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Generating Bode Plots

1. Bode plots show the magnitude and phase angle of a signal as a function of frequency. The magnitude is typically plotted in dB and the phase angle in degrees. 2. To generate Bode plots in PSpice, an AC sweep must be performed which plots magnitude and phase versus frequency. Signals can be converted to dB by selecting the DB() macro and referencing a voltage value such as 1V. 3. The phase angle in degrees of a signal can be plotted using the P() macro along with the signal name. Multiple traces can be added to a single Bode plot.

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Generating Bode Plots

1. Bode plots show the magnitude and phase angle of a signal as a function of frequency. The magnitude is typically plotted in dB and the phase angle in degrees. 2. To generate Bode plots in PSpice, an AC sweep must be performed which plots magnitude and phase versus frequency. Signals can be converted to dB by selecting the DB() macro and referencing a voltage value such as 1V. 3. The phase angle in degrees of a signal can be plotted using the P() macro along with the signal name. Multiple traces can be added to a single Bode plot.

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Generating Bode Plots

In PSpice and using your oscilloscope


Bode Plots
• The magnitude of a signal as a function of
frequency is the plot generated during an AC
Sweep.
– Note that the voltage source must be changed from
Vsin to Vac.
• The magnitude is typically changed to dB where:
 Vsignal 
dB  20 log 
 Vref 
 
• Phase angles as a function of frequency will be
plotted in PSpice during an AC Sweep.
• P() marco will display the phase angle of the parameter
inserted [e.g., V(R2:2)]
To Change to dB
• If your reference signal is 1V, you can double-
click on the label for the curve, select DB()
from the list of macros on the right of the pop-
up window, and then type in the name of the
signal that you would like plotted in dB.
Example

1. Double click on the label (boxed in green).


2. Select DB from the list of Functions or Macros
3. Type the name of the signal in the parenthesis in the Trace Expression.
4. Click OK.
If the reference is not 1V or 1A

The signal should be divided by the reference signal in the Trace Expression.

You can also add additional curves to be plotted. Plotting a line at -3dB may
help when determining the corner frequency. This can be done using the Add
Trace option under Trace toolbar.
To Plot Phase Angle vs. Frequency
Add a Trace to the New Plot
Select P() in the List of
Functions or Macros
Select Voltage or Current from the List
of Simulation Output Variables
• It will appear
within the
paraphrases as the
argument of the
phase function.
You can add
multiple traces at
once by putting a
comma between
each on the list at
the bottom of the
pop-up window.
Then, click OK.
To Change the x axis to Log(f)
Phase Angle in Degrees Vs. Frequency

The angle in phasor notation should be between -180o to +180o.


Phase Angle Measurement
• Two techniques using the Velleman scope
– Waveform Parameters
• Measurement of relative phase to internal reference at
the operating frequency of the arbitrary function
generator.
– Bode Plotter
• Measurement of the phase of the signal on Channel 1
with respect to the signal on Channel 2 over a
frequency range specified by the user.
– Follow the instructions to make sure that the appropriate
signal is used as the reference signal.
Waveform Parameters
Bode Plot

Select Phase Plot


from View menu
after having set the
Frequency Range,
Frequency Start, and
other measurement
parameters and
then click Start to
obtain the phase
measurement.
Y-Axis Scale

The magnitude of the signal can be plotted in Volts or in


dB by selecting the appropriate Vertical Scale
Plot of Phase Angle
To plot the phase angle at the same
time that a plot of the magnitude is
displayed, select Phase Plot from the
View toolbar on the Bode Plotter.
Bode Plot

The solid line is the magnitude and the dashed line is the phase angle.

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