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IAgTransmitterModelComplex Interface

Description

Provides access to the properties and methods defining a complex transmitter model.

Public Methods

Public Method SetFilterSets the current filter model by name.
Public Method SetModulatorSets the current modulator model by name.
Public Method SetPolarizationTypeSets the current polarization type.

Public Properties

Public Property AntennaControlGets the receiver antenna control.
Public Property DataRateGets or sets the data rate.
Public Property EnableFilterGets or set the flag determines whether or not to enable the Filter.
Public Property EnablePolarizationGets or sets the enable polarization option
Public Property FilterGets the current filter model.
Public Property FrequencyGets or sets the carrier frequency.
Public Property ModulatorGets the current modulator model.
Public Property PolarizationGets the polarization
Public Property PostTransmitGainsLossesGets the collection of additional post transmit gains and losses
Public Property PowerGets or sets the power.
Public Property SupportedFiltersGets an array of supported filter model names.
Public Property SupportedModulatorsGets an array of supported modulator model names.

Interfaces

CoClasses that Implement IAgTransmitterModelComplex

Example

Compute a link budget for a Transmtiter and Receiver pair, using complex models
[C#]
IAgStkObject xmtrAsStkObject = geoTransmitter as IAgStkObject;
IAgStkObject rcvrAsStkObject = facilityReceiver as IAgStkObject;

//Enable the rain loss computation on the scenario RF environment
scenarioRFEnv.PropagationChannel.EnableRainLoss = true;

//Set the transmitter to the complex model
geoTransmitter.SetModel("Complex Transmitter Model");
IAgTransmitterModelComplex complexTrans = geoTransmitter.Model as IAgTransmitterModelComplex;

//Set the complex transmitter model's frequency to 3.2 GHz
complexTrans.Frequency = 3.2;

//Set the complex transmitter model's Power to 50 dBW
complexTrans.Power = 50.0;

//Set the complex transmitter's embedded antenna model to helix
complexTrans.AntennaControl.SetEmbeddedModel("Helix");

//Set the beamwidth of the parablic antenna to 2 degrees
IAgAntennaModelHelix helix = complexTrans.AntennaControl.EmbeddedModel as IAgAntennaModelHelix;
helix.NumberOfTurns = 30.0;

//Orient the complex transmitter embedded antenna's boresight to point directly at the receiver's location
complexTrans.AntennaControl.EmbeddedModelOrientation.AssignAzEl(287.2, 83.4, AgEAzElAboutBoresight.eAzElAboutBoresightRotate);

//Set the receiver to the complex model
facilityReceiver.SetModel("Complex Receiver Model");
IAgReceiverModelComplex complexRcvr = facilityReceiver.Model as IAgReceiverModelComplex;

//Configure the complex receiver to use the antenna object on the same parent facility, by linking
complexRcvr.AntennaControl.ReferenceType = AgEAntennaControlRefType.eAntennaControlRefTypeLink;
complexRcvr.AntennaControl.LinkedAntennaObject = "Antenna/FacilityDish";

//Enable rain loss computation on the receiver
complexRcvr.UseRain = true;
complexRcvr.RainOutagePercent = 0.001;

//Enable the receiver system noise temperature computation.
complexRcvr.SystemNoiseTemperature.ComputeType = AgENoiseTempComputeType.eNoiseTempComputeTypeCalculate;

//Enable the antenna noise temperature computation
complexRcvr.SystemNoiseTemperature.AntennaNoiseTemperature.ComputeType = AgENoiseTempComputeType.eNoiseTempComputeTypeCalculate;
complexRcvr.SystemNoiseTemperature.AntennaNoiseTemperature.UseRain = true;

//Orient the antenna object's boresight to point directly at the transmitter's location
facilityDish.Orientation.AssignAzEl(202.6, 41.2, AgEAzElAboutBoresight.eAzElAboutBoresightRotate);

//Set the antenna object's model to parabolic
facilityDish.SetModel("Parabolic");

