What's New in Genesys 2008.07

Supports current versions of AutoCAD DXF/DWG & Gerber

• Better support for drill holes, cut-outs, multiple layers
• Wider interchange with other CAD applications, rapid prototyping machines, and service bureaus

Built-in Previewer & Pre-production Editor

• Catch mistakes, extra/misaligned artwork, shorted & missing primitives
• Explore layers, primitives, zoom & pan to inspect critical areas
• Able to fix problems outside of Genesys Layout
• Preview masks before importing

Technology adapted from ADS

• Improved documentation, reliability
• Improves compatibility of Agilent platforms in mixed-usage RFB flows

An industry-first, real-time equation debugger, allows users to set breakpoints and examine intermediate values of key variables inside scripts and models, as well as the ability to easily repair complex sets of modeling and post-processing equations.

A new industry-standard “Math Lang” scripting and modeling language compatible with the syntax of more than 100 math operators found worldwide in “.m” files. The Math language also supports basic network TCP/IP communications for controlling and reading instruments.

A new multithreaded environment, which remains interactive during heavy simulation, optimization, and EM sessions, and “tabbed docking windows” that open and close dynamically to maximize working screen area.

Gerber and DXF

• Allow multiple select files for Gerber
• Changed initial default dialog for Gerber to “folders”
• Improved Gerber drill files import
• Added artwork export options page
• Added Layout options page
• Added layout resolution to artwork layout options page
• Implemented artwork export resolve to polygons, including EM-ports, drillholes, 0-width lines, and components
• Importing of polygons with arc segments
• Importing rectangular polygons as rectangles
• Updated Gerber export page
• Improved Gerber drill page with center, units, and rounding
• Removed import/export Excellon (Gerber drill) from menu
• Translation of layout viewer coordinates to generate identical views in ADS and preproduction editor
• Disabled multiple files selection for Gerber export
• Layout page: “include components” renamed to “draw components”
• Selection drawing options from both drawing modes: resolved polygons & layout objects
• Genesys text now converts to polygons always
• Include drill files for view in single Gerber file export mode
• Use open file folder for single Gerber file export
• Improved UI for DXF, DWG, GBR, File(s), File, and Folder
• Comment layer is renamed to “info”
• Included via layers in layer page dialog
• Enable “Preserve holes” for Gerber MDA export format only
• Updated Gerber export options dialog pages
• Implemented “Options” button in File dialog( not finished updating layers & drill pages); disabled eeCAD warnings on export (created for ADS layout)
• Renamed additional silk layer:“_EM_BOX_” layer to “_COMMENT_” for using with all additional created objects, not existing as Genesys layout objects: EM-box, port numbers, additional text comments, etc.
• Simplified addArcDG() code
• Define HOME environment variable, if not already defined
• Changed the DXF export/import menu to DXF/DWG

• Log-spaced analysis frequency points have been changed to Log “points/decade”
• Allow grouping of ports from different layers
• Implemented full control and saving via an EM-port layout parameters, created from schematic components with full linkage between layout component & schematic part parameters
• Enabled “1/2 height” flag for substrate layers
• Fixed error gaps between connected polygons
• Set up default cover, when it’s empty (not defined)
• Implemented support of zero width lines for substrate layers (creating viahole walls)
• Added checkbox “Include Footprint Components” in simulation
• Increased accuracy of geometry input data written for Momentum engine
• Allow users to specify where Momentum saves its temporary files as a global option
• Added MFC to the list of redistributables

• upports fast tuning when using previous solution enabling about a 3 to 1 speed up
• SSB to PM decomposition for frequency multipliers and dividers now support identification.
• The “BasicMixer” model now supports the traditional amplifier based IP2 measurement along with the half IF 2nd harmonic IP2 definition
• Mixers now support phase noise at both the LO and inputs ports simultaneously
• Multiple system analysis in the same workspace tree now creates path data only in the folder where the system analysis is located
• Updated the OP1dB and IP1dB measurements to refer to the correct port without deriving one measurement from the other
• Updated models to support recalculation of spectrum when model setup parameters were changed
• New self-mixing type of spectrum to address its 2nd order nature; a regular input spectrum that mixes with the LO will follow the 1st order power curve
• Added stage impedance parameters to the path dataset
• Adjusted OP1dB, IP1dB, OPSAT, and IPSAT to use GAIN and CGAIN instead of the user entered values
• Added a new “RFPwrIn” variable to the System Dataset that shows the input power to each element
• Added parts to the Hittite part library that use S-parameter files we ship
• Added SDSwitchx models
• New phase model that doesn't use the FREQ variable
• Added a noise figure warning when the user sets the amplifier gain to negative
• Added assert for SSB to PM spectrum
• Connected S-parameter switches to the linear switch part

