EMPro Workshop - Module2 - EMPro Basics Version 2.0

Module 2: EMPro Basics
EMPro Workshop Version 2.0 1
EMPro User Interface
Workspace Tool Bar Geometry, Grid, Component, Sensor Tools
Project Tree Toggle Buttons Geometry Tools
Project Tree:
Port/Feed Sensors Materials Waveforms Boundary Grid/Mesh Python Script
WorkSpace Window
View Tools (Under View menu as well)
Simulator Toggle Button
Basic Building Blocks
Electro-Magnetic Simulation Flow in EMPro (1)

Geometry Modeling
Start
CAD Data CAD File Import Internal Ports
Port / Feed
Port/Feed Setup
Grid / Meshing
FDTD Grid/Mesh
FDTD FEM
Drawing in EMPro Geometry Data Material Editor Waveguide Ports (only for FEM)
FEM Mesh Setup
Electro-Magnetic Simulation Flow in EMPro (2)

Sensors Simulation Setup Post-Processing
Done
FDTD
FDTD
Result Window
FEM
FEM
Project Properties Editor / Application Preferences

Project Properties
Setup EMPro project specific properties such as display units
Application Preferences
Setup EMPro preferences
Viewing/Measure Tools
3D View
Zoom to Extents = View All
2D View
Measure Tool Parts Component Sensor Output Mesh Viewing Control Bounding Box Visibility On/Off Transparency Setup Field Reader
Instructor Demo for EMPro UI
1. Importing CAD Files
Importing CAD Files in EMPro
CAD Data
CAD
File Import
o EMPro allows to import various industry standard CAD formats o A fast way to bring existing design geometries to EMPro simulation space
Supported CAD formats
ODB++ Import in EMPro
CAD Data
CAD
File Import
o ODB++ is a printed circuit board manufacturing database o EMPro can import ODB++ (from EMPro2010)
Imports odb++ directory
Lab Example: QFN (Quad Flat No-Lead) Package

Microstrip Line on ThinFilm Substrate Top View Board Microstrip Feed PCB Vias from QFN to ground
Double Bonding Wires Board
Bottom View
Importing CAD Files

o Lets exercise the EMPro importing capability with QFN package example
Step1: Set the display unit to millimeters in Project Properties Editor Step2: Select File / Import / CAD Files Step3: Point to the directory where the SAT files located and select them all ~/M2 EMPro Basics/QFN_Sat_Files Step4: Click OK Step5: Set the Interpret units as millimeters and turn Heal flag on Step6: Click OK
Geometry Check After Import

o Imported objects are assembled to an assembly part with a name Multifile import and dont have material assigned to them. They should be renamed for a better readability of object names and assigned to certain materials
Warning message:
Hover on the symbol to view the message
Grey Color: No material Assigned
Material Definitions and Assignments

o Use EMPro Materials/Select from Default Library or Materials/New Material Definition menu to copy or define material definitions o Select from the library if available but you can create your own if necessary
Default Library
Select and click Add button to add
Creating Your Own Definition Library

o Users can customize their own library for materials, geometries, etc for repeated use of them o Workspace Library Tool allows users to add or access customized libraries
Using Custom Workspace Library
Directory from EMPro Workshop Labs
o Add EMPro_Workshop_Library from Libraries dialog
Add/Open/Remove Libraries
Library Filter
Drag and Drop to add material definition
Required Material Definitions and Assignment for QFN Package Lab Exercise
o Materials
o Assignment: Just drag and drop the material to the designated part
In this exercise, the imported objects are renamed and reassembled shown to the right
Drag and Drop will assign and change the color of objects
2. Geometry Modeling and Manipulation in EMPro
Coordinate Systems in EMPro

o Global coordinate (X, Y, and Z)
X, Y, and Z based on the Global Triad Does not change and remains the same
o Reference coordinate (U, V, and W)

Refers to the orientation and location of objects within their native assembly 3D object
Global Triad
o Local coordinate (U, V, and W)

It is a working coordinate system and initially the same as the Reference Coordinate System. It is initiated when an editing session begins The orientation is the Orientation Triad.
Orientation Triad
A bit Confusing? Lets take an example of moving a cube

o If you want to reference to the global, then set the context to global o If you want to reference to the reference coordinate, then set the context to reference
W W Z Translated Z Within an assembly V Y U Y
Reference Coordinate System
V U
Local or Working Coordinate System
Global Coordinate System
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Example
Context of Local Coordinate System from Global Coordinate System View Origin of Local Coordinate System from Global Coordinate referenced
Setting up the Coordinate System

o Use specify orientation menu or tab from either the geometry modeling menu or object created
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EMPro Geometry Modeling and Manipulation

o Users can also enter geometries by using EMPro drawing capabilities o Users can also modify existing geometries which include imported objects, for example, move, copy, rotate, and Boolean operations o Menus are: Create, Modify, Boolean, Patterns
Easy-of-Use Primitives Building Blocks

o Some of common structures are configured as the primitives building blocks o These blocks are placed at the center location (0,0,0) of drawing window
Box
Pyramid Sphere
Helix
Cylinder
Torus
Cone
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Standard Box Solid Modeling

o Create../Extrude command Makes 3D object from 2D object
Step1: Select Create.../Extrude Step2: Set the orientation of the drawing plane. The default is XY plane Step3: Draw 2D objects such as circle, rectangle, or polygons Step4: Extrude it to make a 3D object Step5: Name the object
Step2 Step3 Step4 Step5
Lab Exercise: Create a 10x10x10 [mm] cube or box

