Oscillators - Signal Generators

Oscillator Circuits

Basic Free-Running Multivibrator

  • Circuit diagram includes components: Op-amp, resistors RR, R<em>1R<em>1, and R</em>2R</em>2, and capacitor CC.
  • Output voltage is denoted as vOv_O.
  • Negative input voltage is v<em>Nv<em>N and positive input voltage is v</em>Pv</em>P.
  • Design equations:
    • Frequency: f0=1Tf_0 = \frac{1}{T}
    • Period: T=2RCln(1+2R<em>1R</em>2)T = 2RC \ln(1 + 2\frac{R<em>1}{R</em>2})

Single Supply Free-Running Multivibrator

  • Circuit diagram includes components: Op-amp, resistors RR, R<em>1R<em>1, R</em>2R</em>2, R<em>3R<em>3, and R</em>4R</em>4, and capacitor CC.
  • Voltage source: VCCV_{CC}.
  • Output voltage is denoted as vOv_O.
  • Negative input voltage is vNv_N.
  • Design equations:
    • Frequency: f<em>0=1RCln(V</em>THV<em>TL×V</em>CCV<em>TLV</em>CCVTH)f<em>0 = \frac{1}{RC \ln(\frac{V</em>{TH}}{V<em>{TL}} \times \frac{V</em>{CC} - V<em>{TL}}{V</em>{CC} - V_{TH}})}

Triangular Wave Generators

  • Circuit diagram includes components: Op-amp, resistors RR, R<em>1R<em>1, R</em>2R</em>2, and R<em>3R<em>3, capacitor CC, and voltage source V</em>SQV</em>{SQ}.
  • Intermediate voltage is denoted as v1v_1.
  • Threshold voltage is denoted as VTV_T.
  • Design equations:
    • Frequency: f<em>0=R</em>2R114RCf<em>0 = \frac{R</em>2}{R_1} \frac{1}{4RC}

Triangular Wave Generators: Slope Control

  • Circuit diagram includes components: Op-amp (OA), comparator (CMP), resistors RR, R<em>1R<em>1, R</em>2R</em>2, R<em>3R<em>3, R</em>HR</em>H, and R<em>LR<em>L, capacitor CC, diodes D</em>1D</em>1, D<em>2D<em>2, D</em>3D</em>3, and D<em>4D<em>4, and voltage source V</em>SQV</em>{SQ}.
  • Intermediate voltage is denoted as v1v_1.
  • Threshold voltage is denoted as VTV_T.
  • Design equations:
    • Low time: T<em>L=2R</em>1R<em>2C(R</em>L+R)T<em>L = 2 \frac{R</em>1}{R<em>2} C(R</em>L + R)
    • High time: T<em>H=2R</em>1R<em>2C(R</em>H+R)T<em>H = 2 \frac{R</em>1}{R<em>2} C(R</em>H + R)

Free-Running Multivibrator Using CMOS Gates

  • Circuit diagram includes components: CMOS gates I<em>1I<em>1 and I</em>2I</em>2, resistor RR, capacitor CC, and voltage source VDDV_{DD}.
  • Voltages at different points are labeled as V<em>1V<em>1, V</em>2V</em>2, and V3V_3.
  • Output voltage is denoted as VOV_O.
  • Condition: 1 >> R
  • Design equations:
    • Frequency: f<em>0=1RCln(V</em>DD+V<em>TV</em>T×2V<em>DDV</em>TV<em>DDV</em>T)f<em>0 = \frac{1}{RC \ln(\frac{V</em>{DD} + V<em>T}{V</em>T} \times \frac{2V<em>{DD} - V</em>T}{V<em>{DD} - V</em>T})}

Monostable Multivibrator

  • Circuit diagram includes components: Op-amp (AI), resistor RR, capacitor CC, and voltage source VDDV_{DD}.
  • Input voltages are v<em>1v<em>1 and v</em>2v</em>2.
  • Output voltage is denoted as VoutV_{out}.
  • Design equations:
    • Pulse width: T=RCln(V<em>DDV</em>DDVT)T = RC \ln(\frac{V<em>{DD}}{V</em>{DD} - V_T})

The 555 Timer as an Astable Multivibrator

  • Circuit diagram includes a 555 timer IC with connected components: resistors R<em>AR<em>A and R</em>BR</em>B, and capacitor CC.
  • Various pins are labeled: TRIG (2), GND (1), THRESH (6), DISCH (7), VCC (8), RES (4), and OUT (3).
  • Output voltage is denoted as VOUTV_{OUT}.
  • Design equations:
    • Period: T=T<em>L+T</em>H=R<em>BCln2+(R</em>A+R<em>B)Cln(V</em>CCV<em>TH/2V</em>CCVTH)T = T<em>L + T</em>H = R<em>B C \ln 2 + (R</em>A + R<em>B) C \ln(\frac{V</em>{CC} - V<em>{TH}/2}{V</em>{CC} - V_{TH}})
    • Frequency: f<em>0=1.44(R</em>A+2RB)Cf<em>0 = \frac{1.44}{(R</em>A + 2R_B)C}
    • Duty cycle: D(%)=100R<em>A+R</em>BR<em>A+2R</em>BD(\%) = 100 \frac{R<em>A + R</em>B}{R<em>A + 2R</em>B}

The 555 as a Monostable Multivibrator

  • Circuit diagram includes a 555 timer IC with connected components: resistor RR and capacitor CC.
  • Various pins are labeled: DISCH (7), GND (1), TRIG (2), THRESH (6), VCC (8), RES (4), and OUT (3).
  • Input voltage is denoted as vIv_I.
  • Output voltage is denoted as VOUTV_{OUT}.
  • Design equations:
    • Pulse width: T=RCln(V<em>CCV</em>CCVTH)T = RC \ln(\frac{V<em>{CC}}{V</em>{CC} - V_{TH}})

Voltage-Controlled Oscillator

  • Circuit diagram includes components: Op-amp (OA), comparator (CMP), resistors R,R<em>1,R</em>2,R<em>3R, R<em>1, R</em>2, R<em>3, and 2R2R, capacitor CC, and current source i</em>Ii</em>I.
  • Input voltages are v<em>Iv<em>I and v</em>I2v</em>{I2}.
  • Threshold voltages are V<em>THV<em>{TH} and V</em>TLV</em>{TL}.
  • Design equations:
    • Frequency: f<em>0=v</em>I8RC(V<em>THV</em>TL)f<em>0 = \frac{v</em>I}{8RC(V<em>{TH} - V</em>{TL})}

Sawtooth Wave Generators

  • Circuit diagram includes components: Op-amp (OA), comparator (CMP) LM311, resistors R,R<em>1,R</em>2,R<em>3R, R<em>1, R</em>2, R<em>3, capacitor C,C</em>1C, C</em>1, and current source iIi_I.
  • Voltage source: +15V
  • Input voltages are v<em>Iv<em>I and v</em>Pv</em>P.
  • Output voltage is denoted as vSTv_{ST}.
  • Output pulse is denoted as vPULSEv_{PULSE}.
  • Design equations:
    • Frequency: f<em>0=1RCV</em>T/v<em>I+T</em>Df<em>0 = \frac{1}{RCV</em>T / |v<em>I| + T</em>D}
    • Simplified frequency: f<em>0=v</em>IRCVTf<em>0 = \frac{|v</em>I|}{RCV_T}