Knowledge Booster Training Bytes - Working with Data Sets in Microwave Office

6 Jan 2023 • 1 minute read

Data sets are a powerful and easy-to-use feature in Cadence's AWR Microwave Office Software. Data sets, as their name implies, store data from previous simulations. The simulations can range from S-parameter results from electromagnetic (EM) runs, to harmonic-balance circuit analysis, to yield analysis of layout variation on circuit performance.

Microwave Office integrates data sets into its graphing capabilities. The designer can, for example, graph the results of different data sets on the same graph. This training byte, Working with Data Sets in Microwave Office, shows the viewer how to create data sets, organize them, and graph them in several useful ways. It also shows different storage options for data sets. By default, they reside in a folder next to the project. They can be stored in the project in various ways so that if the project is shipped to another user, the data sets are included.

This Training Byte, Working with Data Sets in Microwave Office, demonstrates the capabilities of data sets.

Designers need to access data from previous simulations as they create, and modify their circuits. This can be a cumbersome task if done manually. Data sets are intended to make the process of data replacement and comparison effortless.

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