How to Use the TDK Component Library for Ansoft Designer
I. Installing the TDK Model
1. Extract the downloaded TDK.zip file under the
/userlib path. A TDK directory is created under userlib when it is extracted. However, refers to the directory under which Ansoft Designer is installed. (Default path for the SV version is C:/Program Files/Ansoft/Designer SV)
2. Launch the Ansoft Designer program. Right click to choose a project in the Project Manager window, select Insert Circuit Design in the Insert menu, and then insert a schematic.
3. Click on Configure Libraries under Tools in the menu bar. Toggle switch list
Check box
Tree
Add button
Library added
4. The Configure Design Libraries window pops up. Choose User Libraries from among the toggle switches displayed on the top left. Choose Components from the list displayed to their right. Choose TDK Library in the tree displayed on the bottom left and add the library by clicking on the Add button. Do the same thing to add Symbol and Footprints in the list to the TDK directory. Put a check in the Save as default check box and select the OK button. This way, a state is always achieved in which a model is added whether or not the model is installed when you launch. The installation operation is concluded with the above procedure.
Put a check in the check box.
II. How to Use the TDK Model
Component tab 1. Click on the Components tab at the bottom of the Project Manager window.
1. A tree structure is displayed in the Project Manager window. If properly installed, you will now find the TDK Library you have just added under User Libraries in the tree structure. Two types of models—Equivalent circuit and S parameter—are provided in the library. Equivalent circuit models are found under Equivalent_circuit, and the various S parameter models (actual measurements of components) are provided under S_parameter. Choose the product series you want to use from the tree structure and drag and drop the selected product to the schematic window.
Merge Layers button Drag and drop to schematic
The Merge Layers window is sometimes displayed at this point, but when that happens, click on the Merge Layers button to continue the operation.
Equivalent circuit model
S parameter model
3. Double clicking on the inserted component displays a Property window. The Choose Model button in the window allows you to display a table for selecting product names when you click on it.
Choose Model button
4. Choose the product you want to use from the table displayed and click on the OK button. The properties corresponding to each component are displayed in the table.
5. The product you have selected is reflected in the schematic.