.: features
Mystic is a design tool that helps you to setup and to dimension any chain made of different electronic(RF/analog) or subsystems components by
calculating a bunch of performance parameters including gain, noise figure, IP3 and IM3 products.
Mystic can be used to simulate both transmitters and receivers as well as link-budgets and signal conditioning circuits.
You can easily modify the number of simulated stages without any constrains and add and remove stages at any point of the simulated signal chain.
Output is divided in 2 sections: results at single stage level and results at system level.
Single stage results:
- Pin: this is just what you have at the input of every stage
- Gain: this is the gain of the CHAIN at the considered stage
(don't ask dummy questions on this :-) ... actually I don't expect you to ...)
- NF: Noise Figure at the considered stage
- IIP3: Input IP3 at the considered stage
- Pout: Output Power at the considered stage
The output power compression effect is modelled using a proprietary algorithm,
that is used for both the 1dB compression point and the saturated output power
... you will be surprised how good it is!
Please note that if you don't specify a saturated output power in the input data file,
the P1dB will be used as saturated output power
- linearity warning: in case one or more of the stages in your chain is working in a non-linear zone then a warning is displayed:
so you get a "non linear" warning in case the output power reaches the 1dB compression point and you get
a "saturated" warning in case the output power reaches the saturated one
System level results:
- Pin, gain, Pout and Noise Figure: please see above for description but results here are related to the whole chain
- IM3: The third order intermodulation products are expressed in dBm and referenced both to system input and output;
IM3 is also expressed in dBc (input/input or output/output)
- IP3: The third order intercept point is expressed in dBm and referenced both to system input and output
.: screenshots
Some screenshots ...
Mystic screenshot with the input data table and the output single stage and system level tables:
Mystic graphical output i.e. a quick, all in one window, system performance view:
Mystic s2p file viewer:
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