Bits2Waves Workshop Setup & Getting Started
You must use a 64 bit Windows operating system (Macs running Windows are OK).
1. Copy USB content to desktop e.g location
2. Go into folder: Microwave Office Install
3. Double click: awrde_analyst_v13…exe installer
4. Do you want to install this software/app: yes
5. Install all components from the list: awrde, analyst,
microsoft, net, intel mpi
6. In installer click: Next and accept the license terms and
click next.
7. Install in the folder suggested by installer and click next.
8. Choose “mm” as default unit value and click next.
9. Select “all” as associated files with NI AWR Design
Environment and click next.
10. The installer is ready to install. Click next.
11. Repeat steps 5-9 with Analyst installer.
12. Open NI AWR Design Environment V13
13. Dialog asks for license file, click set location and browse
the file “.lic” from the Microwave Office Install folder.
14. Restart NI AWR Design Environment V13
15. Open the Template file from the template folder on the USB: PCB_Template 9_25_2017_2D_Cutter.emp
16. Select File->Save As and save as “Lastname_setup_example_v1.emp” where Lastname is your last name. Always have your
name in the file name and always work on a copy of the template, not the original template file.
17. In the Menu at the top, select Options->Environment Options and select the following schematic Background color (you will
navigate to the Schematic Annotation tab to get to this screen shot)
18. Select OK and OK, and you should see the schematic Components for Design with disabled components (gray – disabled; black
– enabled). This can also be found by using the left tab Projects->Circuit Schematics and selecting Components for Design.
19. Create a new schematic design and call it “BranchLine ideal”, Project-> Add Schematic-> Add New Schematic.
20. Add four TLIN elements and four ports and connect them as shown below. PORT and GND can be added directly from the tool
bar at the top of the software (labeled “PORT” and “GND”). All other elements can be added by Ctrl+L then type the name of the
element, e.g. RES or CAP, and you will find it in the list that appears. You can rotate a component by Right Click-> Rotate
21. To connect, simply move the mouse to a terminal and an icon of solder will appear, click and then route terminals together.
22. Set the parmeters as shown in the schematic by double clikcicking the parameter and changing the value.
