C2

R1 R2
VIN
VOUT
C1

R4
R3

Figure 1615. General Sallen-Key Low-Pass Filter

C2

R1 R2
VIN
VOUT
C1

Figure 1616. Unity-Gain Sallen-Key Low-Pass Filter

The transfer function of the circuit in Figure 1615 is:

A0
A(s) +
1 ) w cC 1R 1 ) R 2 ) 1 * A 0 R 1C 2 s ) w c 2 R 1R 2C 1C 2s 2

For the unity-gain circuit in Figure 1616 (A0=1), the transfer function simplifies to:

A(s) + 1
1 ) w cC 1R 1 ) R 2 s ) w c 2 R 1R 2C 1C 2s 2

The coefficient comparison between this transfer function and Equation 162 yields:

A0 + 1
a 1 + w cC 1R 1 ) R 2
b 1 + w c 2R 1R 2C 1C 2

Given C1 and C2, the resistor values for R1 and R2 are calculated through:

a 1C 2 # a12C22 * 4b1C1C2
R 1,2 +
4pf cC 1C 2