README.TXT (v.1.51) for MicroWave System Calculator

Contents: 
·	About Mystic
·	Installation
·	Upgrading
·	Quickstart
·	Donating
·	Support
·	Known Issues
·	Feedback
·	License


  About Mystic
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Microwave System Calculator is an easy-to-use program which provides you with 
a smart way to build your RF/electronic design faster and easier.
Microwave System Calculator is a system level tool; 
this means you can project your system using Microwave System Calculator 
but you can not design devices or characterize electromagnetic structures.
If you start your design and make big efforts to get a reliable simulation but 
later on you find out that there is something puzzling your project, how do you proceed? 
You start up it again from the beginning! 
This can't happen if you use Microwave System Calculator because it gives
you the way to know if something at system level is wrong during a very early stage.
Finally some explanation about the Mystic short name, 
it derives from the contraction of "Microwave sYSTem Calculator".


  Installation
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Double click the setup file and install to a directory you like.
For the portable version, you need to unzip the portable file in a folder and
take care of any shortcut you need (to program, manual and tutorials).


   Upgrading
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It is not necessary to uninstall previous versions before upgrading: 
older files will be automatically overwritten with new files. 
Vista/Seven user, your OS is able to uninstall a previous version of 
Mystic after having installed a newer Mystic version: in this case 
it is strongly recommended to uninstall an older version before install 
the new version.


   Quickstart
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1- Click the Mystic shortcut in your start menu.
2- Click on "Run" in Mystic menu bar
3- Results of calculation are printed and graphs of most of the calculated quantity are displayed.
4- Modify the data.txt file or create a new one to simulate your project.

The work environment is made by 2 windows:

The left window is constituted by Mystic.
On the higher part of the window you can edit the input file where you describe your system.
You have to describe every component filling in the required system parameters.
You can refer to data.txt (in your Mystic installation directory) as an example.
YOU'RE STRONGLY SUGGESTED NOT EDITING yourdatafile.txt MANUALLY 
(even if it is possible paying attention to blind characters).
On the lower part of the window you get the following outputs to your input data file:
1-output analysis results both at stage and system level
2-error messages (in the status bar)

The right window is the graphical representation of the main system parameters.
Here you can check which component is particularly critical for you application.
After analysis you can decide to close this window and getting just new graphs  
(running again Mystic) or to leave it opened so you can check performance
changes resulting from your just done changes in the input data file.


    Donating
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Microwave System Calculator is freeware.
Anyway any donation is encouraged and used totally to further developing.
Due to lack of funds, we are forced to limit the functionalities of the free version (lite)
and to introduce a charity-ware not limited one (pro).
Donating some money (any amount), you'll get the link to download the pro version.

				Lite			Pro
Accuracy (digit):		1		 	2 
Number of stages:		5			No Limit 
Amplifiers working point check 	Only on first stage 	Yes
Linearity check 		Only on first stage 	Yes

Universities and students are still always allowed to get the pro version:
just use the help e-mail address to ask for a copy.


    Support
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Mystic is supported via the web.
Latest version at http://www.microwave-system-calculator.com


    Feedback
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Please send us bug reports, comments or suggestions for improvements by mail:
help@microwave-system-calculator.com


     License
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See the file Eula.txt for the license terms.


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