kicad/pcb_calculator/attenuators/pi_formula.md

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Pi attenuator

Zin desired input impedance in Ω
Zout desired output impedance
Zin = Zout

  • a attenuation in dB
  • L = 10a/20 (the loss)
  • A = (L + 1)/(L - 1)

  • R2 = (L- 1)/2 * √ ( (Zin * Zout) / L)
  • R1 = 1/( A/Zin - 1/R2 )
  • R3 = 1/ (A/Zout - 1/R2 )