Smith Chart Basics + VNA Paperclip Test

[@KeysightLabs]

Mega Clippy is life. Sign up for Keysight University live here: www.keysight.com/find/kulive1

[@mr-meek]

I legit LMAOed. I love mega clippy

[@levoniust]

I've watched some popular KZbinrs trying to explain Smith charts. You seem to have done a much better clearer job than any of them have. Congratulations keysight I'm starting to love this channel even more.

[@KeysightLabs]

Thank you! There are some great deeper-dive vids out there, so the hope is that this is a good intro-to-Smith Charts type vid.

[@Chris_Grossman]

w2aew (a Tektronix guy) has the best KZbin videos on Smith charts

[@KeysightLabs]

His channel is great!

[@electronicatutorial]

Joel is the man!

[@mbenitez6722]

Love the enthusiasm, and overall positivity, not something I usually got from anyone touching the topic of smith charts

[@KeysightLabs]

Thanks!

[@Tuong11a]

OMG, I forgot the Smith Chart after I passed the test, and all sudden everything come back just by one video. Thank you very much. Awesome paperclip in the end.

[@Vbeletronico]

This was a great intro to Smith charts. Electromagnetics I at the university was nowhere near as clear as your explanation. Thank you for that!

[@Chris.Schulz]

Best explanation I have seen so far. I will be watching this again and making notes on a paper smith chart. Nice work!

[@KeysightLabs]

Thanks! Glad it was helpful

[@AbdelmoumenBacetti]

You made it easy to understand and explain for others

[@KeysightLabs]

Thanks!

[@karenrucker3683]

One of my favorite high-level smith chart videos I've seen - great job Daniel :-)

[@KeysightLabs]

Wow, thank you Karen!

[@rosskappa5410]

Amazing video, love the editing and explanation. It keeps you interested all the way. Thanks.

[@ka1wht]

Hilarious and educational. I love the blend of humor and smarts. Encore!

[@mscir]

Great summary.

[@bmacdoug]

Awesome. Fun,accurate, and relevant!

[@DaveMcAnulty]

Would have liked to have seen the paperclips performance before being unbent :D

[@nldestinyx1440]

I like the psytrance soldering song, any id of the song?

[@TheAstronomyDude]

Cool. I'm a business major and I had no idea Smith Charts existed. Last year I used a paper clip as a wifi antenna for an ESP32. This year I'm trying to bend some wire to get better reception for my TV but I don't know what shape I should use.

[@alanwolke6253]

BTW - nice "lorentz attractor" lissajous pattern on that old 465 scope on your shirt! Cool - I might need to get one of those!

[@KeysightLabs]

Thank you! It's a pretty neat shirt: www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Vintage-Oscilloscope-Lorenz-Attractor-by-ZacksLab/40113957.QUQES I saw it on another KZbinr's Channel (Zacks Lab) kzbin.info/door/kS7FQU5UXLYs5hGf5h_s4w

[@w2aew]

@@KeysightLabs Thanks - I'll send the link to my wife for her "shopping list" for me...

[@michaeledwardharris]

Very cool! Such an interesting topic.

[@joaopaulocoelho5401]

Thank you for this very entertaining presentation. The network design software you show at 2:14 is part of your VNA companion software?

[@KeysightLabs]

It's part of our RF simulation program, EEsof EDA. Lots of great tutorials on that channel: kzbin.info

[@ShostakovichTeddy]

I just learnt Smith chart in school this afternoon :o

[@ulwur]

That's nice, but did you learn about the Agent Smith chart?

[@ZTK-RC]

I just learned that The Smiths had two UK Official Album Chart toppers.

[@StaDo0815]

Always here to hear something new.

[@Lawliet-lc5ub]

This is the most fun tutorial in Smith Charts that I've ever watched. I see you at electroboom's channel a lot. Now, I have found yet another fun channel.

[@KeysightLabs]

Thank you!

[@jantrisko]

Amazing! 😃 Who had an idea to use a paperclip? They are everywhere, lots of use.... But this is incredible! I haven't words 🤙 Thanks for video.

[@fourierv2]

Is the interview with Joel Dunsmore available anywhere? I was registered for Keysight University, though time zones made it difficult to log in live.

[@KeysightLabs]

Yep! Sign up here: bit.ly/KULive2​

[@fourierv2]

Most appreciated! For some reason I had to re-register for the video to load. Thank you.

[@MrOckhamsRazor]

"Agent Smith Chart" OK, I get it.... excellent.... most excellent

[@vojtechvyplel5657]

I need that t-shirt.

[@TibaultReveyrand]

Joel Dunsmore at the end of the video. 👍

[@user-sl5tt2fh3p]

The reason I read the comments. Terrific, thanks! www.wiley.com/en-us/Handbook+of+Microwave+Component+Measurements%3A+with+Advanced+VNA+Techniques%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9781119477129

[@91MyLu]

Great !< I would like to see more..

[@galileo_rs]

SimSmith for those that want to play with Smith charts interactively and do much, much more.

[@CodeJeffo]

I would actually love to learn what one can do with the frequency curve of the complex impedance. Is it possible to design matching network which performs better over a range of frequencies or one is matching just one frequency and hopes for best. So how to use the freq. dependent complex impedance curve?

[@animal579]

where can i get that shirt?

[@DanielGBenesScienceShows]

Your April 1st video ruined my brain. I’m minding my own business watching you give a beautiful explanation of a Smith RF chart, and dance with a paper clip, when the terms “capacitive directance” and “dingle-arm” pop into my head.

[@KeysightLabs]

Glad I could be of service!

[@DanielGBenesScienceShows]

Lol!

