Concerto is a state-of-the-art software environment for the design of RF and microwave equipment. Delegates to the Introductory Course are given instruction by experienced engineers in the Vector Fields team on using Concerto to model many applications including:

• Patch and horn antennas
• Microwave filters
• Microstrip
• Waveguide junctions

Hands-on scripted examples are an integral part of the course, giving delegates the opportunity to explore the easy-to-use interface and powerful post-processing. There are also opportunities for using the software to define further examples from the delegates own application area.

The course is an opportunity for existing Concerto customers to both train new designers or update more experienced users. RF and microwave engineers wishing to acquire software for design in the future are also welcome to attend.

Day 1

• Introduction - An overview of Concerto's capabilities and a brief introduction to the numerical methods used.
• Worked Example - Creating a model for a waveguide filter, running the Simulator and plotting fields and S-parameters.
• Modeler - A more detailed look at the powerful capabilities in the Concerto Modeler including input from, and output to, CAD systems.
• Simulator - More features of the Simulator including antenna radiation patterns and the 3D viewer.
• Worked Example - A circular patch antenna model incorporating both thin sheet and wire feed.

Day 2

• Review - Including more details on using wires and thin sheets
• Ports and Excitation - Modeler features for defining modes for arbitrary ports including an example using a ridged waveguide. Excitation using point sources.
• Other Features - Specifying materials and boundary conditions. Improving meshing with user control. Exciting models through plane waves. Running eigenvalue and BHM thermal analysis simulations.
• Worked Example - A microstrip model including use of symmetry and comparison of results for lossless and lossy materials.
• Other Modules - Simulation in 2D, parametric models in the Editor and BHM, Clasp (MoM simulator) and Soprano (FEM simulator)
• Discussion and further practical