Visvesvaraya Technological University

Belagavi, Karnataka-590 018

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Design & Development of Frequency Response Analyzer

Submitted
In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the Degree of

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
In
ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

By

Amruth M Rai 4VV16EC005

Dhananjaya A M 4VV16EC024
Harini M 4VV16EC028
Madhushree C 4VV16EC050

Under the guidance of

Prof. Sandeep R
Prof. Alfred Vivek D’Souza

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysuru-02
2019-2020
 Introduction:

Frequency Response

Frequency response is defined as the quantitative measure of the output spectrum of a system
or device in response to a stimulus. It is a measure of magnitude and phase of the output as a
function of frequency. In this project we build a circuit that automatically calculates the
frequency response of any given circuit within specified limit for accuracy and correctness

Fundamentally a frequency response function is a mathematical representation of the relationship

between the input and the output of a system.

Frequency Response Analyzer

Frequency Response Analyzer (FAR) is a high precision measurement instrument used to

analyze components, circuits and systems in the frequency domain. An FAR typically
generates a sinusoidal signal and injects it into a component, circuit or system under test. This
signal is measured at the point of injection using one of the input channels on the FAR. The
injection signal travels through the device under test and the same signal is measured
simultaneously by the frequency response analyzer at the second reference point normally the
output of the system. The use of sine waves allows the frequency domain behavior of the
system to be determined.

Motivation:
Commercially available devices for measuring the frequency response of any given circuit
automatically are either too expensive or non-existent. These expensive devices cannot be
afforded for laboratory use. The motivation of the project is to design a circuit that can do the
same work as these costly devices at a lower cost.

Methodology:
The inputs from the user are received and provided to the Direct Digital Synthesizer which
generates a signal with the specified frequency (input from the user), the voltage gain and
phase with respect to the current frequency. The same procedure is repeated until the
frequency reaches the end frequency limit specified by the user.
An input analog signal with peak voltage V is applied, a peak detector circuit is implied at
both input and output side in order to measure the peak voltage. These values are given to an
ADC to convert the value to digital value and then is provided to a microcontroller to
calculate the voltage gain at that particular frequency. In order to determine the phase of the
signal, a phase detector is used. In-order to match the current requirements of the detector
circuit we add a buffer that increases current sufficiently. To prevent the impedance effect of
the phase detector on the circuit we add a common emitter follower circuit for impedance
matching. The values calculated are displayed in the system

Fig: Block diagram explaining the methodology

Application:
The frequency response analyzer finds its application in the laboratories where they can
replace the traditional method for calculating frequency of any circuit.

Reference:
The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill, 2nd edition, Cambridge University
Press