---
name: "linsmith"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "linsmith"
version: "0.99.30-1+b1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/linsmith"
---

# linsmith(1)

Smith charting program, designed for educational use.

## NAME

linsmith - Smith charting program, designed for educational use.

## SYNOPSIS

**linsmith**  **\[**-d opts**\]**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page briefly documents  **linsmith**. It was written for the Debian GNU/Linux  distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. A more complete manual is included (in PDF form) with the installation.

**linSmith** is a Smith Charting program, mainly designed for educational use. As such, there is an emphasis on capabilities that improve the 'showing the effect of'-style of operation.

It's main features are:\
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  \* Definition of multiple load impedances (at different frequencies)\
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  \* Addition of discrete (L, C, parallel and series LC, and transformer) and line components (open and closed stubs, line segments)\
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  \* Connection in series and parallel\
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  \* Easy experimentation with values using scrollbars\
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  \* A 'virtual' component switches from impedance to admittance to help explaining (or understanding) parallel components\
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  \* The chart works in real impedances (not normalized ones)\
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  \* Direct view of the result on the screen\
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  \* Ability to generate publication quality Postscript output\
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  \* A 'log' file with textual results at each intermediate step\
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  \* Load and circuit configuration is stored separately, permitting several solutions without re-defining the other

## OPTIONS

This program is mainly designed for graphical use, and therefore does not have many options. A summary of options is included below.

- **-h, -?**

  Show summary of options.

- **-d** items

  Enables debugging.  Possible debugging items:\
   **l** - loads\
   **e** - elements\
   **g** - graphics\
   **p** - printing\
   **m** - math\
   **o** - logging

## AUTHOR

linsmith was written by John Coppens.

This manual page was written by Margarita Manterola \<debian@marga.com.ar\>, for the Debian project, and is licensed under the GNU General Public License.