Doug, Pardon me, but I believe that your original statement was to the effect that the field strength from line to plane versus line to line changes significantly at different times during a one or two bit cycle. If that were true, then by cutting the slot in the plane, we should be able to observe those differences, should we not? I am having a little semantic trouble here. You keep talking about a point of interest having reached a location. If we are talking about a properly terminated system, then there are no reflections. If we have a mythical infinite impedance probe, we can observe anywhere along the line and see the same result simply phase shifted. What are you trying to get at with the statement: "I am assuming the point of interest has reached the end of the trace at the receiver." This sounds more and more like we are discussing the electron hose analogy. I think this example shows just how easy it is to get misled by that analogy. Regards, Steve. At 01:47 PM 4/24/2006, Doug Brooks wrote: >Gee, > >It seems to me you are off point. > >I asked about the specific current loop (current flows in a closed loop) at >a specific point in time, not about radiation. >You are correct that I needed to clarify where the wave form is if the >trace is long (which I did on a follow-on post). I am assuming the point of >interest has reached the end of the trace at the receiver. > >Doug > > > > > >At 01:30 PM 4/24/2006, steve weir wrote: > >Doug: > > > >All of your assumptions are fine. I am also happy to band limit the wave > >form rather than make it trapezoidal. Either arrangement is fine for me. > > > >I propose: 8mil lines 24mils center to center, 30" long, symmetric > >stripline construction with plenty of stitch vias plane to plane. Assume > >an eR of anything you like from 1.0 to 5.0 and we will set the dielectric > >thickness as needed for 100 Ohms odd mode. We center the pair in a 10" > >wide board. > > > >We consider X the 30" axis, Y the 10" board width, and the thickness of > >the board Z. > > > >Now, lets also add a free standing antenna along the side of the board in > >the X-Z plane and locate that 10" along the X axis from the transmitter. > > > >Finally, let's test with two plane arrangements. > > > >A. The image plane is solid > >B. We cut a 0.100" wide slot in the plane end to end in the Y direction > >10" along the X axis from the transmitter. ( Dead center of our antenna. ) > > > >Let's drive with 50ps rise times, and 500ps bit intervals. > > > >I submit that under A, our antenna will be nice and quiet. > > > >I submit that under B, our antenna is going to light right up from the big > >slot wave we excite crossing over the gap. > > > >Please comment: > > > >Do you agree that the slot wave will be there? > >For the dimensions cited, do you think the slot wave be a little 50-100ps > >pulse, or will it be a really messy thing with much lower frequency > >content mixed in? > >How does what you expect correlate with your original statements? > >How does the fact that the line is much longer than the bit interval > >relate to your statements concerning current loops? > > > >Regards, > > > > > >Steve. > >At 12:36 PM 4/24/2006, Doug Brooks wrote: > >>Assume we have a differential pair, driven in odd mode with no timing > >>offsets. > >>Assume the pair is terminated with a single resistor between the > two traces. > >>Assume the signal is purely trapezoidal. > >>Assume there is an underlying plane (but assume what you want about the > >>spacing to the plane.) > >>Assume what you want about the spacing between the traces. > >>*If* current flows in a closed loop and *if* current is constant everywhere > >>in the loop, and *if* current is a point (as opposed to an average) concept > >>in time.... > >> > >>What is the definition of the current loop at the instant when the current > >>wave form is at the middle of the constant part of the wave form (between > >>the rise and fall times)? > >> > >>Doug Brooks > >> > >>__________________________________________________________________ > __________- > >>Check out UltraCAD's differential impedance and skin effect calculators at > >>http://www.ultracad.com > >> > >>------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>To unsubscribe from si-list: > >>si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > >> > >>or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > >>//www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > >> > >>For help: > >>si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > >> > >>List FAQ wiki page is located at: > >> http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > >> > >>List technical documents are available at: > >> http://www.si-list.org > >> > >>List archives are viewable at: > >> //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > >>or at our remote archives: > >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > >>Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > >> http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________- >Check out UltraCAD's differential impedance and skin effect calculators at >http://www.ultracad.com > >------------------------------------------------------------------ >To unsubscribe from si-list: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > >or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > >For help: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > >List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > >List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > >List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list >or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages >Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu