If you start with the assumption that your observed edge is the result of an ideal edge having moved through some composite channel with a Gaussian shaped impulse response, g(t), with "-3dB" bandwidth, B, then your observed edge, s(t), will be the integral of that impulse response: s(t) =3D Integral{g(t) dt} (1) If: G(w) =3D exp{-(a * w)^2} (2) Then: g(t) =3D exp{-(t/2a)^2} / 2*sqrt{pi * a} (3) B is found by setting G(w) =3D 0.707. We get: B =3D .0937 / a. (4) The "error function" (ERF() in Excel) is defined as: ERF(z) =3D (2/sqrt(pi)) * Integral_0-z{exp(-u^2) du} (5) and gives the area under the Gaussian curve from -z to +z, normalized to 1. (That is, ERF(Infinity) =3D 1.) ERF() can be used to find the = integral of g(t) by substituting "t/2a" from (3) in for "u" in (5). The "10-90%" rise time of s(t) can be found by setting ERF(z) =3D 80%, solving for = "u", and then setting: risetime/2a =3D 2u (6) (This works because g(t) is symmetric about its peak, and the 20% of its area that we're leaving out of the integral is precisely divided in half: 10% before the integrated portion and 10% after, yielding the 10% and 90% points in s(t), respectively. We have to double "u", due to the way ERF() is defined. (i.e. - ERF(z) integrates over the range [-z,+z].)) We get: u =3D 0.9 (7) rise-time =3D 2u * 2a =3D 3.6 * a (8) and, using (4), rise-time =3D 0.337 / B (9) -db > -----Original Message----- > From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Rohit Sharma > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 8:01 AM > To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Rise time bandwidth relation >=20 > Hi All, > Can somebody help me in understanding the derivation of the following > formula for digital signals:- > Bandwidth =3D 0.35/Rise time. >=20 > Regards, > Rohit >=20 >=20 >=20 > -- >=20 > Message Classification :- > [ ] Public > [x] Freescale Internal Use Only > [ ] Freescale Confidential Proprietary >=20 > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field >=20 > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list >=20 > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field >=20 >=20 > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.net >=20 > 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 >=20 >=20 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net 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