Phataas
Newbie level 4
Hello!
I want to measure an unknown impedance using an I/Q demodulator.
Setup:
I was thinking of using a DDS (Direct Digital Synthesizer) as the sine wave signal generator. Splitting this signal to a reference signal and an excitation signal. The reference signal will go directly to the LO input while the excitation signal will go through a "black box" with an unknown impedance (RC, no L), and then to the RF input. The signal out from the "black box" will probably be attenuated and phase shifted. I am interested in getting the phase shift phi = arctan(Q/I) and amplitude A = sqrt(I^2 + Q^2).
The AD8333 has this block diagram:
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The I and Q outputs are currents, so I would use a current-to-voltage converter to get this converted to a voltage. Assuming the voltage is alternating I would low pass filter the alternating voltage at each output (I and Q) and sample this value for a time (100ms) with an ADC and calculate the average on my micro controller. I am targeting measurements in the close to 0 to 300 000Hz intervall.
Does it sounds like the AD8333 will fit my needs?
I want to measure an unknown impedance using an I/Q demodulator.
Setup:
I was thinking of using a DDS (Direct Digital Synthesizer) as the sine wave signal generator. Splitting this signal to a reference signal and an excitation signal. The reference signal will go directly to the LO input while the excitation signal will go through a "black box" with an unknown impedance (RC, no L), and then to the RF input. The signal out from the "black box" will probably be attenuated and phase shifted. I am interested in getting the phase shift phi = arctan(Q/I) and amplitude A = sqrt(I^2 + Q^2).
The AD8333 has this block diagram:
**broken link removed**
The I and Q outputs are currents, so I would use a current-to-voltage converter to get this converted to a voltage. Assuming the voltage is alternating I would low pass filter the alternating voltage at each output (I and Q) and sample this value for a time (100ms) with an ADC and calculate the average on my micro controller. I am targeting measurements in the close to 0 to 300 000Hz intervall.
Does it sounds like the AD8333 will fit my needs?