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Evaluate Feedback Stability When There’s No Test Point
Fortunately, a new technique permits non-invasive stability testing of such devices.1 Designers can evaluate stability by measuring (on...
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May 16, 20121 min read
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Introduction to the J2110A Solid State Injector
Introduction Most of us have experience using a wideband signal injection transformer to introduce a modulation signal into our loop...
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Mar 1, 20121 min read
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FAQ #18: What injection resistor value should I use? Is it okay to use a little larger resistor like
What injection resistor value should I use? Is it okay to use a little larger resistor like 30 or 50 ohm instead of 5 ohm (like many app...
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Feb 27, 20122 min read
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Extracting Bode Plots from Output Impedance
Many articles and application notes describe the extraction of phase margin, using a non-invasive technique that extracts the phase...
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Feb 27, 20121 min read
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FAQ #17: Does the J2110A Bode Box accept both +12V and -12V power supply at the same time?
Does the J2110A Bode Box accept both +12V and -12V power supply at the same time? I saw only one red banana jack and one black banana...
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Dec 31, 20101 min read
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Making Invasive and Non-Invasive Stability Measurements Using the Bode 100 and the PICOTEST J2111A C
This application note also shows how the phase margin of a linear voltage regulator (LM317) can be measured using the Bode 100 and...
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Dec 24, 20101 min read
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Why Network Analyzer Signal Levels Affect Measurement Results
When measuring a circuit or device with our network analyzers, engineers generally inject a signal and believe that the measured results...
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Nov 26, 20101 min read
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FAQ #9: My Bode plot doesn’t look right, what am I doing wrong?
My Bode plot doesn’t look right, what am I doing wrong? The most common error made when measuring Bode plots is that the signal is too...
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Jan 1, 20101 min read
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