//Set the antenan object's design frequency to match the transmitter's 3.2 GHz
facilityDish.Model.DesignFrequency = 3.2;

//Set the antenna object's parabolic model diameter to 5 m.
IAgAntennaModelParabolic parabolic = facilityDish.Model as IAgAntennaModelParabolic;
parabolic.InputType = AgEAntennaModelInputType.eAntennaModelInputTypeDiameter;
parabolic.Diameter = 5.0;

//Create an access object for the access between the transmitter and recevier objects
IAgStkAccess linkAccess = xmtrAsStkObject.GetAccessToObject(rcvrAsStkObject);

//Compute access
linkAccess.ComputeAccess();

// Get the access intervals 
IAgIntervalCollection accessIntervals = linkAccess.ComputedAccessIntervalTimes;

// Extract the access intervals and the range information for each access interval 
Array dataPrvElements = new object[] { "Time", "Xmtr Gain", "Rcvr Gain", "Eb/No", "BER" };

IAgDataPrvTimeVar dp = linkAccess.DataProviders["Link Information"] as IAgDataPrvTimeVar;

for (int index0 = 0; index0 < accessIntervals.Count; ++index0)
{
    object startTime = null, stopTime = null;

    accessIntervals.GetInterval(index0, out startTime, out stopTime);

    IAgDrResult result = dp.ExecElements(startTime, stopTime, 60, ref dataPrvElements);

    Array timeValues = result.DataSets[0].GetValues();
    Array xmtrGain = result.DataSets[1].GetValues();
    Array rcvrGain = result.DataSets[2].GetValues();
    Array ebno = result.DataSets[3].GetValues();
    Array ber = result.DataSets[4].GetValues();

    for (int index1 = 0; index1 < timeValues.GetLength(0); ++index1)
    {
        string time = (string)timeValues.GetValue(index1);
        double xmtrGainVal = (double)xmtrGain.GetValue(index1);
        double rcvrGainVal = (double)rcvrGain.GetValue(index1);
        double ebnoVal = (double)ebno.GetValue(index1);
        double berVal = (double)ber.GetValue(index1);
        Console.WriteLine("{0}: Xmtr Gain = {1} Rcvr Gain = {2} Eb/No={3} BER={4}", time, xmtrGainVal, rcvrGainVal, ebnoVal, berVal);
    }

    Console.WriteLine();
}

Compute a link budget for a Transmtiter and Receiver pair, using complex models
[Visual Basic .NET]
Dim xmtrAsStkObject As IAgStkObject = TryCast(geoTransmitter, IAgStkObject)
Dim rcvrAsStkObject As IAgStkObject = TryCast(facilityReceiver, IAgStkObject)

'Enable the rain loss computation on the scenario RF environment
scenarioRFEnv.PropagationChannel.EnableRainLoss = True

'Set the transmitter to the complex model
geoTransmitter.SetModel("Complex Transmitter Model")
Dim complexTrans As IAgTransmitterModelComplex = TryCast(geoTransmitter.Model, IAgTransmitterModelComplex)

'Set the complex transmitter model's frequency to 3.2 GHz
complexTrans.Frequency = 3.2

'Set the complex transmitter model's Power to 50 dBW
complexTrans.Power = 50

'Set the complex transmitter's embedded antenna model to helix
complexTrans.AntennaControl.SetEmbeddedModel("Helix")

'Set the beamwidth of the parablic antenna to 2 degrees
Dim helix As IAgAntennaModelHelix = TryCast(complexTrans.AntennaControl.EmbeddedModel, IAgAntennaModelHelix)
helix.NumberOfTurns = 30

'Orient the complex transmitter embedded antenna's boresight to point directly at the receiver's location
complexTrans.AntennaControl.EmbeddedModelOrientation.AssignAzEl(287.2, 83.4, AgEAzElAboutBoresight.eAzElAboutBoresightRotate)

'Set the receiver to the complex model
facilityReceiver.SetModel("Complex Receiver Model")
Dim complexRcvr As IAgReceiverModelComplex = TryCast(facilityReceiver.Model, IAgReceiverModelComplex)

