Deriving the characteristic impedance from the reflection is comparable to the TDR measurement. Kind regards Boris Traa System design engineer EMC It's the currents that make circuits work or fail. Philips Innovation Services/EMC center Room 2.020 High Tech Campus 26 5656AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands Tel: ++ 31 40 27 43766 Fax: ++ 31 40 27 42224 E-mail: boris.traa@xxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robin Sent: Thursday 6 December 2012 5:30 AM To: long.0.yang@xxxxxxxxx Cc: tonywai34@xxxxxxxxx; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: characteric impedance Hi Long and Tony, Z-parameter is related to totalself and total mutual impedance, which is different to characteristic impedance.I suggest to perform TDR analysis to obtain the characteristic impedance. Thanks, Robin Han At 2012-12-05 01:26:29,"Long Yang" <long.0.yang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Does it work to use the conversion between Z-parameter and S-parameter? >I doubt... >S-parameter is a behavioral model. You can not recognize what the >S-parameter stand for, transmission line, or waveguide, or something >else//// Here is my thought, point out if something wrong. >If you are very sure that this S-parameter is for one dimension >non-ideal (or ideal) TEM-dominant transmission line, in the other words >uniform transmission line, then this S-parameter is kind of equivalent >to W-element, the characteristic impedance is ready to solve. And I do >think S2Z or Z2S conversion can be directly used to estimated Zc, >though they can be used to do. > >By the definition of S-parameter, reflection is zero when the reference >impedance is matched characteristic impedance, so we can derive the >formula of S2S conversion, and sweep Zc to see when reflection tends to zero. > >thanks >Long > >On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Zhang Tony <tonywai34@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi >> If I got a s-parameter file, how can I calculate its characteric >> impedance at some frequency range? >> is there any tools can help on this? >> thanks >> tony >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> To unsubscribe from si-list: >> si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field >> >> or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list >> >> For help: >> si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field >> >> >> List forum is accessible at: >> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list >> >> List archives are viewable at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list >> >> Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: >> http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu >> >> >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------ >To unsubscribe from si-list: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > >or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > >For help: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > >List forum is accessible at: > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list > >List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > >Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List forum is accessible at: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu ________________________________ The information contained in this message may be confidential and legally protected under applicable law. The message is intended solely for the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, forwarding, dissemination, or reproduction of this message is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by return e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List forum is accessible at: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu