dbmtov()

Converts dbm into open circuit voltage, given the reference impedance and returns a real or complex number

Syntax
dbmtov(Value, Zref)

Name	Description	Range	Type	Required
Value	value in dBm	(-∞, ∞)	real, complex	yes
Zref	Reference Impdeance	(-∞, ∞)	real, complex	yes

Examples

y = dbmtov(1+j*1, 50)
returns 0.705+j0.082
y = dbmtov(10, 50)
returns 2.0
y = dbmtov(-30, 1+j*1)
returns 0.003

See Also

db(), dbm(), dbmtoa(), dbmtow(), dbpolar(), dbwtow(), wtodbm()

Notes/Equations

This expression converts the dBm measure into open circuit voltage given the reference impedance. The value is calculated as follows: