SuperNEC

Getting Started

Version 2.7

Document Status: Release

A1.Table of Contents

1 Installing SuperNEC.. 1

2 Getting a SuperNEC license. 2

3 Setting up the Flex license manager. 3

4 A brief SuperNEC tutorial 7

4.1 Running SuperNEC.. 7

4.2 Accessing the SuperNEC documentation. 8

4.3 Modelling an array of modified Yagi antennas using SuperNEC.. 9

4.3.1 Setting the simulation settings. 18

4.4 Running SuperNEC from the Matlab command line. 25

5 Frequently asked questions. 27

1 Installing SuperNEC

SuperNEC is installed by running the setup.exe file from the SuperNEC CD. The installation program performs the following tasks :

· Copies all relevant files to the installation directory. This includes selecting the correct files for the Matlab version you are running and selecting the best engine for your computer architecture.

· Sets the following registry entries

\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PVM_ROOT = SNECROOTV2\pvm

\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PVM_ARCH = WIN32

\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PVM_TMP = c:\temp

· Sets the following environment variables :

SNECROOTV2 = installation directory (for example, c:\snec)

LM_LICENSE_FILE = the license file for SuperNEC (for example, c:\snec\license\license.dat)