Lab_10x10x10_Cube.ep
o Lets create a 10x10x10 [mm] box on XY-plane

Step1: Select Create.../Extrude Step2: Name it mybox Step3: Select the rectangle from the shape tool Step4: Select (0,0) for the lower left corner of the box or use Tab to active the coordinate entry dialog
Step2
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Lab Exercise : Create a 10x10x10 [mm] cube or box Continue

Step5: Select (10,10) coordinate or use Tab button to bring the Specify Position dialog up While the mouse is moving over the drawing plane, the dX and dY (or U and V) value will be displayed When the dialog is used, enter 10 mm for the width and 10 mm for the height. Please remember that the space between the number and unit is required Step6: Click OK button
Lab Exercise : Create a 10x10x10 [mm] cube or box Continue

Step7: Select the Extrude tab There are two ways to make it a 3D object. One is to type the extrude distance and the other is to grab and move the arrow in the geometry space to change the distance. Step8: Enter 10 mm in the Extrude Distance. Step9: Click Done The green check mark means that there is no problem with this object creation.
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Simple, Isnt It?
Lab_10x10x10_Cube_With_3D_Library.ep
o Then, lets try another way which is using the primitives building blocks
Step1: Select the Box Step3: Click Insert button
Box
Step2: Enter Depth, Height, and Width, all 10 mm Done! Now you have just created another 10x10x10 [mm] cube The difference of this 3D box is that the center of object is located at (0,0,0) whereas the other is user definable, which was located at (5,5,0). However the box can be easily moved to another location by translating it
Advanced 3D Modeling Tools

Create/Revolve
Revolve Draft By Angle
Extrude/ Advanced Option
Draft By Law
Twist
Hole w/wo Draft
Hole Special
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Making Waveguides Using Advanced Modeling Lab_WR229_Waveguides.ep Tools

o WR229 (3.3~4.9G) : a=2.29 [in] b=1.145 [in], thickness = 0.064 [in] length = 10 [in]
Step1: Set the project display unit to Inch Step2: Use Extrude to draw two 2D rectangular boxes that represent the waveguide (Use Tab) Step3: Enter 10 in for the extrude distance and make sure Hole Draft Type: Against Periphery, then click Done
Advanced Topic: Parameters

o EMPro allows any arbitrary parameters for modeling and others
Name : Name of the parameter, Ex) width, length, height Formula : Formula, Ex) sqrt(2) Value : Value from the formula Ex) 1.414 from the above example Description : Comments
Add new parameters
Delete parameters
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Lab Exercise: Using Parameters

Lab_Parameterized_Solid_Modeling.ep
o Create a box with p_x, p_y, and p_z parameters that are all 10 mm
Step1: Open the parameter window Step2: Define p_x, p_y, and p_z as shown below Step3: Create a box but type the parameter instead a constant value Step4: Done!
Instructor Demo for Geometry Modeling
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3. Modify Existing 2D/3D Objects
Resizing Existing 3D Objects
Lab_10x10x10_Cube.ep
o EMPro remembers modeling operations applied to the object so that user can go back to the operation and change it any time o Example: Resize the height to 20 mm
Step1: Open Lab_10x10x10_Cube.ep project Step2: Expand the Parts menu and double click Extrude Step3: Go to the Extrude tab and change the Extrude Distance to 20 mm Step4: Click Done
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Editing Existing Extruded 2D Object

Lab_Edit_Objects.ep
o Double click of Extrude brings 2D drawing space back o Click Select/Manipulate Button o Hover the mouse over the edges or corners of rectangle, and click right mouse button to bring up the edit/delete menu
User can delete the edges or select vertices to edit or lock the positions
Moving (Translate)/Rotating Objects

Lab_Translate_Objects.ep
o Use Specify Orientation menu or tab from either the geometry modeling menu or object created o Moving objects is Translating objects in EMPro o Translation/Rotation work in the local coordinate system but it can be changed to other coordinate system in the Context menu
Move
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Copying/Deleting 2D/3D Objects

o Copying objects is easy in EMPro, same process as in Windows o Select object and use Edit/Copy o Then use Edit/Paste under the Parts menu o Since the copy commend copies it onto the same position as the one being copied, you may need to translate it to other position o Delete follows the same or simple user can use Delete key
Boolean Operations
Lab_Boolean_Operations.ep
o Boolean operation in EMPro applies to two or multiple parts o Invoke Boolean/Two Parts o Select blank object (the object that Boolean operation will be applied) and tool object (the object that Boolean operation will perform) from the Boolean operation tabs o Select type of operation: Subtract, Union, Intersect and Chop
Blank Object Tool Object
Subtract
Union
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Creating Patterns (Multiple Copies)

