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Cascaded Subsystems

2-port amplifiers, mixers, and lumped-element passive filters; series and shunt resistors, capacitors, and inductors; coaxial, waveguide, microstrip, parallel-plate, RLCG, and two-wire transmission lines

You can use the 2–port behavioral models for link budget analysis. In this library, frequency-selective components are described as either lumped and distributed elements or as S-parameters.

Blocks

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General AmplifierModel nonlinear amplifier described by object or file data
S-Parameters AmplifierModel nonlinear amplifier using S-parameters
Y-Parameters AmplifierModel nonlinear amplifier using Y-parameters
Z-Parameters AmplifierModel nonlinear amplifier using Z-parameters
General MixerModel mixer and local oscillator described by rfdata object
S-Parameters MixerModel mixer and local oscillator using S-parameters
Y-Parameters MixerModel mixer and local oscillator using Y-parameters
Z-Parameters MixerModel mixer and local oscillator using Z-parameters
LC Bandpass PiModel LC bandpass pi network
LC Bandpass TeeModel LC bandpass tee network
LC Bandstop PiModel LC bandstop pi network
LC Bandstop TeeModel LC bandstop tee network
LC Highpass PiModel LC highpass pi network
LC Highpass TeeModel LC highpass tee network
LC Lowpass PiModel LC lowpass pi network
LC Lowpass TeeModel LC lowpass tee network
Series CModel series capacitor
Series RModel series resistor
Series LModel series inductor
Series RLCModel series RLC network
Shunt RModel shunt resistor
Shunt LModel shunt inductor
Shunt CModel shunt capacitor
Shunt RLCModel shunt RLC network
Coaxial Transmission LineModel coaxial transmission line
Microstrip Transmission LineModel microstrip transmission line
Parallel-Plate Transmission LineModel parallel-plate transmission line
RLCG Transmission LineModel RLCG transmission line
Two-Wire Transmission LineModel two-wire transmission line
Coplanar Waveguide Transmission LineModel coplanar waveguide transmission line
Connection PortConnection port for RF subsystem
Input PortConnection block from Simulink environment to RF physical blocks
Output PortConnection block from RF physical blocks to Simulink environment

Topics

  • Create Complex Baseband-Equivalent Model

    Describes how RF Blockset™ software uses the frequency-domain parameters of the RF blocks to create a baseband-equivalent model for time-domain simulation.

  • Convert to and from Simulink Signals

    Explains how the Input Port and Output Port convert Simulink® signals to and from the physical modeling environment during a simulation.

  • Model Nonlinearity

    Explains how to specify amplifier and mixer nonlinearity in a physical system

  • Model Noise

    Explains how to model noise in a physical system

  • Model a Mixer Chain

    Explains which frequencies RF Blockset Equivalent Baseband software models for each component when simulating a cascade that includes a mixer.

  • Quadrature Mixers

    Explains how to model upconversion and downconversion quadrature mixers.

  • Model RF Components

    Describes how to add and connect blocks in a Simulink model to represent RF components.