01_Bandpass filter (1)
01_Bandpass filter (1)
AIM: To design and implement band pass filter in the range 400Hz-1KHz by cascading a low pass filter and a
high pass filter, obtain the frequency response of the filter and plot the relevant graph.
THEORY: A band pass filter passes a range of frequencies while rejecting frequencies outside the upper and
lower limits of the pass band. The range of frequencies to be passed is called the pass band and extends from a
point below the centre frequency to a point above the centre frequency where the output voltage falls about 70%
of the output voltage at the centre frequency. These two points are not equally spaced above and below the
centre frequency but will look equally spaced if plotted on a log graph. The percentage change from the lower
point to the centre will be the same as from the centre to the upper, but not the absolute amount.
The filter bandwidth (BW) is the difference between the upper and lower pass band frequencies. A band-pass
filter works to screen out frequencies that are too low or too high, giving easy passage only to frequencies
within a certain range.
PROCEDURE
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
Description: A low-pass filter is a circuit that blocks signals with frequencies greater than a cut-off frequency
fc.
It uses an op-amp configured as a non-inverting amplifier, with an RC circuit at the non-inverting input to do the
filtering of the high-frequency signals. Similarly, a high-pass filter is a circuit that blocks signals with
frequencies lower than a cut-off frequency fc.
WAVEFORMS:
All of these filters use op-amps as the active elements and R-C networks. Although the 741 type op-amp
operates satisfactorily in these filter circuits, high-speed op-amps like the LM 318 or ICL 8017 improve the
performance of the filter circuits through their increased slew rates and higher unity GBW.
fL < fH
The Band Width of frequencies passed is given by
BW= fH - fL
Thus, all the frequencies below fL and above fH are attenuated and those in between are passed by the filter.
Lab Report
Compute the cut-off frequencies for each Band Pass filter constructed using the formulae in equations
(1) and (2) above. Compare these theoretical values to the ones obtained from the experiment and
provide suitable explanation for any differences.
Graph the Frequency Response for each filter built in the lab. (Use the values recorded in the tabular
column and graph with the frequency on a logarithmic scale). Compare this to the response obtained
from the Bode Plot and comment.