Integral measurement system design using HP's Advanced Design System

The specification, realization and test of digital communication system components, presupposes an intimate knowledge of the impact of system demands on component requirements. This non-trivial task can be significantly simplified when simulation and measurement can be combined in a unified software package. An implementation strategy has been developed for introducing microwave instruments as models into Hewlett-Packard EEsof's Advanced Design System. One can configure a measurement system by dragging and dropping components on a design template. Using this implementation, measurements can be driven directly from ADS. In this paper we discuss the flexibility of this implementation with respect to Load-Pull measurements using a Maury Automatic Tuner System. This approach ensures flexibility in design and implementation of measurement systems and easy verification of simulations with measurements.