Questions tagged [qucs]
Quite Universal Circuit Simulator (QUCS) is an open source analog and digital circuit simulator package.
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Microstrip directional coupler length = 90 degrees?
Desire to design a -30 db microstrip directional coupler using QUCS. Does the length of the coupled section of line need to be 90 degrees or will a shorter length of coupled line work? If I enter 45 ...
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How to do index manipulations in QucsStudio
I'm using QucsStudio to perform harmonic balance simulations over a parameter sweep.
The resulting nodes are two dimensional arrays (1st: parameter sweep index; 2nd: harmonic order).
I could not find ...
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How do I slice a vector in a Qucs simulation using an equation?
I'm trying to calculate some circuit parameters in Qucs using user-defined equations from the simulation results. The simulation is a 1001-point transient simulation, the output node is labelled as &...
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Distributed element low-pass filter simulation with microstrip lines in QUCS
I want to simulate the resulting circuit of "EXAMPLE 8.5 LOW-PASS FILTER DESIGN USING STUBS" from Microwave Engineering (4th edition) by David M. Pozar. Here is the targeted circuit:
4GHz ...
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Qucs voltage divider tutorial: simulation error
I am going trough the voltage divider tutorial on pp. 4 and following of the Qucs manual.
On p. 11, I simulate the circuit, and I obtain following message:
What does this mean?
I cannot insert a <...
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SX1272 bad performance
I want to use one shared antenna for the Lora/FSK transceiver sx1272 and LTE/GSM SIM700E module, with BGS12SN6 as a switch.
I've matched the antenna with two conductor and validated the result with a ...
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Nonideal RF coupler model, admittance matrix in QUCS simulation
I'm trying to simulate a nonideal directional coupler in QUCS. Unfortunately, the only model available is the ideal one without taking into account the isolation or insertion loss values.
Initially, I ...
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Using a non-time domain equation for a nonlinear equation based device in QUCS
I'm trying to model a magnetron oscillator source in QUCS. I am only interested in the output of the magnetron, not how it is powered. Traditionally a magnetron is modeled the same as many oscillators,...
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How can I run a circuit with qucs?
I find this program, qucs, that looks very interesting. But it seems counterintuitive and I can't get it to work. I did this simple circuit
But when I said to qucs to run it, it gave an unspecified ...
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How do I find the -3dB point on a given graph
I just performed an AC Simulation on QUCS and was asked to find values of gain and phase at low freq. and high freq and at the -3dB frequency point with the roll-off slope. The circuit is an RC ...
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Diode doesn't work in a [attempt of] power supply simulation with QUCS
As a simulation exercise, I am trying to work out a power supply and actually I am at the point provided in the figure below
There is a message of error which I don't understand, but I realized it ...
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Non-inverting UA741 opamp simulation on QUCS
According with instructions provided here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBY1k5qK2w4 (in Spanish), I tried to simulate an inverting opamp configuration, but I couldn't figure out the right vout ...
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Qucs simulation of quarter wave microstrip stub doesn't match ideal calculaton
I'm trying to simulate the resonant frequency and insertion loss of a 3 mm open stub on a 10 mm microstrip transmission line (50 Ω) on a FR-4 PCB (εr = 4.0, height = 0.1 mm). I calculated that the ...
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RF amplifier biasing in QUCs
I have selected an infineon BFP840ESD BJT to work with in the design of a low noise RF amplifier. I'm trying to use Qucs Studio to simulate it.
From the datasheet I select my bias conditions with as ...
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Problem adding tranformer to QUCS schematic when simulating with ngspice
I'm having problems simulating the following circuit using ngspice alongside Qucs.
The main problem I can see in log is that is acusing an singular matrix.
I imagine the problem is related to how ...
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Different readings of voltmeter on simple circuit
Hi I am trying to learn the basics of electronics and puzzled by the following qucs simulation.
Why the readings of voltmeters are different? I would expect, by the way zero readings on both ...
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Common-Emitter NPN Transistor Amplifier Simulation Failed
I'm trying to simulate a simple common-emitter transistor amplifier presented as an example in Practical Electronics for Inventors in Qucs.
The circuity is identical to the one presented in the book. ...
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Simulation discrepancy in Qucs with 2N3904 transistor
I've been testing out a few circuit simulation applications and ran into an unusual issue with Qucs and the 2N3904 transistor. For a simple NPN transistor circuit with load resistor \$R_L\$, base ...
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NFC Antenna matching
I am trying to follow the TI document on NFC antenna matching for the TFR7970A chipset.
http://www.ti.com/lit/an/sloa241b/sloa241b.pdf
I am under linux, and while I could try wine to use the smith ...
