
DEMO MANUAL SCP-FILTER-EVALZ
Rev. 0
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CONFIGURATION SETTINGS
Demonstration circuit SCP-FILTER-EVALZ is a companion
hardware tool designed to allow passive RCL filter net-
works in a Signal Chain Power hardware evaluation ma-
trix. It accommodates an Nth-order filter network as well
as specialty 3-terminal feedthrough filters.
FILTER CONFIGURATION
The filter board can be configured with standard L-C-R
components to create multiple-ordered passive filter net-
works for those applications which might require selective
notch filtering or cascaded low-pass networks.
Additionally, the filter boards feature a placement location
for a highly effective 3-terminal feedthrough filter (TDK
YFF series) on both positive and negative rails. This can
be used alone or with additional ferrite beads placed
across the series component locations.
If de-Q’ing is required to eliminate sharp resonances as-
sociated with ceramic capacitors and ferrite-based induc-
tors, capacitors have series resistance elements and in-
ductors have parallel resistance element options.
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
The filter board PCB layout was designed to have as max-
imally flat frequency response as possible to test the ac-
tual effects of the chosen filter components.
Figure 3. Swept spectrum power plot of filter board; series
components shorted across; RBW: 100kHz; VBW: 100kHz
3-TERMINAL FEEDTHROUGH FILTER CONFIGURATION
Locations C1 and C2 support the TDK YFF series family of
3-terminal feedthrough capacitors. Refer to Figure 4 to uti-
lize these locations for excellent RF noise suppression.
Table 2.
TDK YFF Family (xx: size codes, see Table 3)
Feedthrough filter for power line
Feedthrough filter for power line
Feedthrough filter for power line
Feedthrough filter for high current line
Feedthrough filter for signal line
Table 3.
TDK YFF Size Codes (xx from Table 2)
To make shorting across the center ground pad easier
when the component is not stuffed, the pad is intentionally
isolated. When stuffing these filter components, make
sure to bridge the pad to ground on both sides as shown
in Figure 4.
Figure 4. Connection for YFF center ground pad