butterworth digital filter

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vead

Joined Nov 24, 2011
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I want to know how we design digital filter what formula is used to design butterworth digital filter by Z transform method
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Example-design 5th order butterworth digital low pass filter with cutoff frequency 10KHz

please anyone help me what formula is used to design butterworth digital filter by Z transform method
 

LvW

Joined Jun 13, 2013
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vead, it is not as simple as you might think. There is not only one single formula for designing such a filter.
I don`t believe that it will be possible to give you the necessary instructions in such a forum. Instead, try to find a suitable book that can help to teach you some basics.
A rather good recommendation is "The Scientist and Engineering Guide to Digital Signal Processing" by Steven W. Smith (available - free ? - from Anaog Devices).
 

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vead

Joined Nov 24, 2011
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vead, it is not as simple as you might think. There is not only one single formula for designing such a filter.
I don`t believe that it will be possible to give you the necessary instructions in such a forum. Instead, try to find a suitable book that can help to teach you some basics.
A rather good recommendation is "The Scientist and Engineering Guide to Digital Signal Processing" by Steven W. Smith (available - free ? - from Anaog Devices).
First thanks for reply I don't want that anybody explain whole process I have book Steven W. Smith I am just asking if we know the order of filter and cutoff frequency then Its sufficient to design filter or I need to more information
 

LvW

Joined Jun 13, 2013
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I am not very familiar with digital filteres - however, I can tell you that you have some alternatives. That means: You do not need "more information", but you have to select a certain topology.
At first - make the choice: FIR or IIR (non-recursive, recursive).
Then, it is your goal to find the various filter coefficients for one of the the flter topologies. During this selection process you again have different strategies to approximate the filter response (impuls invariance, windowing, z-transformation with different EULER substitutions).

In principle, it is similar to analog filter design:
You have to select between various filter topologies (passive, active - all with different alternatives). Filter design is one of the most challenging tasks in the field of electronics.
 

atferrari

Joined Jan 6, 2004
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I am just asking if we know the order of filter and cutoff frequency then Its sufficient to design filter or I need to more information
Are you sure you have read that book? The section on filters seems quite complete for the basics.

I propose you a simple exercise: imagine that somebody asks YOU your own question and try to see if you could answer it. No surprise that you would find the answer yourself. LOT of my questions-to-be never came to be posted thanks to that.

Just go to the book again.
 

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vead

Joined Nov 24, 2011
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this subject irritating me I am trying to understand in practical way with basic concept but I don't understand why I am having problem
 

LvW

Joined Jun 13, 2013
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this subject irritating me I am trying to understand in practical way with basic concept but I don't understand why I am having problem
Perhaps the attached document can help? In chapt. 2.6 you will find some basics on digital filters.
 

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Hi all,
Base on your question, for me there is one general formula for design digital filter using z-transform is called "Frequency transformation filter using Pascal matrix equations". For more details you can find it on this link
 
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