Lab_Create_Patterns.ep
o Users can invoke the pattern menu either from the part itself or from the geometry menu Patterns o Linear/Rectangular or Circular/Elliptical patterns
Linear Pattern
Elliptical Pattern
Advanced Modify Tools
Chamfer Edges
Blend Edges
Shell
Loft Faces
Offset Faces
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Instructor Demo for Modify Existing Objects
Quiz:
o Coffee Break, so can we create a coffee mug?
A Mug.ep
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4. Export/Import ADS Projects to EMPro
ADS to EMPro Exporter

o EMPro provides ADS to EMPro one-click exporter as an ADS design kit, which can be found from EMPro installation directory EMPro Installation Directory\data\ADS_Integration\ads_empro_export_dk.zip" o The design kit will add a new menu selections under ADS Layout, FEM/Export to EMPro
Opens EMPro and creates the EMPro design including material and ports setup Create a self-contained Python script that includes design, material, and ports setup
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Installation/Configuration of ADS to EMPro Exporter

o Install the design kit and edit hpeesof.cfg under ADS users directory to add a configuration variable ADS_EMPROHOME shown in the sample below ADS_EMPROHOME = ~EMPro Installation Directory\bin\Win32.NET2005 o This configuration variable allows users to start EMPro from ADS layout with the menu pick Launch EMPro and import this design
Lab Exercise: Export ADS Design to EMPro

Lab_QFN_ADS_prj
o Export ADS layout design QFN

Step1: Open ADS project, Lab_QFN_ADS_prj Step2: Open ADS layout, QFN.dsn Step3: Invoke Launch EMPro and import this design from FEM menu Step4: Save the design and done!
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Exporting ADS Layout to a SAT File

o ADS layout can be exported to 2D drawing files such as DXF, etc. In this case, only metal structures (2D view) will be exported o However the complete 3D geometries can be also exported to SAT files to be imported into EMPro through ADS 3DEM pre-viewer (only from ADS2009 Update1)
Define EMPRO_SAT_MENU environment variable and set it to 1 or YES in WINDOWS or Linux Restart ADS and launch 3DEM Previewer Under File menu, Write SAT Files menu is added Create a folder and save the files
Importing SAT Files from ADS to EMPro

o Importing the SAT files from ADS takes the same procedures described in the previous session
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Using Python Script Generator (1)

o From ADS2009 Update1, users can generate Python scripts for the design that can be used with EMPro o However this is an unsupported feature with limitations such as no support for bondwires o Required to setup Environment Variables
Define MOM_MESHER_GENERATION environment variable and set it to 2 in WINDOWS or Linux Define MOM_WRITE_PROJ_PY environment variable and set it to TRUE in WINDOWS or Linux Restart ADS Enable FEM/Pre-Processing/Enable
Using Python Script Generator (2)

Run FEM/Pre-Processing/Precompute to New Design to generate a python script for the design Click Yes when a question dialog is prompted Save to a new design name
o Locate proj.py file under ~/mon_dsn/project_name/emprep/ o Bring this python script into EMPro scripting window and run to generate the geometry drawing
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Module 2: EMPro Basics

EMPro Workshop Version 2.0 1

EMPro User Interface

Workspace Tool Bar Geometry, Grid, Component, Sensor Tools

Project Tree Toggle Buttons Geometry Tools

Simulator Toggle Button

Basic Building Blocks

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Electro-Magnetic Simulation Flow in EMPro (1)

FEM Mesh Setup

Electro-Magnetic Simulation Flow in EMPro (2)

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Project Properties Editor / Application Preferences

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Zoom to Extents = View All

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Instructor Demo for EMPro UI

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1. Importing CAD Files

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Importing CAD Files in EMPro

Supported CAD formats

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ODB++ Import in EMPro

Imports odb++ directory

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Lab Example: QFN (Quad Flat No-Lead) Package

Double Bonding Wires Board

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Importing CAD Files

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Geometry Check After Import

Grey Color: No material Assigned

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Material Definitions and Assignments

Select and click Add button to add

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Creating Your Own Definition Library

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Using Custom Workspace Library

Directory from EMPro Workshop Labs

o Add EMPro_Workshop_Library from Libraries dialog

Drag and Drop to add material definition

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2. Geometry Modeling and Manipulation in EMPro

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Coordinate Systems in EMPro

o Reference coordinate (U, V, and W)

o Local coordinate (U, V, and W)

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A bit Confusing? Lets take an example of moving a cube

Global Coordinate System

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Setting up the Coordinate System

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EMPro Geometry Modeling and Manipulation

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Easy-of-Use Primitives Building Blocks

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Standard Box Solid Modeling

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