Voltage level shifting of Signal After passing through capacitive isolation.

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Alex_Khan

Joined May 27, 2020
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This may help to explain things in your setup.

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The modulator output is measured between a and Ref1. The demodulator input is measured between b and Ground (Ground is Ref2.
Note that the voltage at b is affected by the current through R1, R2 and the transistor base junction. Hence the demodulator input waveform is offset from the modulator output waveform.
Thank you so much for your explaination. This explaination addressed the issue.
 

crutschow

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Papabravo

Joined Feb 24, 2006
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It's a digital signal, so that's not a significant factor.
I would expect them to be if it is an isolator circuit.
Does to me.
It generates a low signal at the transistor output when a digital signal is received.
None of that was even remotely clear in the original post.
 

Papabravo

Joined Feb 24, 2006
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This may help to explain things in your setup.

View attachment 208935

The modulator output is measured between a and Ref1. The demodulator input is measured between b and Ground (Ground is Ref2.
Note that the voltage at b is affected by the current through R1, R2 and the transistor base junction. Hence the demodulator input waveform is offset from the modulator output waveform.
Nice diagram -- explains a ton.
I was on the right track with asking about where the voltages were being measured from and to. Twice I got BS answers -- sorry I could not imagine what was going on.
 

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Alex_Khan

Joined May 27, 2020
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It's a digital signal, so that's not a significant factor.
I would expect them to be if it is an isolator circuit.
Does to me.
It generates a low signal at the transistor output when a digital signal is received.
Thank @crutschow for response. Its a digital control signal , with seprated grounds at each side of isolated cap. At demodulator side the recieved signal is amplified, filtered (using LPF) and orginal signal is retrieved using schmitt trigger.
 

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Alex_Khan

Joined May 27, 2020
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Nice diagram -- explains a ton.
I was on the right track with asking about where the voltages were being measured from and to. Twice I got BS answers -- sorry I could not imagine what was going on.
Thanks @Papabravo for your time. I think the things would be easily understood , if i would have explained it in better way .
 
Read up on "dc restoration" using a diode and capacitor, to re-establish the peak dc voltage, despite changes in duty time (dc average) of a digital signal.
 

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As a thought experiment,
Have a capacitor, on one lead you put a pulse generator, going 0v to +5v, on the other side you have a scope.

The pulse gen and the scopes other lead are joined together , this is your referance.

So put a square wave into the capacitor 0 to 5v, what comes out the other side of the capacitor ?
what happens when you put 5v dc into the capacitor ?
 
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