The element creates multiple carriers with user defined frequencies
Keywords
electrical, unidirectional
Ports
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| output | Electrical Signal |
Properties
General Properties
| Name | Default value | Default unit | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
name Defines the name of the element. |
Carrier Generator | - | - |
annotate Defines whether or not to display annotations on the schematic editor. |
true | - | [true, false] |
enabled Defines whether or not the element is enabled. |
true | - | [true, false] |
type Defines the element unique type (read only). |
Carrier Generator | - | - |
description A brief description of the elements functionality. |
The element creates multiple carriers with user defined frequencies | - | - |
prefix Defines the element name prefix. |
CG | - | - |
model Defines the element model name. |
- | - | - |
library Defines the element location or source in the library (custom or design kit). |
- | - | - |
local path Defines the local path or working folder $LOCAL for the element. |
- | - | - |
url An optional URL address pointing to the element online help. |
- | - | - |
Standard Properties
| Name | Default value | Default unit | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
amplitude The output signal peak amplitude (before adding the bias signal). |
1 | a.u. | (-∞, +∞) |
bias The DC offset added to the amplitude of the output signal. |
0 | a.u. | (-∞, +∞) |
frequency specification Defines whether the carrier frequency values are defined as a table or the values are calculated from frequency range parameters. |
parameters | - | [parameters, table |
number of carriers Defines the number of frequency carrier values. |
1 | - | [1, +∞) |
start frequency Defines the frequency of the first carrier. |
10 | GHz* *std. unit is Hz |
(0, +∞) |
frequency increment Defines the carrier frequency increment or spacing. |
10 | GHz* *std. unit is Hz |
[0, +∞) |
carriers table The table containing the carrier frequency values |
<2> [10, 50] | GHz* *std. unit is Hz |
- |
load carriers from file Defines whether or not to load load frequency values from an input file or to use the currently stored values. |
false | - | [true, false] |
carriers filename The file containing the carrier frequency values. Refer to the Implementation Details section for the format expected. |
- | - | - |
random phase Defines whether or not to use random phase values. |
false | - | [true, false] |
phase The initial output signal phase. |
0 | rad | (-∞, +∞) |
Numerical Properties
| Name | Default value | Default unit | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
automatic seed Defines whether or not to automatically create an unique seed value for each instance of this element. The seed will be the same for each simulation run. |
true | - | [true, false] |
seed The value of the seed for the random number generator. A value zero recreates an unique seed for each simulation run. |
1 | - | [0, +∞) |
Simulation Properties
| Name | Default value | Default unit | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
output signal mode The output signal mode. |
%output signal mode% | - | [sample, block |
number of output signals The number of simulation runs, or the number of generated signals. |
%number of output signals% | - | [1, +∞) |
sample rate The sample rate of the generated signal. This is typically set by the global properties in the root (top-most) element. |
%sample rate% | Hz | [0, +∞) |
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