Active RC filter having gain-setting attenuator
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1. A filter circuit comprising:
- a filter-circuit input node;
a filter-circuit output node;
an operational amplifier (op-amp) comprising first and second op-amp inputs, the op-amp further comprising an op-amp output coupled to the filter-circuit output node; and
a passive feedback path extending between the filter-circuit output node and the first op-amp input, the passive feedback path comprising a variable gain-setting attenuator for varying filter circuit gain separate from and in series with a signal-filtering RC network for varying filter circuit bandwidth and quality factor, such that filter circuit gain can be changed independently without impacting filter circuit bandwidth or quality factor.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of an active RC filter that has a gain-setting attenuator. An embodiment takes the form of a filter circuit having a filter-circuit input node; a filter-circuit output node; an operational amplifier (op-amp) having first and second inputs and also having an output coupled to the filter-circuit output node; and a passive feedback path extending between the filter-circuit output node and the first op-amp input, the passive feedback path having a gain-setting attenuator segment in series with a signal-filtering segment.
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1. A filter circuit comprising:
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a filter-circuit input node; a filter-circuit output node; an operational amplifier (op-amp) comprising first and second op-amp inputs, the op-amp further comprising an op-amp output coupled to the filter-circuit output node; and a passive feedback path extending between the filter-circuit output node and the first op-amp input, the passive feedback path comprising a variable gain-setting attenuator for varying filter circuit gain separate from and in series with a signal-filtering RC network for varying filter circuit bandwidth and quality factor, such that filter circuit gain can be changed independently without impacting filter circuit bandwidth or quality factor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A filter circuit comprising:
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a filter-circuit input node; a filter-circuit output node; an operational amplifier (op-amp) comprising first and second op-amp inputs, the op-amp further comprising an op-amp output coupled to the filter-circuit output node; and a passive feedback path extending between the filter-circuit output node and the first op-amp input, the passive feedback path comprising a variable gain-setting attenuator for varying filter circuit gain in series with a signal-filtering RC network for varying filter circuit bandwidth and quality factor, the variable gain-setting attenuator being coupled to the signal-filtering RC network at an intermediate node, the variable gain-setting attenuator extending between the filter-circuit output node and the intermediate node such that filter circuit gain can be changed independently without impacting filter circuit bandwidth or quality factor, the signal-filtering RC network extending between the intermediate node and the first op-amp input, the variable gain-setting attenuator comprising a first variable gain-setting impedance and a second gain-setting impedance, the first variable gain-setting impedance extending between the filter-circuit output node and the intermediate node, the second gain-setting impedance being coupled to the intermediate node, the first variable gain-setting impedance and the second gain-setting impedance cooperating to function as a voltage divider between the filter-circuit output node and the intermediate node. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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