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Resistance or conductance of resistor networks
I am trying to figure out if the equivalent resistance (or similarly conductance) of a resistor network can be calculated using Qucs (as opposed to solving the Kirchhoff equations directly, or doing ...
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Why is there no variation caused by this swept parameter?
I quite like Qucs now that I more or less have the hang of it. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to get a parametric sweep working.
I'm running an AC simulation on this circuit:
For now I'm not ...
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Qucs model for 2.4 GHz matching circuit
I am designing a matching circuit for an EFR32BG13 SoC. The current board layout looks like this:
In addition to the visible layers (top and bottom), layer 2 is a solid ground plane and layer 3 is a ...
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Why is there no current flowing through the relay coil in this Qucs 0.0.19 simple dc circuit?
I just started looking at Qucs and am going through the components. I am puzzled by the results shown by the ammeters in the relay circuit below:
As you can see from the table, the circuit on the ...
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Matching wideband antenna with QUCS
I am trying to match a dipole antenna to a 50Ω source. Problem is that for my frequencies (VHF) the complex impedance basically circles the 50Ω point between VSWR 2 and 3 lines. Because of that ...
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Nonlinear equation solvers in SPICE simulators
We have an assignment at the Parallel processing class, the target is to implement a Non-linear Equations solver on cuda based on Newton Raphson method and to interface this solver with an application ...
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qucs capacitor simulation
I was playing with qucs and noticed that capacitors are not simulated as I expected. I designed simplest circuit that illustrates that case.
AC Source: 2 Hz (2 times a a second)
Capacitor: 1pF
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QUCS Darlington pair
I'm modeling a Darlington pair in QUCS to understand better how to use it in practice. The model is below:
The DC analysis predicts a current in the base of T1 of about 1uA and a collector current on ...
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QUCS simulation radio transistor amplifier
I'm trying to design a small amplifier for AM signals to use before the usual diode-C-R detection (the reception in my area is very poor). I devised a QUCS simulation as below:
The diode and ...
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How to set up a simulation on QUCS for a RF differential source?
I need to set up some simulations on QUCS for the RF circuit below:
Pin1 is the IC's positive port and Pin2 is the IC's negative port.
My initial goal is to investigate the circuit behavior at ...
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Simulate capacitor discharge in Qucs
I want to find how long a capacitor takes to discharge from 12 volts to 2 volts using Qucs. I can use a voltmeter to measure the voltage across it when it charges up, but I cannot turn the power ...
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QUCS simulation of simple capacitor/resistor circuit - strange results.
Hi I have just started to learn electronics. In order to understand the RC constant I have built the following very simple circuit in QUCS simulator.
According to the formula
RC time constant = R ...
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Add a timer LM555C on Qucs
Does anyone know how to add a timer on Qucs ? The component's navigation bar doesn't help at all, It confuses me, I can't find a timer. I wondering, perhaps It could be added through library. In this ...
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Qucs How to add 10uF Polarised Capacitor
I'm new to this site. I have a small experiment. I did trying to make a circuit from a schema that needs 10uF Polarised Capacitor in the schema. I use Qucs (Quite Universal Circuit Simulator) qucs....
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Coupled Line Filter Design in Qucs
I'm getting to grips with designing coupled line filters and wanted to implement the band-pass filter described in Example 8.7, p. 435 in David Pozar's excellent "Microwave Engineering" just as a ...
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How do I import a spice model into QUCS
I am trying to import one of the spice models (from here) into QUCS.
I haven't been able to find much documentation about this except for vague hints that it is possible.
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How can I create a new component using Qucs?
I'm using Qucs for a simulation, but I don't understand how can I create a new component (E.g. a new LED from a data sheet). How can create it and use it easily in my project?
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How to model transistor ATF 53189 in QUCS?
In my internship I have to create an amplifier with low noise, high impedance and that works in the 100 to 400MHz band.
While searching for a transistor, I found the ATF 53189 (datasheet), which ...
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How do I measure the characteristics of a voltage divider in a QUCS simulation?
How do I measure the characteristics of a voltage divider in QUCS?
Below is what I have tried thus far, using Qucs 0.0.15 on Ubuntu 10.04
I want to measure how the voltage at the center of a ...
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Is there a way to open/import gschem .sch file in qucs?
Is there a way to open .sch files produced by gschem in qucs? The two applications use different file formats. Does anyone know if a converter exists?
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Qucs - what is DC sweep?
I'm learning how to use Qucs using the tutorial.
But I have no idea what is DC sweep, AC sweep, parameter sweep, Vsweep, ... and so why to even use them.
Could anyone please help explain what are ...
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