Second Filter

C2

R1 R2
VIN
VOUT
C1

Figure 16–21. Second-Order Unity-Gain Sallen-Key Low-Pass Filter

With C1 = 820 pF,

4b 2
C2 w C1 + 820·10 *12F· 4·1 2 + 1.26 nF
a22 1.618

The closest 5% value is 1.5 nF.

With C1 = 820 pF and C2 = 1.5 nF, calculate the values for R1 and R2 through:

a 2C 2 * Ǹa22 C22 * 4b2C1C2 a 2C 2 ) Ǹa22 C22 * 4b2C1C2

R1 + and R1 +
4pf cC 1C 2 4pf cC 1C 2

and obtain

1.618·1.5·10 *9 * Ǹǒ1.618·1.5·10 *9Ǔ

2
* 4·1·820·10 *12·1.5·10 *9
R1 + + 1.87 kW
4p·50·10 3·820·10 *12·1.5·10 *9

1.618·1.5·10 *9 ) Ǹǒ1.618·1.5·10 *9Ǔ

2
* 4·1·820·10 *12·1.5·10 *9
R2 + + 4.42 kW
4p·50·10 3·820·10 *12·1.5·10 *9
R1 and R2 are available 1% resistors.

Third Filter
The calculation of the third filter is identical to the calculation of the second filter, except
that a2 and b2 are replaced by a3 and b3, thus resulting in different capacitor and resistor
values.
Specify C1 as 330 pF, and obtain C2 with:
4b 3
C2 w C1 + 330·10 *12F· 4·1 2 + 3.46 nF
a32 0.618

The closest 10% value is 4.7 nF.