Monday, June 9, 2014

Lab 12 - Low-Pass Filters & High-Pass Filters

Objective:
-Understand the purpose of Low-Pass filters and High-Pass filters in signal processing/modifications.

Lab:
For the lab, the theoretical gain for the low pass was first calculated.
The image above shows the calculations for the theoretical gain and a schematic of the circuit. 
The components that were used for the lab was a function generator, a 1000Ω resistor, and a 1µF capacitor.
The actual values for the 1000Ω resistor = 975Ω and the 1µF capacitor = 1µF.

The input voltage
Low-Pass Filter Results 
The gain is determined by dividing the Output voltage by the Input voltage. 
The results of the Low-Pass filter shows that as frequency increases, the voltage gain within the circuit will eventually reach zero .  

High-Pass Filter Result

The graph for the High-Pass filter shows a slight curve with the top of the curve being the natural response.  From the results, it can be determined that after the high-pass filter passes a certain frequency it begins to decreases.  The graph does not show past 10000 Hz due to the digital multimeter not being able to give good data at higher frequencies.  

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