5th Order Butterworth Low Pass

Filter
Fifth Order Butterworth LPF
The normalized Butterworth low pass filter equation is:
( ) 1
) (
) (
) (
1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2
2 1 2 1 1
2
+ + + +
= =
s C R C R C R C R s C C R R
s H
s V
s V

Design a fifth order Butterworth low pass filter with a

gain () of 1 and a cutoff frequency 10000 Hz.
For a gain () of 1
( ) 1 * ) 1 (
1
) (
) (
) (
1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
2
2 1 2 1 1
2
+ + + +
= =
s C R C R C R C R s C C R R
s H
s V
s V
( ) 1
1
) (
) (
) (
2 2 2 1
2
2 1 2 1 1
2
+ + +
= =
s C R C R s C C R R
s H
s V
s V
) 1 618 . 1 )( 1 618 . 0 )( 1 (
1
) (
2 2
+ + + + +
=
s s s s s
s H
The normalized denominator for a fifth order Butterworth
low pass filter is:
First order filter Second order filter Second order filter
Frequency Scaling
Replace s with s/e
c

First order filter
RC s
RC
v
v
in
out
/ 1
/ 1
+
=
RC s
RC
v
v
in
out
/ 1 20000 /
/ 1
+
=
t
Assume all resistors in the design
are 1 kO.
1 kO
0.016 F
t e 20000 / 1 = =
c
RC
( )
t 20000
1
1000 = C
( )
t 20000
1
1000 = C
( )
F C
t
016 . 0 10 59 . 1
20000 1000
1
8
~ =

=

( )
|
|
.
|

\
|
+ +
=
1
20000
618 . 0
20000
1
) (
2
2
t
t
s s
s H
) 1 618 . 0 (
1
) (
2
+ +
=
s s
s H
Defines one of the second
order filters
( ) 1
1
) (
2 2 2 1
2
2 1 2 1
+ + +
=
s C R C R s C C R R
s H
( ) 1
1
) (
2 2 2 1
2
2 1 2 1
+ + +
=
s C R C R s C C R R
s H
( ) ( ) 1 1000 1000 1000 1000
1
) (
2 2
2
2 1
+ + +
=
s C C s C C
s H
( ) ( ) 1 1000 1000
1
) (
2 2
2
2 1
2
+ + +
=
s C C s C C
s H
( ) ( )
( )
1
20000
618 . 0
20000
1
1 2 1000 1000
1
2
2
2
2
2 1
2
+ +
=
+ +
t
t
s s
s C s C C
( )
t 20000
618 . 0
2 1000
2
= C
F C
t
0049 . 0
40000000
618 . 0
2
= =
( )
( )
2
2 1
2
20000
1
1000
t
= C C
( )( )( )
2
6 6
1
20000 10 0 . 1 10 0049 . 0
1
t
=

C
( )
F C
t
05 . 0 10 17 . 5
20000 0049 . 0
1
8
2
1
= = =

( )
|
|
.
|

\
|
+ +
=
1
20000
618 . 1
20000
1
) (
2
2
t
t
s s
s H
) 1 618 . 1 (
1
) (
2
+ +
=
s s
s H
Defines the other second
order filters
( ) 1
1
) (
2 2 2 1
2
2 1 2 1
+ + +
=
s C R C R s C C R R
s H
( ) 1
1
) (
2 2 2 1
2
2 1 2 1
+ + +
=
s C R C R s C C R R
s H
( ) ( ) 1 1000 1000 1000 1000
1
) (
2 2
2
2 1
+ + +
=
s C C s C C
s H
( ) ( ) 1 1000 1000
1
) (
2 2
2
2 1
2
+ + +
=
s C C s C C
s H
( ) ( )
( )
1
20000
618 . 1
20000
1
1 2 1000 1000
1
2
2
2
2
2 1
2
+ +
=
+ +
t
t
s s
s C s C C
( )
t 20000
618 . 1
2 1000
2
= C F C
t
013 . 0 10 29 . 1
40000000
618 . 1
8
2
= = =

( )
( )
2
2 1
2
20000
1
1000
t
= C C
( )( )( )
2
6 6
1
20000 10 0 . 1 10 013 . 0
1
t
=

C
( )
F C
t
0195 . 0 10 95 . 1
20000 013 . 0
1
8
2
1
= =