EMIT: HFSS to EMIT coupling#

This example shows how you can use PyAEDT to open an AEDT project with an HFSS design, create an EMIT design in the project, and link the HFSS design as a coupling link in the EMIT design.

Perform required imports#

Perform required imports.

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import os

# Import required modules
import pyaedt
from pyaedt.generic.filesystem import Scratch
from pyaedt.emit_core.emit_constants import TxRxMode, ResultType

Set AEDT version#

Set AEDT version.

aedt_version = "2024.1"

Set non-graphical mode#

Set non-graphical mode. You can set non_graphical either to True or False. The Boolean parameter new_thread defines whether to create a new instance of AEDT or try to connect to an existing instance of it.

The following code uses AEDT 2023 R2.

non_graphical = False
NewThread = True
scratch_path = pyaedt.generate_unique_folder_name()

Launch AEDT with EMIT#

Launch AEDT with EMIT. The Desktop class initializes AEDT and starts it on the specified version and in the specified graphical mode.

d = pyaedt.launch_desktop(aedt_version, non_graphical, NewThread)

temp_folder = os.path.join(scratch_path, ("EmitHFSSExample"))
if not os.path.exists(temp_folder):
    os.mkdir(temp_folder)

example_name = "Cell Phone RFI Desense"
example_aedt = example_name + ".aedt"
example_results = example_name + ".aedtresults"
example_lock = example_aedt + ".lock"
example_pdf_file = example_name + " Example.pdf"

example_dir = os.path.join(d.install_path, "Examples\\EMIT")
example_project = os.path.join(example_dir, example_aedt)
example_results_folder = os.path.join(example_dir, example_results)
example_pdf = os.path.join(example_dir, example_pdf_file)

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  _warn("subprocess %s is still running" % self.pid,
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  self._logger = val

If the Cell Phone RFT Defense example is not in the installation directory, exit from this example.

if not os.path.exists(example_project):
    msg = """
        Cell phone RFT Desense example file is not in the
         Examples/EMIT directory under the EDT installation. You cannot run this example.
        """
    print(msg)
    d.release_desktop(True, True)
    exit()

my_project = os.path.join(temp_folder, example_aedt)
my_results_folder = os.path.join(temp_folder, example_results)
my_project_lock = os.path.join(temp_folder, example_lock)
my_project_pdf = os.path.join(temp_folder, example_pdf_file)

if os.path.exists(my_project):
    os.remove(my_project)

if os.path.exists(my_project_lock):
    os.remove(my_project_lock)

with Scratch(scratch_path) as local_scratch:
    local_scratch.copyfile(example_project, my_project)
    local_scratch.copyfolder(example_results_folder, my_results_folder)
    if os.path.exists(example_pdf):
        local_scratch.copyfile(example_pdf, my_project_pdf)

aedtapp = pyaedt.Emit(my_project)

Create and connect EMIT components#

Create two radios with antennas connected to each one.

rad1, ant1 = aedtapp.modeler.components.create_radio_antenna("Bluetooth Low Energy (LE)")
rad2, ant2 = aedtapp.modeler.components.create_radio_antenna("Bluetooth Low Energy (LE)")

Define coupling among RF systems#

Define coupling among the RF systems.

for link in aedtapp.couplings.linkable_design_names:
    aedtapp.couplings.add_link(link)

for link in aedtapp.couplings.coupling_names:
    aedtapp.couplings.update_link(link)

Run EMIT simulation#

Run the EMIT simulation.

This part of the example requires Ansys AEDT 2023 R2.

if aedt_version > "2023.1":
    rev = aedtapp.results.analyze()
    rx_bands = rev.get_band_names(rad1.name, TxRxMode.RX)
    tx_bands = rev.get_band_names(rad2.name, TxRxMode.TX)
    domain = aedtapp.results.interaction_domain()
    domain.set_receiver(rad1.name, rx_bands[0], -1)
    domain.set_interferer(rad2.name,tx_bands[0])
    interaction = rev.run(domain)
    worst = interaction.get_worst_instance(ResultType.EMI)
    if worst.has_valid_values():
        emi = worst.get_value(ResultType.EMI)
        print("Worst case interference is: {} dB".format(emi))

Worst case interference is: 90.0 dB

Save project and close AEDT#

After the simulation completes, you can close AEDT or release it using the pyaedt.Desktop.force_close_desktop() method. All methods provide for saving the project before closing.

aedtapp.save_project()
aedtapp.release_desktop(close_projects=True, close_desktop=True)

True

Total running time of the script: (0 minutes 50.182 seconds)

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