RE: [SI-LIST] : Frequency based on rise time for drivers

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From: Dagostino, Tom ([email protected])
Date: Tue May 29 2001 - 09:14:50 PDT


The constant, in the example of .35, is dependent on the characteristics of
the system. Tek's derivation, if I remember correctly, assumed a 2 pole
Gaussian response. Different filter responses (different number of poles
and different damping factors) will produce a different constant in the
equation. Also, Tek assumes risetimes measured from the 10 to 90% points.
Changing to the 20-80% points used in IBIS will change the constant also.

Tom Dagostino
Modeling Manager
Mentor Graphics Corp.
SAE
[email protected]
503-685-1613

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Grasso [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 11:14 AM
To: Daniel, Erik S.; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [SI-LIST] : Frequency based on rise time for drivers

I belive Tek published this formula in some of their old scope
probe information many years ago as well.
There is also, in EMC circles, a sort of Fake Fourier
Transorm that identifies TWO knee frequencies to capture the
harmonic "envelope" of a square wave. The first knee is
i/piT where T is the period, at this point the envelope falls
at 20dB/decade to 1/piTr where Tr is the rise time. After this
second point the envelope falls at a rate of 40dB/decade.

Charles Grasso
Ansoft Corporation

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Daniel, Erik S.
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 8:20 AM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [SI-LIST] : Frequency based on rise time for drivers

Richard-

This formula is NOT derived assuming a sinusoid. It relates the 3 dB
bandwidth of a system limited by a single pole roll-off (e.g. a simple R-C
filter) to the 10%-90% rise time of the same system with a perfect step
input. For systems with more complicated roll-off characteristics, it is
only an approximation.

A quick derivation is below.

                                        - Erik

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 Assume the following circuit:

              R
  Vin o----\/\/\/------+----o Vout
                       |
                       |
                      --- C
                      ---
                       |
                       |
                       V (GND)

FREQUENCY DOMAIN:
-----------------
                  1 1
Vout = Vin * ----------- ; |Vout|^2 = |Vin|^2 * ---------------
             1 + j w C R 1 + w^2 R^2 C^2

3 dB bandwidth => Pout = 1/2 * Pin => |Vout|^2 = 1/2 * |Vin|^2 => w_3dB
= 1/(R C)
                                                                    => f_3dB
= 1/(2 Pi R C)

TIME DOMAIN:
------------

Assume Vin is a step input from 0 volts at t<0 to 1 volt at t=>0. Then

   Vout = 1 - exp[-t/(R C)]

Find times for which Vout = 10%, 90% * 1 Volt:

0.1 = 1 - exp[-t_10% /(R C)] => t_10% = -(R C) * log(0.9)

0.9 = 1 - exp[-t_90% / (R C)] => t_90% = -(R C) * log(0.1)

=> t_rise = t_90% - t_10% = (R C) * (ln 0.9 - ln 0.1) = (R C) * ln 9

=> ln 9 0.35
      t_rise = ------ = ----
               2 Pi f f

==================================================================
Erik Daniel, Ph.D. Voice: (507) 538-5461
Mayo Foundation Fax: (507) 284-9171
200 First Street SW E-mail: [email protected]
Rochester, MN 55905 Web: www.mayo.edu/sppdg/
==================================================================

> -----Original Message-----
> From: richard hill [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 12:32 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [SI-LIST] : Frequency based on rise time for drivers
>
>
> I have often seen people estimating the frequency of a
> driver based on the rise time for the driver using the
> formula Freq = .35/Tr (This seems to be true for a
> perfect sinusoid). There can be two different
> drivers outputing signal at the same frequency but
> different edge rates, won't this assumption be
> invalid. Some times there is a big difference in the
> edge rates of drivers running at the same frequency.
> If we use the above formula and estimate the edge rates
> using the frequency for the two drivers we will get
> similar no.s.
>
> Any comments.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Rich
>
>
>
>
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