Circuits & Schematics - Oscillators - 7

Experimenting with an HF oscillator, I needed to control the varactor diode voltage in precise increments over a 2 V-10 V range. A buffered potentiometer was the obvious choice, and connecting two pots in series to give coarse/fine control (or ...

Sine-wave RC-oscillators with smooth frequency tuning described in the article radically and favorably differ from previously known generators of this purpose by the presence of only one frequency-setting capacitor. Sine-wave RC-oscillators have ...

In adjustable, frequency-selective RC networks, the reciprocal of an RC product, ωC = 1/RC, determines the corner frequencies of the network. If the adjustable elements are potentiometers with a linear-control characteristic that is, taper ...

The circuits of PWM pulse generators with independent frequency and duty cycle adjustments are described. The first one uses the TLC555 IC and an external master pulse generator on the CD40106 IC. The second oscillator is made on the D-trigger of ...

Some applications require clock-timing adjustments, such as generating precision clocks for time-interleaved ADCs, or delay adjustments in a variety of precision-timing and pulse-delay applications. This Design Idea describes a delayed-pulse ...

Sawtooth- or exponential-ramp relaxation oscillators are common and generally easy to build. However sometimes a cleaner waveform is desired, and generators of even-symmetric waveforms are a bit more difficult to design. Triangle wave generators ...

The circuit in Figure 1 is based on a classic GIC (generalized impedance converter). The sine-wave-oscillator circuit has inherent amplitude stabilization and normally operates from dual power supplies. However, if you connect an additional ...

For a variety of reasons, designers often discover that their creations need yet more power-supply voltages. For example, a system powered by 2.5 V power supplies suddenly needs a precision 1.4 V reference for a signal-level-shifting circuit and ...

A random-bit-sequence generator is basic equipment for prototyping and testing any data-transmission system. You use such a generator when measuring BER (bit-error rate) and pattern-dependent effects in a transmission system. Such effects can ...

A broadband source of white noise can be useful for measuring and testing communications equipment. The source in Figure 1 is simple and produces a large noise signal at its output terminals. The circuit comprises a zener diode and a few amplifying ...