• Implemented Switch statements in MathLang
• Implemented deletion of cell array and ‘struct’ array elements (linear indexing case)
• Implemented import of m-file or directory of m-files into workspace
• Read integers as doubles to avoid MAXINT limit in MathLang
• Improved line number reporting
• Upgraded Vector-valued Vector functions
• Allow MathLang array indexing to deal with Boolean indices (masks), and modified scalar functions to allow empty arrays
• Implemented MathLang functions: ‘all’, ‘polyval’, ‘polyvalm’, ‘roots’ • Hooked up ByteOrder property for TCPIP for proper Endian-ness
• Allow TCPIP socket to reuse address
• Implemented MathLang functions for: ‘filter’, ‘butter’, ‘poly’, ‘sort’, ‘log2’, ‘xor’, ‘sign’, ‘erf’, ’erfc’, ‘isfield’, ‘fftshift’, ‘ifftshift’, and ‘shiftdim’, ‘num2str’, ‘eig’, ‘conv’, ‘deconv’, ‘rot90’, ‘struct', 'diff', 'eps', 'mkpp', 'unmkpp', 'histc', 'ppval', 'randn' ...
• Improved log2 MathLang function
• Disallow “breakpointed” Equations windows to close
• Improved Equations multithreading
• Improved error message for failed S-parameter file load

• Added CITI import
• Implemented operation amplifier model (OPACKT) which is an equivalent circuit of OPA model but without using convolution in transient simulation
• Added error messages, when loaded S-datafile matrix is singular
• Improved graph opt target drawing when measurement context is different from graph's context
• Added noise contributor data to noise contributor graph markers
• Clarified Tuning window menu item text &ldqou;Use all autocalc” to &ldfquo;Use all analyses with AutoRecalc enabled”
• Stability, noise, & goal circle improvements
• Stop losing focus when typing in equations
• Added ‘ytos(Y,Z)’ and ‘stos(S1,Z1,Z2)’ functions
• Use local frequency instead of a global value
• Editing a field in part parameters dialog turns off “use default”
• Added Input and Output port parts that use PORTZD model
• Added text-wrapping to GDrawText; Fixed TextBalloon text margins
• Implemented PORTZD model - a port which takes impedance data from a Linear (S-param) dataset
• Improved measurement labeling in graphs; Fixed Harbec DISCRETE labels (which were not being shown on graph tooltips)
• Added property “Label”(=long name to NCName) for NCValue
• Update workspace tree when auto changes
• When clicking the 'Change Symbol' button on the part properties the library selector should default to 'Symbols' not 'Models'
• VAR list filtering is now case-insensitive, like the part & library pickers
• Find unique names for new datasets when names entered in the Analysis properties page could be a duplicates
• Licensing: Allow the use of ADS style licensing when a Genesys hardware key is plugged in
• Disable synthesis property dialogs when analysis is running
• Added new checkbox to Graph Properties / General tab: 'Show Circles on vertices'
• Added HB dialog parameter Gmin
• Added “Calculate Large S” flag to Harbec calculate page
• Fixed IPORT, PDPORT (0 values for nonsignal spectrals), and activated calculating LargeS parameters, if circuit has only one 1-tone signal port
• Graph - draw each step in a Monte Carlo or parameter sweep; tie in Redraw button on the status dialog
• Copy To Library now saves changes immediately (saves changes to any modified library, so edits & deletes will also be saved whenever a user does a Copy To)
• Improved S-data extrapolation
• Check data passivity for active S-data (not reciprocal and not passive) don't calculate noise
• Implemented S-data extrapolation in all S-data models (NPO, NPOD, NEG1, NEG2, NEGD1, NEGD2)
• Updated the layout translator libraries and viewer
• New licensing for ADS style – allows setting environment variables for license path and bundle path
• Updated to Softplot 7.0
• Global Variables now work in MathLang
• Changed Auto Designators to SW for all Switches
• Edited Hittite Switches to include part numbers
• Changed Equations UI to not recalculate on every key
• Added TOM3 & Curtice2a models to nonlinear toolbar
• Post an error when user tries to copy a part to library and model isn't in a library
• Improved license-failed workspace save, so that portions of the file will not be lost (Layouts, in particular)
• Grayed out non-functional Layout “Allow Adjustable TLines” right btn menu item
• Added Go button to Equations
• SFilter enable and disable during simulation
• The word “Draw” replaced by “Export” in export “Layout options” tab for Gerber and DXF
• Deleted unused “H” parameter in MRS model
• Upgraded Intel MKL to ver. 10.0.3.021