php Messages 11 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Jan 9, 2009 #1 how does one calculate a gain in signal e.g sine wave. do we take peak-to-peak (or peak) of the output divided by peak-to-peak(or peak) of the input? Last edited: Jan 9, 2009
how does one calculate a gain in signal e.g sine wave. do we take peak-to-peak (or peak) of the output divided by peak-to-peak(or peak) of the input?
Fantasmagoria Messages 9 Reaction score 0 Jan 10, 2009 #2 The ratio of the peak-to-peak voltages and RMS will be the same (both are related by the same factor of 1/sqrt2 if the signal is sinusoidal). Gain is defined as 20dB*log(Vout/Vin) Do you have a more specific question?
The ratio of the peak-to-peak voltages and RMS will be the same (both are related by the same factor of 1/sqrt2 if the signal is sinusoidal). Gain is defined as 20dB*log(Vout/Vin) Do you have a more specific question?