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Design RF connector

Since R2024b

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    Syntax

    rfconnector = design(RFConnectorobj,pcbobj)
    rfconnector = design(RFConnectorobj,pcbobj,Z0)

    Description

    rfconnector = design(RFConnectorobj,pcbobj) returns an RF connector for an FEM-based PCB catalog object, or pcbComponent custom object, with default characteristic impedance of 50 ohms.

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    rfconnector = design(RFConnectorobj,pcbobj,Z0) returns an RF connector with specified characteristic impedance.

    Examples

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    This example shows the usage of the RF Connector design function

    Create a shielded microstrip transmission line

    m = microstripLine(IsShielded=true)
    m = 
  microstripLine with properties:

              Length: 0.0200
               Width: 0.0050
              Height: 0.0016
    GroundPlaneWidth: 0.0300
           Substrate: [1x1 dielectric]
           Conductor: [1x1 metal]
          IsShielded: 1
           Connector: [1x1 RFConnector]
           Shielding: [1x1 shape.Box]

    Design the connector

    c = design(RFConnector,m)
    c = 
  RFConnector with properties:

            Name: 'Connector'
     InnerRadius: 4.7800e-04
     OuterRadius: 0.0016
          Flange: [1x1 antenna.Rectangle]
        EpsilonR: 2.0971
    PinFootprint: 'Taper'
       PinLength: 0.0030
       Impedance: 50


    m.Connector = c;
show(m)

    Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with title microstripLine element, xlabel x (mm), ylabel y (mm) contains 14 objects of type patch. These objects represent PEC, Teflon, Feed conductor, Feed dielectric.

    Input Arguments

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    Connector design specified using a connector object.

    Example: connector = RFConnector

    Data Types: string

    PCB object on which the connector is designed.

    Example: pcbobj = microstripLine(IsShielded=true)

    Data Types: string

    Note

    pcbobj must have these property settings :

    • IsShielded = True

    • SolverType = FEM

    Characteristic impedance of the RF connector.

    Example: connector = design(RFConnecterobj,pcbobj,Z0=75)

    Data Types: double

    Output Arguments

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    Returns a RF connector design on the pcbobj.

    Version History

    Introduced in R2024b