IC1a, IC1b, and IC1c of the quad two-input NAND gate 4011 are connected as an astable multivibrator; IC1d is connected as an inverter. Terminals 3 and 11 of the 4011 produce square waves with opposite phases. The square waves, eP, at the output of IC1a,....

The circuit letsyou convert a serial pulse stream or sinusoidal input to a sinusoidal output at 1/32 the frequency. By varying the frequency of Vrn, you can achieve an output range ofl07:1-from about 100 kH2 to less than 0.01 H2. The output resembles that....

The circuit input is taken from the terminal loudspeaker or amplifier output jacks. If the right channel is large enough to charge C1 to a potential which exceeds the breakdown voltage of the emitter of Ql, a voltage pulse appears in R7. Similarly, if the....

Al's positive input is biased by the thermocouple. Al's output drives a crude V — F converter, comprised of the 74C04 inverters and associated components. Each V — F output pulse causes a fixed quantity of charge to be dispensed into the 1 µ¥ capacitor....

The output of a video amplifier is differentiated before being fed to a Schottky comparator. The propagation delay is reduced to typically 10ns. The output pulse width is set by the value of C, lOOpf giving a pulse of about 90ns duration. ..

This indicator senses the switching on and off of the 48-V de line voltage and transmits the pulses to logic circuitry. An Hl1A10 threshold coupler, with capacitorfiltering, gives a simple circuit which can provide dial pulse indication, and yet reject....

This compact tester checks cables for open-circuit or short-circuit conditions. A differential transistor pair at one end of each cable line remains balanced as long as the same clock pulse generated by timer IC appears at both ends of the line. ..

The first timer is used as amonostable and determines the tone duration when triggered by a positive pulse at pin 6. The second timer is enabled by the high output of the monostable..

Using a precision oscillator and a few CMOS counters, you can build a precise, very low dutycycle pulse generator. You can add as many counters as you desire to make the period as long as you wish. ..

Built around a 555 timer IC, this pulse generator can be built into a probe for logic..

A simple means of generating a low-power voltage supply of opposite polarity from the main supply. Self oscillating driver produces pulses at a repetition frequency of 100 kHz. When the VMOS device is off, capacitor C is charged to the positive supply. When....

ICla and IClb form an astable multivibrator. The astable"s signal is fed to IC1c, also to the clock input of IC2, a 4017B decade counter. That IC"s QO through Q9 outputs become high one at a time for each successive clock pulse received at1Jin 14. Switch....

A16 V power supply can be synthesized as shown using IN1692 rectifiers. A shift pulse input saturates the 2N2714 depriving the Darlington combination (2N2714 and 2N2868) of base drive..

This temperature controller operates as a pulse snatching device, which allows it to run at its own speed and tum on at the zero crossing of the line frequency. Zero crossing tum-on reduces the generation of line noise transients. TMOS Power FET, Ql, is....

The light sequencer uses two ICs and 10 SCRs to create.an ac sequencer. The first 10, a 555 timer, is used to provide clock pulses for 102. The 10 is configured as an astable multivibrator, and its output is on pin 3. Capacitors CI and 04, along with....

This high-voltage pulse supply will generate pulses up to 30 kV. Ql and Q2 form a multivibrator in conjunction wi..

The LM1812 is a complete ultrasonic transceiver on a chip designed for use in a variety of pulse-echo ranging applications. The chip operates by transmitting a burst of oscillations with a transducer, then using the same transducer to listen for a return....

The figure illustrates a reversible de motor drive application with adjustable speed control. The D inputs for these drivers are complementary and can be tied together and driven from the same logic control for bidirectional motor drive. The enables are....

The generator described here is intended for multiburst signal square waveform generation and can be used as a device for characterizing the response of TV monitor amplifiers as shown. The circuit is an RC oscillator with NAND gates (IC4-4011), with its....

The converter has a 60-ms conversion consumes 460 pA of 1's. 5 V power supply and maintains an accuracy of 10 bits on a 15 ° C in the temperature range of 35 ° C. A pulse applied to convert the command line causes Q3, operating in reverse mode, the....

The heart of the circuit is ICZ, a 4046 micropower phase-locked loop (PLL). The incoming signals are fed to the PLL after being buffered by IC1a and its associated components. The frequency of the incoming signal is multiplied by either 90, 60, or 45,....

A four thyristor controlled bridge is used for operation in two quadrants of the torque-speed characteristics. In the trigger circuits the usual pulse transformers were replaced by self biased circuits which minimize gate power consumption and increase noise....

The interface allows data to be saved on an ordinary tape recorder at a speed of 2400 bit/s. The serial stream of data Fig. 1 (A) is coded with a clock of 2400 Hz (B), by means of XOR gate IC 1/1. Logical "high" and "low" appear as shown in Fig. 2 (C). These....

The LED predriver output pulses an external transistor which in turn, switches on the infrared light emitting diode at a very low duty cycle. The desired IR LED pulse period is determined by the value of the external timing resistor. The Smoke Sensitivity is....

The output-pulse width from the circuit is a linear function of the input pulse"s height. You can set the circuit"s input threshold to discriminate against low-level pulses, while fixed components limit the circuit"s maximum output -pulse width. With a....

An electrical signal taken from the low tension side of the distributor is converted into a voltage proportional to engine rpm and this voltage is displayed on a meter calibrated accordingly. The 555 timer IC is used as a monostable which, in effect,....

This circuit uses a sync-generator chip, a counter, and a decoder to detect the horizontal sync pulse that occurs a..

This circuit adapts a frequency counter to measure intervals. It was originally used as a shutter speed checker for a photo application. The watch ticks are clipped and shaped and formed into a square wave. This square wave is used to gate an accurately....

Useful for A/B control, the IR receiver shown controls a relay from an infrared beam that has a pulsed tone-modulated signal. Ql is the photo receptor feeding op amp IC1, tone decoder IC2, and flip-flop IC3...

If you need a wide-range, resistor-programmable monostable multivibrator, you can program tbe circuit for pulse widths from 1 JlS to 10s-107:1 range. A high-to-low transition at tbe input causes IC1"s output to switch low, thereby turning off Q1 and Q2.....

One can transform an ordinary binary counter, such as a 7493, into an up/down counter with mode control by adding XOR gates 7486 to the counter"s outputs. The circuit counts up when the DN/UP line is low and down when the DN/UP line is high. To use the....

The circuit works from dc to 50 MHz and will deliver pulses as short as 10 ns. It is driven by a TTL signal through a 740S00 quad Schottky NAND gate, ICA through ICD. Transistor Ql, wired as a common-emitter amplifier, drives transistor Q2, a simple emitter....