Filter reference book recommendations? - Page 1
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author: dkozel
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2015, 01:16:41 am
content: Hi,I was at a friend's house yesterday and he has a copy of Active Filter Cookbook by Don Lancaster. He likes it but readily points out that it is essentially unchanged since 1975 and expensive for its length.I've heard that Electronic Filter Design Handbook by Arthur Williams and Fred Taylor is a canonical resource for learning and implementing filters. Mr Williams also has a more recent book, Analog Filter and Circuit Design Handbook, which seems positively received. Of course there are dozens if not hundreds of books on filters. I'm familiar with basic op amp circuits and RLC circuit analysis but am looking for a broad reference to add to my bookshelf.What references have you used that you liked or disliked? What would you recommend?Thanks!

author: KJDS
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2015, 10:14:53 am
content: Zverev, but I suspect it's not for you. Microwave filters etc by Matthai et al is also an interesting book that was mostly written before op-amps were practical.http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=14471531317&searchurl=x%3D92%26y%3D11%26bi%3D0%26ds%3D30%26sts%3Dt%26bx%3Doff%26sortby%3D17%26kn%3Dfilter%26an%3Dzverev%26recentlyadded%3Dallhttp://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=13193805039&searchurl=sts%3Dt%26kn%3Dmicrowave+filters+impedance+matching

author: GK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2015, 10:54:50 am
content: Hunt on Abebooks for a copy ofThe Design of Active Filters, with Experimentsby Howard M. Berlin. This is the best introductory book on the theory and design of active filters that I have on my bookshelf. The balance between the math and the practical is just right and I still regularly use it as a reference.http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&tn=The+Design+of+Active+Filters+with+Experiments&x=50&y=14Sample:

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2015, 12:16:18 pm
content: Yeah, I've heard "my" book is well received (kidding -- no relation, though we share the same name).Personally, I've survived quite well on online calculators and a few free tools.DSP:http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~fisher/mkfilter/Passive:http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~fisher/lcfilter/(you can also play with the values afterwards, to see what entering standard values does to it)http://sim.okawa-denshi.jp/en/OPtazyuBakeisan.htm(low order active filters)http://www.tonnesoftware.com/svcfilter.html(calculator application; passive)http://www.aade.com/filter.htm(calculator application; very powerful, but also confusingly janky)And good old fashioned simulation. It's pretty easy (just tedious) to tweak a filter, component by component, until you find something that seems reasonably appropriate for the task. This can be done in anything from Excel to MATLAB(/Octave) to SPICE and others. (For Excel, don't forget about the COMPLEX family of functions!)Tim

author: Howardlong
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2015, 02:22:13 pm
content: Quote from: T3sl4co1l on February 01, 2015, 12:16:18 pmAgreed with those two, I'll take a look at those other links you gave.Matlab's FDAtool was pretty handy when I had access to Matlab, there doesn't seem to be an equivalent in Octave unless I've missed it.

author: dkozel
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2015, 09:37:22 am
content: GK, thanks for the recommendation. There was a copy on Abe for a bargin. The scan was a great example, it does look like a very useful balance of detailed but not painful.Tim, I've used the passive filter calculator you linked to. It did work quite well, but I'm looking to refresh and extend my knowledge and experience with filters. The links should be very useful though for actual work. I should use SPICE more often, I've only done some simple circuits with it.

author: GK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2015, 01:31:42 am
content: No worries. You may also find this useful:http://www.glensstuff.com/activefilterdesign/activefilterdesign.htmI have yet to find an equally comprehensive set of coefficient tables for active low/high pass filter design published anywhere.

author: IconicPCB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2015, 05:27:14 am
content: I bought a copy of Zverev in early eighties.Price was equal to a weeks wage back then.