InsertSetup [Optimization]

Use: Inserts a new optimization setup.

UI Access Right-click the Optimetrics folder in the project tree, and then click Add > Optimization on the shortcut menu.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
<OptimizationParams>	Array	Array("NAME:<SetupName>", "SaveFields:=", <SaveField>, <StartingPoint>, "Optimizer:=", <Optimizer>, "MaxIterations:=", <MaxIter>, "PriorPSetup:=", <PriorSetup>, "PreSolvePSetup:=", <Preceed>, <OptimizationVars>, <Constraint>, Array("NAME:Goals", Array("NAME:Goal", <OptiGoalSpec>, <OptimizationGoalSpec>), ... Array("NAME:Goal", <OptiGoalSpec>, <OptimizationGoalSpec>)), "Acceptable_Cost:=", <AcceptableCost>, "Noise:=", <Noise>, "UpdateDesignWhenDone:=", <UpdateDesign>
<OptimizationVars>	Array	Array("NAME:Variables", "VarName:=", Array("i:=", <IncludeVar>, "Min:=", <MinV>, "Max:=", <MaxV>, "MinStep:=", <MinStepV>, "MaxStep:=", <MaxStepV>), ………………. "VarName:=", Array("i:=", <IncludeVar>, "Min:=", <MinV>, "Max:=", <MaxV>, "MinStep:=", <MinStepV>, "MaxStep:=", <MaxStepV>))
<MinStepV>	VarValue	The minimum step of the variable.
<MaxStepV>	VarValue	The maximum step of the variable.
<AcceptableCost>	Double	The acceptable cost value for the optimizer to stop.
<Noise>	Double	The noise of the design.
<UpdateDesign>	Boolean	Specifies whether or not to apply the optimal variation to the design after the optimization is done.
<OptimizationGoalSpec>	Array	"Condition:=", <OptimizationCond>, Array("NAME:GoalValue", "GoalValeType:=", <GoalValueType>, "Format:=", <GoalValueFormat>, "bG:=", Array("v:=", <GoalValue>)), "Weight:=", <Weight>)
<OptimizationCond>	String	Either `"<="`, `"=="`, or `">="`
<GoalValueType>	String	Either `"Independent"` or `"Dependent"`
<GoalValueFormat>	String	Either `"Real/Imag"` or `"Mag/Ang"`.
<GoalValue>	String	Value in string. Value can be a real number, complex number, or expression.

Return Value None

Type : <VarValue>

The minimum step of the variable.

Type: <VarValue>

The maximum step of the variable.

Type: <double>

The acceptable cost value for the optimizer to stop.

<Noise>

Type: <double>

The noise of the design.

Type: <bool>

Specifies whether or not to apply the optimal variation to the design after the optimization is done.

"Condition:=", <OptimizationCond>,

Array("NAME:GoalValue", "GoalValueType:=",

<GoalValueType>,

"Format:=", <GoalValueFormat>, "bG:=",

Array("v:=", <GoalValue>)), "Weight:=", <Weight>)

Type: <string>

Either "<=", "==", or ">="

Type: <string>

Either "Independent" or "Dependent"

Type:<string>

Either "Real/Imag" or "Mag/Ang".

Type: <string>

Value in string. Value can be a real number, complex number, or expression.

Python Syntax InsertSetup ("OptiOptimization", <OptimizationParams>)

Python Example

oModule.InsertSetup("OptiOptimization",

["NAME:OptimizationSetup1", 

"SaveFields:=", false, _

["NAME:StartingPoint", "$length:=", "8mm",

"$width:=", "14.5mm"], 

"Optimizer:=", "Quasi Newton", 

"MaxIterations:=", 100, 

"PriorPSetup:=", "ParametricSetup1", 

"PreSolvePSetup:=", true,  

["NAME:Variables", 

"$length:=", ["i:=", true, "Min:=", "6mm",

"Max:=", "18mm", 

"MinStep:=", "0.001mm", "MaxStep:=", 

"1.2mm"], 

"$width:=", ["i:=", true, "Min:=",

"6.5mm", "Max:=", "19.5mm",

"MinStep:=", "0.001mm", "MaxStep:=",

"1.3mm"]], 

["NAME:LCS"], 

["NAME:Goals", 

["NAME:Goal", 

"Solution:=", "Setup1 : LastAdaptive", 

"Calculation:=", "reflect", 

"Context:=", "", 

["NAME:Ranges", 

"Range:=", ["Var:=", "Freq", 

"Type:=", "s", 

"Start:=", "8GHz", "Stop:=", "8GHz"]], 

"Condition:=", "&lt;=", 

["NAME:GoalValue", 

"GoalValueType:=", "Independent", 

"Format:=", "Real/Imag", 

"bG:=", ["v:=", "[0.0001]"]], 

"Weight:=", "[1]"]], 

"Acceptable_Cost:=", 0.0002, 

"Noise:=", 0.0001, 

"UpdateDesign:=", true, 

"UpdateIteration:=", 5, 

"KeepReportAxis:=", true,

"UpdateDesignWhenDone:=", true
])