CASCADE(1)

NAME
cascade - Noise and distortion analysis for cascaded systems.

SYNOPSIS
cascade [GNU style options] cascade file

DESCRIPTION
The cascade program analyzes the noise and distortion performance of a cascaded system. The functional blocks in the system are each characterized by a gain and optionally noise figure and third order intercept point. In addition a source with a particular signal level and noise level may be specified. Cascade then calculates the system noise figure and input third order intercept at each stage. If the source was specified, the signal level, carrier to noise ratio, and distortion level is reported at each stage in the system. Cascade accepts the following options.

--copyright
    Displays copyright information.

--help
    Displays help information.

--version
    Displays current version of the program.

FILES
.../share/examples/cascade/*.cas
    Example cascade input files.
.../share/doc/cascade/index.html
    Documentation for cascade in HTML format.
.../share/emacs/site-lisp/cascade-mode.el
    Emacs major mode for editing cascade input files.

EXAMPLES
cascade ex1.cas | more

SEE ALSO
gawk(1), sh(1)

HISTORY
Cascade was first written in March of 1997 as a way to learn about gawk and make a useful program at the same time.

AUTHORS
Cascade was written by Dan McMahill <mcmahill@alum.mit.edu>

BUGS
None known. Please report any to Dan McMahill <mcmahill@alum.mit.edu>