Amornchai Chaichana

Biquad filters are commonly used in analog circuits for various purposes in signal processing and communication applications. We synthesize an analog active biquad filter with five types of voltage‐mode filtering functions. The filter is synthesized using a parallel passive resistor‐inductor‐capacitor (RLC) network and unity‐gain voltage differencing amplifier. A voltage differencing differential input buffered amplifier (VD‐DIBA) is the main active component, and the biquad filter has a three‐input single‐output (TISO) topology. By replacing the passive inductor and resistor with VD‐DIBA‐based inductance and resistance simulators with a subtractor, the TISO voltage‐mode versatile filter is obtained from two VD‐DIBAs, one resistor, and two capacitors connected to the ground. The proposed filter can provide five types of voltage‐mode filtering functions: inverting bandpass and lowpass responses as well as noninverting band‐stop, high‐pass, and all‐pass responses. The all‐pass filter requires no additional active components. The three input voltage nodes have high impedance, and a low‐impedance output voltage node facilitates cascade connections without using additional voltage buffers. In addition, the natural frequency and quality factor can be electronically tuned. The quality factor is controlled without disturbing the passband gain and natural frequency. The proposed filter is simulated and verified experimentally in the Personal Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (PSPICE) and through laboratory tests employing VD‐DIBAs implemented using commercially available components.

MULTIPLE-INPUT SINGLE-OUTPUT VOLTAGE-MODE MULTIFUNCTION FILTER BASED ON VDDDAS

The main aims of this study are threefold, that is, (i) exploring patterns of developing smart city and healthy city community, (ii) designing online communication station to support local-level city planning community for the elderly, and (iii) proposing policy for management of city planning for the elderly through developing online communication station based on survey conducted in Ladkrabang Sub-district, Ladkrabang District, Bangkok. This qualitative study was designed within three phases which included Phase One; focusing on survey on patterns of city development and community management of healthy city, Phase Two; designing of online communication station for city of learning, and Phase Three; offering policy-making for city planning management of the elderly which integrated an implication of online communication station and evaluating the outcome of the designed online communication station for city of learning in Phase Two. The results from this research showed significant implications for policy-making of city planning management especially for the target elderly, were also informative for stakeholders to utilize as practical guidelines in developing smart city and management of healthy city that required preparation for management and promote of activities to become city of learning.

An alternative method for synthesising the sinusoidal oscillator based on series negative resistance-capacitance is presented in this paper. The proposed topology is constructed with the series negative resistance-capacitance circuit connected in parallel with a grounded resistor and capacitor. To validate the proposed method, a new grounded series negative resistance-capacitance simulator is also proposed as a subcircuit for synthesising the sinusoidal oscillator. The series negative resistance-capacitance simulator is based on a commercially available integrated circuit (IC), LT1228. The equivalent negative resistance and equivalent negative capacitance can be adjusted electronically using an external DC bias current. The sinusoidal oscillator that is synthesised using the proposed method consists of a single LT1228, two capacitors, and three resistors. The frequency and the condition of the oscillation are orthogonally adjusted. Also, the condition of oscillation is electronically controlled. The amplitude of the sinusoidal waveform is adjustable. In addition, the output voltage node of the proposed oscillator has a low impedance, which allows it to connect to other circuits without using an additional buffer. Both PSPICE simulation and experiment are used to validate the proposed circuits.

In this contribution, the design and analysis of an active multifunction biquad filter that provides five voltage-mode filtering configurations in the same core filtering circuit are presented. The design emphasizes using the commercially available ICs, LT1228, which are easy for off-the-shelf implementation and cheaper compared with the chip implementation. The proposed multifunction filter is realized from two commercial LT1228 ICs as the active function block, combined with five passive elements (three resistors and two capacitors) with three input voltage nodes and a single output voltage node. The following advantages are given for this design: (i) it provides high-pass (HP), low-pass (LP), band-stop (BS), band-pass (BP), and all-pass (AP) filtering functions; (ii) orthogonal and electronic tuning of the natural frequency and bandwidth (the quality factor: Q); (iii) output voltage node of the proposed circuit is low impedance; (iv) passband voltage gain is controllable; and (v) matching condition and extra double gain voltage-mode amplifier are not required. The effect of the parasitic element in LT1228 on the filter performance is analyzed and included to strengthen the design idea. The PSpice simulation results using LT1228 with ±5 V and the experimental results tested from the hardware implementation are given to prove the validity of the designed multifunction filter.

This paper presents the design of a voltage-mode three-input single-output multifunction first-order filter employing commercially available LT1228 IC for easy verification of the proposed circuit by laboratory measurements. The proposed filter is very simple, consisting of a single LT1228 as an active device with two resistors and one capacitor. The output voltage node is low impedance, resulting in an easy cascade-ability with other voltage-mode configurations. The proposed filter provides four filter responses: low-pass filter (LP), high-pass filter (HP), inverting all-pass filter (AP−), and non-inverting all-pass filter (AP+) in the same circuit configuration. The selection of output filter responses can be conducted without additional inverting or double gains, which is easy to be controlled by the digital method. The control of pole frequency and phase response can be conducted electronically through the bias current (I_B). The matching condition during tuning the phase response with constant voltage gain is not required. Moreover, the pass-band voltage gain of the LP and HP functions can be controlled by adjusting the value of resistors without affecting the pole frequency and phase response. Additionally, the phase responses of the AP filters can be selected as both lagging or leading phase responses. The parasitic effects on the filtering performances were also analyzed and studied. The performances of the proposed filter were simulated and experimented with a ±5 V voltage supply. For the AP+ experimental result, the leading phase response for 1 kHz to 1 MHz frequency changed from 180 to 0 degrees. For the AP− experimental result, the lagging phase response for 1 kHz to 1 MHz frequency changed from 0 to −180 degrees. The design of the quadrature oscillator based on the proposed first-order filter is also included as an application example.

The voltage differencing differential input buffered amplifier (VD-DIBA) is interesting active building block for voltage-mode (VM) circuit design due to its advantage features such as electronic tuning, high impedance at input voltage ports and low impedance at output voltage port etc. In this paper, the realization of two-inputs three-outputs voltage-mode filter using VD-DIBAs is presented in this paper. The filter employs two VD-DIBAs, two resistors and two capacitors connected to ground. Four filtering responses, band-pass (BP) VM function, highpass (HP) VM function, low-pass (LP) VM function, and band-reject (BR) VM function are obtained. Two input nodes for applying input voltage signal are high impedance. The presented biquad filter employs two active devices but the quality factor (Q) is tuned without disturbing the natural frequency (ω 0 ). Also, the natural frequency tuning is linearly and electronically done through bias current. The proposed filter is designed and simulated using VD-DIBA constructed from commercially available ICs, LM3700 and AD830. The Pspice simulation results justify the good functionality of the filtering performance.

In this design, the use of single commercially available integrated circuit (IC), LT1228 from Linear Technology Corporation, to implement the first order allpass filter is presented. The passband voltage gain of the presented first allpass filter (APF) is unit and constant throughout the operation frequency, while the phase response is electronically tuned by changing the external DC bias current. With this property, the proposed first order filter can be used as phase shifter with microcontroller controllability. Tuning phase property is not required any matching condition. The proposed phase shifter consists of one LT1228, one capacitor and two resistors which is attractive for off the shelf implementation. Moreover, the impedance at output voltage node is exhibit low which can connect to other circuit without the requirement of external voltage buffer. The expected performances of the proposed circuit are proved by Pspice simulation using macro model parameters. Also, the quadrature sinusoidal oscillator which is designed from the connecting of the proposed filter and integrator is chosen as application example.