rfplot

Create an RF system.

Create an RF bandpass filter using the Touchstone® file RFBudget_RF.

f1 = nport('RFBudget_RF.s2p','RFBandpassFilter');

Create an amplifier with a gain of 11.53 dB, a noise figure (NF) of 1.53 dB, and an output third-order intercept (OIP3) of 35 dBm.

a1 = amplifier(Name='RFAmplifier',Gain=11.53,NF=1.53,OIP3=35);

Create a demodulator with a gain of –6 dB, a NF of 4 dB, and an OIP3 of 50 dBm.

d = modulator(Name='Demodulator',Gain=-6,NF=4,OIP3=50, ...
        LO=2.03e9,ConverterType='Down');

Create an IF bandpass filter using the Touchstone file RFBudget_IF.

f2 = nport('RFBudget_IF.s2p','IFBandpassFilter');

Create an amplifier with a gain of 30 dB, a NF of 8 dB, and an OIP3 of 37 dBm.

a2 = amplifier(Name='IFAmplifier',Gain=30,NF=8,OIP3=37);

Calculate the RF budget of the system using an input frequency of 2.1 GHz, an input power of –30 dBm, and a bandwidth of 45 MHz.

b = rfbudget([f1 a1 d f2 a2],2.1e9,-30,45e6)

b = 
  rfbudget with properties:

               Elements: [1x5 rf.internal.rfbudget.Element]
         InputFrequency: 2.1 GHz
    AvailableInputPower: -30 dBm
        SignalBandwidth:  45 MHz
                 Solver: Friis      
             AutoUpdate: true

   Analysis Results
        OutputFrequency: (GHz) [   2.1    2.1   0.07    0.07   0.07]
            OutputPower: (dBm) [-31.53    -20    -26  -27.15  2.847]
         TransducerGain: (dB)  [-1.534  9.996  3.996   2.847  32.85]
                     NF: (dB)  [ 1.533  3.064  3.377   3.611  7.036]
                   IIP2: (dBm) []                                   
                   OIP2: (dBm) []                                   
                   IIP3: (dBm) [   Inf     25  24.97   24.97  4.116]
                   OIP3: (dBm) [   Inf     35  28.97   27.82  36.96]
                    SNR: (dB)  [ 65.91  64.38  64.07   63.83  60.41]

Plot the available output power.

rfplot(b,'Pout')
view(90,0)

Plot the transducer gain.

rfplot(b,'GainT')
view(90,0)

Plot S-parameters of an RF system on a Smith Chart and a Polar plot.

s = smithplot(b,1,1,'GridType','ZY'); 

p = polar(b,2,1); 

Create an RF bandpass filter using the Touchstone® file RFBudget_RF.

f1 = nport('RFBudget_RF.s2p','RFBandpassFilter');

Create an amplifier with a gain of 11.53 dB, a noise figure (NF) of 1.53 dB, and an output third-order intercept (OIP3) of 35 dBm.

a1 = amplifier(Name='RFAmplifier',Gain=11.53,NF=1.53,OIP3=35);

Create a demodulator with a gain of –6 dB, a NF of 4 dB, and an OIP3 of 50 dBm.

d = modulator(Name='Demodulator',Gain=-6,NF=4,OIP3=50, ...
        LO=2.03e9,ConverterType='Down');

Create an IF bandpass filter using the Touchstone file RFBudget_IF.

f2 = nport('RFBudget_IF.s2p','IFBandpassFilter');

Create an amplifier with a gain of 30 dB, a NF of 8 dB, and an OIP3 of 37 dBm.

a2 = amplifier(Name='IFAmplifier',Gain=30,NF=8,OIP3=37);

Calculate the RF budget of the system using an input frequency of 2.1 GHz, an input power of –30 dBm, and a bandwidth of 45 MHz.

b = rfbudget([f1 a1 d f2 a2],2.1e9,-30,45e6);

Show the analysis in the RF plot.

rfplot(b)

rfplot(b,1,1)

Since R2023a

Create an amplifier object.

amp = amplifier;

Plot the amplifier power characteristics at 2.1 GHz.

rfplot(amp,2.1e9)

Set OIP3 of amplifier to 25 dBm.

amp.OIP3 = 25;

Plot the amplifier power characteristics at 2.1 GHz with nonlinearity.

rfplot(amp,2.1e9)

Plot the amplifier power characteristics on the axes specified in ax instead of the current axes.

f = figure;
ax = axes(f);
rfplot(ax,amp,2.1e9)