'Configure the complex receiver to use the antenna object on the same parent facility, by linking
complexRcvr.AntennaControl.ReferenceType = AgEAntennaControlRefType.eAntennaControlRefTypeLink
complexRcvr.AntennaControl.LinkedAntennaObject = "Antenna/FacilityDish"

'Enable rain loss computation on the receiver
complexRcvr.UseRain = True
complexRcvr.RainOutagePercent = 0.001

'Enable the receiver system noise temperature computation.
complexRcvr.SystemNoiseTemperature.ComputeType = AgENoiseTempComputeType.eNoiseTempComputeTypeCalculate

'Enable the antenna noise temperature computation
complexRcvr.SystemNoiseTemperature.AntennaNoiseTemperature.ComputeType = AgENoiseTempComputeType.eNoiseTempComputeTypeCalculate
complexRcvr.SystemNoiseTemperature.AntennaNoiseTemperature.UseRain = True

'Orient the antenna object's boresight to point directly at the transmitter's location
facilityDish.Orientation.AssignAzEl(202.6, 41.2, AgEAzElAboutBoresight.eAzElAboutBoresightRotate)

'Set the antenna object's model to parabolic
facilityDish.SetModel("Parabolic")

'Set the antenan object's design frequency to match the transmitter's 3.2 GHz
facilityDish.Model.DesignFrequency = 3.2

'Set the antenna object's parabolic model diameter to 5 m.
Dim parabolic As IAgAntennaModelParabolic = TryCast(facilityDish.Model, IAgAntennaModelParabolic)
parabolic.InputType = AgEAntennaModelInputType.eAntennaModelInputTypeDiameter
parabolic.Diameter = 5

'Create an access object for the access between the transmitter and recevier objects
Dim linkAccess As IAgStkAccess = xmtrAsStkObject.GetAccessToObject(rcvrAsStkObject)

'Compute access
linkAccess.ComputeAccess()

' Get the access intervals 
Dim accessIntervals As IAgIntervalCollection = linkAccess.ComputedAccessIntervalTimes

' Extract the access intervals and the range information for each access interval 
Dim dataPrvElements As Array = New Object() {"Time", "Xmtr Gain", "Rcvr Gain", "Eb/No", "BER"}

Dim dp As IAgDataPrvTimeVar = TryCast(linkAccess.DataProviders("Link Information"), IAgDataPrvTimeVar)

Dim index0 As Integer = 0
While index0 < accessIntervals.Count
	Dim startTime As Object = Nothing, stopTime As Object = Nothing

	accessIntervals.GetInterval(index0, startTime, stopTime)

	Dim result As IAgDrResult = dp.ExecElements(startTime, stopTime, 60, dataPrvElements)

	Dim timeValues As Array = result.DataSets(0).GetValues()
	Dim xmtrGain As Array = result.DataSets(1).GetValues()
	Dim rcvrGain As Array = result.DataSets(2).GetValues()
	Dim ebno As Array = result.DataSets(3).GetValues()
	Dim ber As Array = result.DataSets(4).GetValues()

	Dim index1 As Integer = 0
	While index1 < timeValues.GetLength(0)
		Dim time As String = DirectCast(timeValues.GetValue(index1), String)
		Dim xmtrGainVal As Double = DirectCast(xmtrGain.GetValue(index1), Double)
		Dim rcvrGainVal As Double = DirectCast(rcvrGain.GetValue(index1), Double)
		Dim ebnoVal As Double = DirectCast(ebno.GetValue(index1), Double)
		Dim berVal As Double = DirectCast(ber.GetValue(index1), Double)
		Console.WriteLine("{0}: Xmtr Gain = {1} Rcvr Gain = {2} Eb/No={3} BER={4}", time, xmtrGainVal, rcvrGainVal, ebnoVal, berVal)
		System.Threading.Interlocked.Increment(index1)
	End While

	Console.WriteLine()
	System.Threading.Interlocked.Increment(index0)
End While

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