Chapter 3
Signal Conditioning
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3-5
Table 3-2 lists population options for passive signal conditioning
components.
Building Lowpass Filters
You can install simple, RC lowpass filters on any input channel of the
BNC-2090A. The filters are useful for accurate measurement and noise
rejection. By substituting resistance and capacitance values into
Equation 3-1, you can calculate a simple, one-pole RC filter to have a
–3 dB cutoff frequency (
f
c
):
(3-1)
The frequency response rolls off at a rate of –20 dB per decade of increase
thereafter. Figure 3-3 shows a Bode plot of the amplitude versus
normalized frequency.
Table 3-2.
Signal Conditioning Component Population Options
Configuration
Normal
Attenuator
Lowpass
Filter
Highpass
Filter
AC Couple
Termination
Single-
Ended
A
Open
Open
Open
Open
Open
Resistor
B
Open
Open
Open
Open
Open
Resistor
C
*
0
Ω
Jumper
Resistor
Resistor
Capacitor
Capacitor
0
Ω
Jumper
D
*
0
Ω
Jumper
Resistor
Resistor
Capacitor
Capacitor
0
Ω
Jumper
E
Open
Open
Open
Open
Open
Open
F
Open
Resistor
Capacitor
Resistor
Open
Open
G
Open
Resistor
Capacitor
Resistor
Open
Open
Differential
A
Open
Open
Open
Open
Open
Resistor
B
Open
Open
Open
Open
Open
Resistor
C
*
0
Ω
Jumper
Resistor
Resistor
Capacitor
Capacitor
0
Ω
Jumper
D
*
0
Ω
Jumper
Resistor
Resistor
Capacitor
Capacitor
0
Ω
Jumper
E
Open
Resistor
Capacitor
Resistor
Open
Open
F
Open
Open
Open
Open
Open
Open
G
Open
Open
Open
Open
Open
Open
*
Factory-installed 0
Ω
resistor.
f
c
1
2
π
RC
(
)
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