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Material Type: Project; Professor: Wu; Class: Electronic Circuits; Subject: Electrical And Computer Engr; University: University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Term: Unknown 1989;
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Due before the last class
Design, build, and evaluate a function generator that will generate a sinusoidal wave , a triangular wave , and a square wave output , all within the frequency range of 100 Hz to 10 kHz. The amplitude of the each waveform should be able to vary from +0.1 to +5V. Select Op-Amps with sufficient SR. Power supply voltages of +15V and -15V are to be used.
The report should contain a complete circuit diagram. The circuit diagram should show all component values, device types and other relevant information. Experimental results should be compared with theoretical values and PSICE simulations and the differences should be discussed. The paper should contain all design analysis and relevant design considerations. The experimental results (generated waveforms) must be dated and confirmed by signature of one of the Graduate Teaching Assistants.
Please print a check-off sheet stating that you can obtain square waves at variable magnitude (such as 0.5V and 5 V) and variable frequency (such as 500 Hz, 8 kHz), also triangular wave and sinusoidal wave can be generated. It will be a good idea to attached oscillographs of waveforms in the report.
The following is an example of possible waveform generation circuits. Please read pp.857-858 in the textbook.
Astable Multivibrator Integrator Low pass filter
Simulated waveform outputs.
To start the signal generator, give a pulse (such as by touching a voltage source then remove the source) at V+ of the astable multivibrator (1st^ Op Amp). It should only excite the circuit once. In Pspice, it reads like e.g. [name (V3)] [node1] [node2] DC 0 AC 0.1 0 PULSE 0 0.2(magnitude) 0.1M(delay) 1P(rise) 1P(fall) 1N(width) 1(period). The R7 in the integrator (2nd^ Op Amp) is to suppress DC drift. The ideal transfer function for integrator has a singularity of infinite at DC. So R7 can be really large as long as it suppresses DC drift.
Another simulation graph is attached, in which an Op Amp is added between the multivibrator and the integrator. It provides magnitude adjustment.