Circuits & Schematics Oscillators - 2

Rail-to-rail input and output (RRIO) op amps, both FET and BJT, have been around for a long time, but the possibilities they provide for versatile waveshape generation with simple circuits can still surprise. Figure 1 is an example, outputting a ...

Filter, audio, and RF-communications testing often require a random noise source. Figure 1’s circuit provides an RMS-amplitude regulated noise source with selectable bandwidth. RMS output is 300 mV with a 1 kHz to 5 MHz bandwidth, selectable ...

The circuits in Figures 1 and 2 shows a PWM (pulse-width-modulated) ramp generator that you can use in low-cost switch-mode dc/dc power supplies. Its supply voltage can range from 5 to 35 V dc, and you can set the output-ramp amplitude of 0.3 to 1 ...

This Design Idea describes a simple way to form a reliable astable or monostable multivibrator from a set/reset latch. You may find it useful because it lets you minimize the number of standard digital ICs your design requires when absolute ...

Verifying the rise time limit of wideband test equipment setups is a difficult task. In particular, the “end-to-end” rise time of oscilloscope-probe combinations is often required to assure measurement integrity. Conceptually, a pulse ...

Circuit designs abound for linear triangle/sawtooth generators, and many are based on the iconic LMC555 CMOS analog timer. But relatively few are voltage controlled, making them tricky to program with a DAC, and most have unbuffered outputs that ...

Figure 1’s circuit uses the LT1720 dual comparator in a 50% duty cycle crystal oscillator. Output frequencies of up to 10 MHz are practical. Figure 1. Crystal oscillator has complementary outputs and 50% duty cycle. A1’s feedback ...

The sample and hold circuit (Figure 3) is considerably more complex than the oscillator. This is unfortunate but unavoidable. It's the S/H that gives this design its speed (fast settling time) and very low distortion, and it's very unlikely ...

Introduction As discussed in the article [ 1 ], although a sinewave is the simplest possible waveform, it is also one of the hardest to generate in pure form. Any impurity represents distortion, and that means added harmonics that make very low ...

The linearity of triangular waveforms makes the triangular- wave generator useful in sweep circuits and test equipment. For example, switched-mode power supplies and induction motor-control circuits often include a triangular-wave oscillator as ...