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SERRA FONT, Anna, 03/23/2015 01:25 AM

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h1. How to use the tool
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Follow the instructions below to use this link budget calculator.
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warning. +*Please notice+:* This tool only deals with one uplink and downlink, it do not consider that there is a return trip. Thus, in order to dimension a round-trip system it would be necessary to use the tool two times: once for the forward link and once for the return link.
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h2. Structure
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The tool is divided into 6 tabs (see Implementation for more information). The tabs are structured as follows:
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* *Input parameters:* Guests staying in these boxes elements are the parameters that the user must enter to design your system.
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warning. Check the units of each input parameter, otherwise the results will be incorrect.
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warning. Each of the input parameters can only be entered in ONE of the tabs. Be careful: The input parameters have an impact on the results shown in multiple tabs! Although each input parameter is only entered in the corresponding tab, the program automatically copies this value into the equations of the other tabs where is needed.
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* *Results:* The elements located on these boxes are the results of the equations that depend on the input parameters. You cannot modify these values.
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* *_Calculate_ button:* Press this button to calculate the results of the current tab according to the input parameters entered.
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warning. This button only has effect in the current tab, so if the user changes values in a tab and he wants to see the impact on the global system, the user must press calculate in the corresponding tabs.
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Figure 1 shows the impact of changing a value in a tab in order to know to which tab this change is going to affect and then the user can press the corresponding Calculate buttons.
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For instance, if the user changes a value in the Payload Transponder tab, as in this tab the only possible value he can change is the _Input Back-Off (IBO)_ then he necessarily will need to update the _Downlink_ tab and then the _Overall_ tab by pressing the corresponding _Calculate buttons_.
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However, it may happen that the user changes a value in a tab that does not affect all the tabs that are shown in Figure 1. For example, if the user changes the latitude of the Earth Station A, this will change the azimuth and elevation angles as well as the range between the Earth Station A and the satellite, and therefore he only will need to update the Uplink tab (and consequently Overall Link) but not the Downlink tab. With this help, it remains to the judgment of the user to know the implications of the values and follow the correct order of the tabs to update. 
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p=. !{width: 50%}calculate_order_tabs.png!  
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 Figure 1: Order of impact of the tabs.
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In Figure 1, the tables within a rectangle are those that have an impact on others. Instead, tabs within a circle are those that have no impact on others. The _Payload Transponder_ tab is marked in a different colour because we have begun to implement the first steps for calculating the depointing angle but, as discussed in the part of [[Further Improvements]], it is a future implementation to perform. Finally, the dashed lines going from _Uplink_ and _Downlink_ to _Payload Transponder_ refer exclusively to the value of (C/No) at saturation, that is shown on the _Payload_ tab but then it has no major impact on other tabs.
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* *_Set all the default values_ button:* Sets the default values for all input parameters of the current tab.
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notice. The program is designed with a default value for each input parameter. Thus, the user can calculate a certain link budget without having to enter any parameters.
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* *_Clear variables_ button:* Resets all input values of the current tab.
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h2. User Manual:
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Fill in the empty boxes all the parameters to match your system requirements.
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When you have finished, click on 'Calculate'.