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Converters: Voltage to Frequency, Page 2
Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCO)
VCO; Voltage to Frequency Converters:  #'s - A     B - K     L - U    V - Z
Last Updated on: Friday, October 16, 2009 03:41 AM

 

Circuits Designed by Dave Johnson, P.E. :
  • CMOS SCHMITT TRIGGER IC MAKES VCO
    By changing the supply voltage fed to a classic 4584 Schmitt trigger type oscillator, the oscillator frequency can be changed over a range of 50:1.  A 74HCU04 inverter is used at the output of the 4584 to maintain a constant TTL logic level signal.

 

Links to electronic circuits, electronic schematics, designs for engineers, hobbyists, students & inventors:
Circuit Ideas for IC Converters - AN-343 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)
Circuit Performs High Speed Voltage to Current Current to Current Conversion - 07/25/02 EDN-Design Ideas:   In low-power, single-supply analog applications, it is often desirable to maintain precise control of voltages much greater than the positive-supply rail. The circuit in Figure 1 allows you to amplify the input voltage, VIN, by a factor, A, which resistors R1 and R2 set. The output voltage, VOUT, equals AVIN, where A=R2/(R1+R2).....(design idea added 01/04)
CMOS Inverter VCO Tunes Octave to UHF - 11/19/98 EDN-Design Ideas:.....(design idea added 3/03)  
CMOS Schmitt Trigger IC Makes VCO - By changing the supply voltage fed to a classic 4584 Schmitt trigger type oscillator, the oscillator frequency can be changed over a range of 50:1.  A 74HCU04 inverter is used at the output of the 4584 to maintain a constant TTL logic level signal. ….(designed by David A. Johnson)
Design Formulas Simplify Classic V/I Converter - 01/20/00 EDN-Design Ideas:.....(design idea added 7/03)
Designs for High Frequency Voltage-To-Frequency Converters - AN14 Linear Technology A variety of high performance V/F circuits is presented. Included are a 1Hz to 100MHz design, a quartz-stabilized type and a 0.0007)% linear unit. Other circuits feature 1.5V operation, sine wave output an nonlinear transfer functions. A separate section examines the trade-offs and advantages of various approaches to V/F conversion.
DPP Adds Versatility to VFC - 11/14/02 EDN-Design Ideas: The basic VFC (voltage-to-frequency converter)in Figure 1 comprises an integrator (IC1)and a Schmitt-trigger circuit (IC2). The integrator converts the dc input voltage, VIN , to a linear voltage ramp, and the Schmitt trigger sets the limits of the integrator's output voltage. Feedback around both circuits provides the condition for oscillation.....(design idea added 1/05)
Field Effect Transistor as a Voltage Controlled Resistor  - An fet can be used as a voltage controlled resistor (vcr) where the resistance between the drain and source is controlled by the gate-source voltage, …(added 04/05/06)
Hippasian nonlinear VFC stretches dynamic range - 02/19/09 EDN-Design Ideas: ,  A voltage-to-frequency converter uses square roots to extend dynamic range by orders of magnitude.....(design idea added 08/09)
Inverters Form Three Phase VCO - 08/02/01 EDN-Design Ideas: You sometimes need an inexpensive VCO that can produce evenly spaced three-phase outputs over a wide frequency range. You could use tracking all-phase filters with only one oscillator, but this technique is difficult to implement and offers limited range. Other methods, such as using a DSP, are feasible, but they're complex and expensive.....(design idea added 1/05)
Inverting Latches Make Simple VCO - 06/19/97 EDN-Design Ideas: (design idea added 3/03)
 

           

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