transcalc(1)transcalc(1)NAMEtranscalc — analysis and synthesis tool for microwave and RF transmsi‐
sion lines
SYNOPSIStranscalc [-h/--help] [-v/--version]
DESCRIPTIONtranscalc is an analysis and synthesis tool for calculating the elec‐
trical and physical properties of different kinds of RF and microwave
transmission lines.
Transcalc allows you to interactively edit substrate, component, physi‐
cal and electrical parameters of a given transmission line. For each
type of transmission line, using entry boxes, you can enter values for
the various parameters, and either calculate its electrical properties
(press Analyze button or function key F3), or use the given electrical
requirements to sythesize (press Synthesize button or function key F4)
physical parameters of the required transmission line.
When run for the first time Transcalc creates a .transcalc direc‐
tory under the user's home directory, where some configuration informa‐
tion is stored. Transcalc remembers the last transmission line parame‐
ters used when the user exits and presents those parameters when
restarted.
Calculated results are updated and presented within the user interface.
Moving the mouse over the parameter labels pops up a more helpful
tooltip about that parameter. For example, if you wonder what "Er"
stands for, move the mouse over it and a helpful tooltip tells you that
it stands for relative permittivity.
Transcalc knows and converts between many unit types for length, fre‐
quency, resistance and angles. Default units can be saved by using the
File->Options menu. Calculated results include conductor and dielectric
losses in decibels (dB).
OPTIONS
Transcalc has few command line options at this point.
-v, --version
Causes transcalc to print its version number (a string on
the form MAJOR.MINOR, like 0.10) to the standard output,
and then exit.
AUTHORtranscalc was written by Gopal Narayanan (gopal@astro.umass.edu) and
Claudio Girardi (claudio.girardi@ieee.org). transcalc is available at
http://transcalc.sourceforge.net/ (link to URL http://transcalc.source‐
forge.net/) .
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