7.5     Parameters Sweep

QuickWave enables parameters sweep (grid search) feature. When parameters sweep feature is activated simulator performs set of simulations for specified parameters and their values. When the simulations are finished, user is provided with a family of solutions and can decide itself about the optimum. The parameters sweep feature can be advantageous in several cases:

• "manual optimisation" when we want to find the best set of parameters by a numerical "cut and try" method supported by the engineer's experience,

• analysis of sensitivity of the circuit characteristics to mechanical tolerances,

• finding a good starting point for further automatic optimisation.

Note that the parameters sweep, similarly as optimisation using QW-OptimiserPlus, is enabled for parameters defined in UDO script using PAR command.

The parameters sweep feature can be enabled for different parameters’ types and in different regimes described in the following sub-sections.