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stackUp

Create PCB stackup definition

Since R2020b

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Description

Use the stackUp object to create a printed circuit board (PCB) stackup definition to import Gerber files. A Gerber file is a set of manufacturing files used to describe a PCB antenna. A Gerber file uses an ASCII vector format for 2-D binary images.

Creation

Syntax

s = stackUp

Description

s = stackUp creates a default PCB stackup object with five layers. Specify Gerber files as inputs to the second and fourth layers. Specify dielectric material objects as inputs to layers one, three, and five.

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Properties

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This property is read-only.

Number of layers in the stackup, returned as a positive scalar.

Example: s = stackUp; s.NumLayers = 6;

First layer in the stackup definition object, specified as a dielectric object.

Example: s = stackUp; d = dielectric("RO4725JXR"); s.Layer1 = d;

Second layer in the stackup definition object, specified as a character vector or string. The file should be saved as a GTL, GBL, or GBR file.

Example: s = stackUp; s.Layer2 = "antenna_design_file.gtl";

Note

The Gerber file must be imported to the MATLAB® workspace before setting this property.

Third layer in the stackup definition object, specified as a dielectric object.

Example: s = stackUp; d = dielectric("RO4725JXR"); s.Layer3 = d;

Fourth layer in the stackup definition object, specified as a character vector or string. The file should be saved as a GTL, GBL, or GBR file.

Example: s = stackUp; s.Layer4 = "antenna_design_file.gbl";

Note

The Gerber file must be imported to the MATLAB workspace before setting this property.

Fifth layer in the stackup definition object, specified as a dielectric object.

Example: s = stackUp; d = dielectric("RO4725JXR"); s.Layer5 = d;

Note

The Gerber file must be imported to MATLAB workspace before executing the above command.

Examples

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Create a default PCB stackup definition object.

s = stackUp;

Create a dielectric object with Air as the dielectric material and with a thickness of 0.1 mm.

d1 = dielectric("Air");
d1.Thickness = 0.1e-3;

Create another dielectric object with RO4725JXR as the dielectric material.

d3 = dielectric("RO4725JXR");

Assign the dielectrics to the first and third layers.

s.Layer1 = d1;
s.Layer3 = d3;

Input Gerber files to the second and fourth layers.

s.Layer2 = "antenna_design_file.gtl";
s.Layer4 = "antenna_design_file.gbl";

Display the stackup definition object.

s
s = 
  stackUp with properties:

    NumLayers: 5
       Layer1: [1x1 dielectric]
       Layer2: "antenna_design_file.gtl"
       Layer3: [1x1 dielectric]
       Layer4: "antenna_design_file.gbl"
       Layer5: [1x1 dielectric]

Version History

Introduced in R2020b

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