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Ladder Attenuators
In a ladder attenuator the internal switches are used
to select a set of (only) 2 resistors. These two resistors
form together a voltage divider. The attenuation is
set by the (relative) value of these resistors to each
other. Each position selects a different set of resistors.
The
total series resistance of each two resistor set is
equal, so the signal source always sees the same impedance.
The advantage of a ladder attenuators is that the signal
only sees/travels through two resistors.
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