Flat Line (single value)
A single number draws a horizontal line across the entire frequency range.
-40
Flat line at -40 dB
1.5
VSWR limit at 1.5
Piecewise Mask (freq:value pairs)
Multiple frequency:value pairs connected into a continuous line. The line starts and stops at the frequencies you define.
0.05:-50, 2:-50, 3:-60
-50 dB from 0.05–2 GHz, slopes to -60 at 3 GHz, stops there
0.01:1.3, 2.26:1.3, 2.26:1.2, 4.21:1.2
1.3 VSWR to 2.26 GHz, steps to 1.2, stops at 4.21 GHz
Line Segments (x1,y1,x2,y2)
Each parenthesized group defines an independent line from point 1 to point 2. Multiple segments are separated by commas.
(0.5,-50,2.3,-50)
Flat line only between 0.5–2.3 GHz
(0.5,-50,2.3,-70)
Sloped line from -50 to -70 dB
(2.3,-50,2.3,-70)
Vertical line at 2.3 GHz (same freq, different dB)
(0,-50,2,-50),(2,-60,5,-60)
Two separate flat segments
Upper / Lower Band (ul:)
A two-sided pass band: an upper limit segment and a lower limit segment. A trace FAILS if it rises above the upper segment or drops below the lower segment. Each segment can be sloped. Easiest to build with the Upper/Lower button in the limit editor, or type it directly:
ul:(0,-2,5,-2)|(0,-4,5,-4)
Pass band between -2 dB (upper) and -4 dB (lower) across 0–5 GHz
ul:(0,-1,5,-3)|(0,-3,5,-5)
Sloped band: upper -1→-3 dB, lower -3→-5 dB
Per-Group Limits (GROUP=value)
Different limits for different groups, separated by |. Each group's value can be any format above.
DIV=-12 | THRU=-2
-12 dB for DIV, -2 dB for THRU
DIV=(0,-12,2.3,-12) | THRU=-2
Segment for DIV, flat for THRU
± Deviation Limits
For IL Deviation and Phase Matching plots, the value draws symmetric ± lines.
0.4
Draws +0.4 and -0.4 lines
DIV=0.4 | THRU=0.3
±0.4 for DIV, ±0.3 for THRU
Filtering
When you click a group filter button (e.g. DIV), only that group's limit line shows. Ungrouped limits (no |) always display regardless of filter.