| Version 1.0 (R14) RF Blockset™ Software Release Notes | |
This table summarizes what's new in V1.0 (R14):
| New Features and Changes | Version Compatibility Considerations | Fixed Bugs and Known Problems | Related Documentation at Web Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes Details below | Not applicable | No bug fixes | No |
RF Blockset™ software includes these features:
RF Blockset software is a tool for design, analysis, and simulation of RF communications systems. It uses baseband-equivalent behavioral modeling to model and analyze RF systems in the time domain.
The blockset lets you assemble complex RF systems from libraries of RF components such as ladder filters, transmission lines, black box elements, amplifiers, and mixers. You can include Simulink®, Signal Processing Blockset™, and Communications Blockset™ blocks in your model, as well as blocks from other MathWorks™ blocksets.
RF Blockset software works with RF Toolbox™ software. You can create complex topologies with the toolbox, and then use them in RF Blockset blocks for inclusion in an RF model.
In RF Blockset software, blocks are divided into two categories:
Physical — Blocks that model physical and electrical components in terms of geometry, physical interactions, and measured data
Mathematical — Blocks that model components in terms of mathematical relationships
The Physical library includes the following sublibraries. Use blocks from these libraries to model the physical or electrical structure of portions of an RF system.
Amplifiers — RF amplifiers described by S-, Y-, or Z-parameters, noise figure, and IP3, or a data file containing these parameters
Ladder Filters — RF filters whose network parameters can be calculated from their topologies
Mixers — RF mixers described by S-, Y-, or Z-parameters and phase noise, or a data file containing these parameters
Transmission Lines — RF filters whose network parameters can be calculated from their geometry
Black Box Elements — Passive RF components described by S-, Y-, or Z-parameters, or a data file containing these parameters
Input/Output Ports — Blocks that connect mathematical portions of the model to the physical portions. Mathematical portions of the model may also include blocks from Simulink and other blocksets that describe components in mathematical terms.
Note You must use the Input Port and the Output Port blocks to bound a physical system. They convert mathematical Simulink signals to and from the RF Blockset physical modeling environment. This lets you include physical and mathematical blocks in the same model. |
The Mathematical library includes amplifier, mixer, and filter blocks. These blocks provide mathematical equivalents of the RF components. Mathematical portions of an RF model may also include other Simulink blocks that describe components mathematically.
RF Blockset software lets you plot the network parameters of the component blocks in the Physical library. For each such block, you can generate an X-Y plane plot, polar plane plot, or Smith® Chart of selected network parameters in a specified frequency range. The dialog box for each block contains the parameters you need to specify the plot.
The blockset also provides a composite plot which includes four separate plots in one figure. This predefined combination of plots differs based on the type of block.
RF Blockset software supports the Touchstone® S2P, Y2P, Z2P, and H2P data file formats. It also introduces the MathWorks AMP format for amplifier data. The AMP format is intended for use as input to the General Amplifier block. For more information about the AMP format, see AMP File Format in the RF Toolbox documentation.
Demos are available on the Demos tab of the MATLAB® Help browser. These demos show examples of linear filtering and nonlinear amplification, as well as transmitters and receivers.
| Version 1.0.1 (R14+) RF Blockset™ Software | Compatibility Summary for RF Blockset™ Software | |
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