FIESTA-a filter educational synthesis teaching-aid

Author

Kobe, Michael R. ; Ramírez-Angulo, Jaime ; Sanchez-Sinencio, Edgar

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA

Volume

32

Issue

3

fYear

1989

fDate

8/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

280

Lastpage

286

Abstract

The authors describe a circuit synthesis program called FIESTA and its use is a teaching tool in both undergraduate and graduate courses. The program is very easy to use, is highly interactive, and contains graphics capabilities to give the student insights in active RC-filter design. FIESTA makes easier and faster the solution of the filter approximation problem, which traditionally involves use of tables and nomographs for a selected number of specifications. It is especially practical when a set of design specifications is not included in the tables. Highlights include Butterworth, Chebyshev, and Cauer approximations, and an arbitrary group-delay approximation. Circuit implementation is done using for illustration the Tow-Thomas biquadratic active RC-filter as the main basic block. Several computer exercises are suggested to complement classroom lectures and traditional `paper and pencil design´. Addition of code is easy to implement in FIESTA

Keywords

active filters; circuit CAD; computer aided instruction; teaching; Butterworth approximation; Cauer approximations; Chebyshev approximation; FIESTA; Tow-Thomas biquadratic active RC-filter; active RC-filter design; arbitrary group-delay approximation; circuit synthesis program; filter educational synthesis teaching-aid; graduate courses; interactive; teaching tool; undergraduate courses; Active filters; Chebyshev approximation; Circuit synthesis; Education; Graphics; Laboratories; Monte Carlo methods; Passband; Passive filters; Yield estimation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.34160

Filename

34160