The Universal Circuit Simulator: A Mixed-Signal Approach to $n$-Port Network and Impedance Synthesis

A mixed-signal universal architecture able to emulate the behavior of an n-port analog circuit is presented. It exploits second-generation current conveyors as analog input/output blocks and a field programmable gate array circuit as digital processing element. A prototype is also discussed for the specific case of a two-port network synthesis and experimental results in agreement with expected ones are provided.

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