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A '''terminator''' is a device (usually an ordinary [[resistor]]) used at the end of a [[transmission line]] to prevent energy (i.e. a signal) being reflected back down the [[conductor]] of the transmission line, and appearing as [[noise]] elsewhere on the tramission line. A terminator must have the correct size, matching the [[impedance]] of the transmission line, to properly damp out all reflections. | A '''terminator''' is a device (usually an ordinary [[resistor]]) used at the end of a [[transmission line]] to prevent energy (i.e. a [[signal]]) being reflected back down the [[conductor]] of the transmission line, and appearing as [[noise]] elsewhere on the tramission line. A terminator must have the correct size, matching the [[impedance]] of the transmission line, to properly damp out all reflections. | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:06, 14 December 2018
A terminator is a device (usually an ordinary resistor) used at the end of a transmission line to prevent energy (i.e. a signal) being reflected back down the conductor of the transmission line, and appearing as noise elsewhere on the tramission line. A terminator must have the correct size, matching the impedance of the transmission line, to properly damp out all reflections.
