->Options menu. Calculated results include conductor and
dielectric losses in decibels (dB).
OPTIONS
Transcalc has few command line options at this point.
-v, --version
Causes transcalc to print its version number (a string on
the form MAJOR.MINOR, like 0.10) to the standard output,
and then exit.
AUTHOR
transcalc was written by Gopal Narayanan (gopal@astro.umass.edu) and
Claudio Girardi (claudio.girardi@ieee.org). transcalc is available at
http://transcalc.sourceforge.net/ (link to URL
http://transcalc.sourceforge.net/) .
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