[@stevexiao1488]

Man! You should be a professor.

[@alfredobermudez3325]

Where can I get a t-shirt like yours on this video? 😎

[@RobeenaShepherd]

I want to see Mega Clippy vs Godzilla!

[@kylesanders9598]

I can't find the VNA book author interview you mentioned at the end. HALP!

[@adaptare]

What's the song used at 3:00? I LOL'ed hard.

[@KeysightLabs]

haha, some random electronic stock music I found

[@CodeJeffo]

Nice! Here's an idea for Keysight Labs. Merge the VNA, SA & oscilloscope into one badass device. Not that I will buy one, but I may win one when the next giveaway happens. 😱😱

[@StevePietras]

Fun video! Anyone who's ever used a paper clip as a "uhf" TV antenna is laughing right now....

[@waltperko8389]

Such a good explanation, but I'm a hobby palm-size robot designer and vintage computer (Altair 8800) kit builder ... still, I sent the link to his video to a couple of friends ... one is a ham.

[@QsTechService1]

pretty interesting video looks like that thing reads pretty fast 💨

[@KeysightLabs]

It is quite fast! There's a trade off between resolution and speed.

[@raymitchell9736]

This is _very_ cool stuff, do not underestimate Agent Smith... BTW: Is the Smith chart considered a MATRIX?

[@xrokis3123]

I really like your ruler dude XD

[@tHaH4x0r]

Smoth charts are super useful. It is a shame that VNAs and other RF equipment is relatively expensive and out of the reach of most hobbyists. Exception being nanoVNA.

[@joinedupjon]

Worth it to hear RF Gandalf say 'one ring to rule them all'

[@my3dprintedlife]

Mega clippy is great

[@KeysightLabs]

Mega Clippy! 😍

[@7head7metal7]

I came for RF black magic, but I stayed for making fun of business majors

[@4DRC_]

The Smith Chart is great when your business major buddies get high and mighty about candlestick charts so you gotta put em back in their place.

[@KeysightLabs]

Stonks

[@grumpy_ken]

that is a sweet VNA, and it should be for $50k

[@tylerpeppy1450]

Absolute First! Great Video!

[@LittleRainGames]

Man I hope I win the next giveaway, I could really use a scope or even better a logic analyzer capable of 1ghz for a current project using an FPGA with DDR2. I'm currently trying to build an FPGA logic analyzer for my other project, but I'm stuck on the ethernet portion.

[@ВіталійГорбачов-ъ7ж]

😲 Wow

[@qwaqwa1960]

Hope your bosses didn't notice that shirt ;-)

[@jabinstateresa]

well, I guess most of us with an oscilloscope are in the kiddie club then...

[@KeysightLabs]

Haha, I def died inside a bit when he dropped that :)

[@AShiftySpock]

I want a shirt with that Agent Smith Chart on it

[@KeysightLabs]

me tooo!

[@amitoj]

I dont understand anything here, had subscribed to get a multimeter from that stream

[@timbelson9522]

I wish i had a better range than what my nanovna has

[@jstro-hobbytech]

Hahahah agent Smith charts. Where is the best place (humble definition: cheapest) place in Canada to browse your gear. I want a scope with a logic analyzer or even just the cheapest la as I have enough scopes already and live in a place where it's impossible to sell an old one. Siglent did me dirty when I tried to buy one. Long story but it's for volunteer work I do. I plan to give the 1000 dollar siglent away to a student or school. It's modern and I have an older brand that's more of a memento.

[@polyblank73]

why dont you tell us winners

[@koitorob]

The ONLY thing i understood in that video was paperclip... And just to be clear, i only understood paperclip before you soldered it to the thingy.

[@jacobrandall4891]

clearly the vna is literally the cost of an associates degree

[@JNouveau]

Oh no! Clippy is haunting me again

[@funtechu]

It looks like you are trying to escape me? Would you like help? ______ _____ | YES | | NO |

[@KeysightLabs]

| YES |

[@zlac]

You were supposed to leave the paperclip in original form, not pull it out like a wire!

[@KeysightLabs]

I'll have to give it a try!

[@Anvilshock]

Megaclippy isn't a thing, he can't hurt you …

[@keithking1985]

I wish i could just snap my fingers and shit would get done.....

[@larayronica2456]

NEVER EVER cut a paper clip or any non copper wire (especially steel) with electronics type wire cutters like that. You just trashed someone's wire cutters. Even if you bought that set just for the video, you're setting a horrible example. No coffee for you for a week.

[@KeysightLabs]

Yeah these are junk clippers, I have nice ones for nice things and not so nice ones for not so nice things. Good PSA though! Nothing worse than sad clippers.

[@larayronica2456]

@@KeysightLabs Ok, good to hear. I was reluctant to impede but I couldn't resist reacting. Your positive feedback resonates well with me.

[@The2Coolest2]

Why?

[@KeysightLabs]

It dulls them. Copper is pretty malleable, steel is not.

[@larayronica2456]

And dulling is the "good" outcome. I have a small collection of cutters and strippers with notches from coworkers "borrowing" them to cut whatever. The notches have to be ground out to allow the remaining blade to be useful. I now have three perfectly good 1117 and 1118 strippers where the cutting blade is trashed. Tools for 26, 28, or even 30 gauge wires depend on good alignment, which a paperclip or steel wire will ruin. I should have included this about this in my workbench video.

[@sepdronseptadron]

:)

[@antoninperbosc1532]

interesting channel but sorry i do not understand why you don't taking your time to explain ? Let me remember you that people all over the world who look at your channel have differents mother tongue than english so please would you take your time to explain ... and please avoid this background music cause in my point of view this is annoying ! thanks