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Circuits designed by Dave Johnson, P.E. :
  • 200MHz400MHz VOLTAGE controlled OSCILLATOR
    If you need a clean emitter coupled logic (ECL) type signal between 200MHz and 400MHz this circuit works fine. It uses four voltage-controlled capacitors to change the frequency.
  • AUDIO FREQUENCY DIGITAL NOISE GENERATOR
    When you need to test an audio circuit with broadband noise, this circuit works great. It uses just three inexpensive C-MOS ICs that generate a series of output pulses whose widths vary randomly. I included a level control pot.
  • 12V TOUCH SWITCH EXCITER CIRCUIT
    This circuit is designed to generate a 20KHz pseudo sine wave signal that can power about 50 remote touch activated switch circuits.  It can support a cable length of about 2500 feet.  A typical remote switch circuit is also shown as well as a receiver circuit for those switches.
  • 40KHZ LED TEST SIGNAL GENERATOR
    This 40KHz crystal controlled oscillator circuit drives an infrared LED with powerful 40ma pulses.  The circuit can be used to test optical communications circuits, designed to receive 40KHz modulated light signals.
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0.3V Crystal Oscillator Circuit with Buffered Output -  Circuit Ideas for Designers Application Notes Advanced Linear Devices, Inc....[App Note]
0.5V Crystal Oscillator Circuit with Output Buffer -  Circuit Ideas for Designers Application Notes Advanced Linear Devices, Inc....[App Note]
10 octave Audio Generator Speeds Tests -  07/07/94 EDN-Design Ideas....Testing  frequency response of an audio device typically requires a sine-wave oscillator, an ac voltmeter or an oscilloscope,s.… [Design Idea by Wayne Sward, Consultant, Bountiful, UT]
10.58 to 10.74 MHz VFO Oscillator  -  Electronic Circuit design (added 02/05)
12V Touch Switch Exciter Circuit -  This circuit is designed to generate a 20KHz pseudo sine wave signal that can power about 50 remote touch activated switch circuits.  It can support a cable length of about 2500 feet.  A typical remote switch circuit is also shown as well as a receiver circuit for those switches.... [Designed by David A. Johnson]
1kHz Sinewave Generator -  Simple circuitry, low distortion, battery operated.  Variable, low impedance output up to 1V RMS.  (electronic circuit added 06/07/08) 
2 DDS ICs implement amplitude shift keying -  25-Dec-03 Issue of EDN  Many communications systems, including RFID systems and cable modems, use AM (amplitude modulation].  This Design Idea shows how two DDS (direct-digital-synthesis] devices can implement AM and ASK (amplitude-shift keying] over a range of frequencies. The AD9834 complete 50-MHz DDS IC (Figure 1] has a current output, so you can easily sum the outputs of two orof them by connecting them to a.... [Design Idea by Noel McNamara, Analog Devices, Limerick, Ireland]
2 Stage Chaotic Colpitts Oscillator for the UHF range -  Chaos in the Colpitts oscillator was first reported at the kilohertz frequencies [1]. Later the circuit was investigated in the high frequency (HF: 3 to 30 MHz) range [2,3]. Chaotic oscillations were demonstrated….
2 Tone Audio Oscillator use for SSB Tests -  amateur radio construction projects…. [from Peter Parker's website]
2 Tone Train Horn -  With this circuit you can electronically simulate the noise of a diesel-train horn. The sound is triggered automatically as the train reaches a desired place on the track so you can produce the sound as the train approaches stations, level crossings, etc. The circuit can be built simply by using one 556 or two 555 timers.... [Tony van Roon's circuit]
200MHz-400MHz Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) -  If you need a clean emitter coupled logic (ECL) type signal between 200MHz and 400MHz this circuit works fine. It uses four voltage-controlled capacitors to change the frequency.... [Designed by David A. Johnson]
20MHz Function Generator 2 -  MAX038 0.1Hz, 20MHz ….(electronic schematic added 11/08)
20MHz Function Generator 3 -  Uses MAX038 IC to provide 0.1Hz, 15MHz sinusoidal, square and triangle frequency. ….(electronic schematic added 11/08)
20MHz High Speed Function Generator -  The High Speed Function Generator was published in  professional electronics section of  Aug 1996 issue of Electronics Australia, and has proven to be extremely popular.  kit is no longer available from any of  kit suppliers…  (added 11/05)
3 - 12 MHz Signal Generator -  amateur radio construction projects…. [from Peter Parker's website]
3 Second Time Base from Crystal Oscillator -  The schematic above illustrates dividing a crystal oscillator signal by the crystal frequency to obtain an accurate (0.01%) 1 second time base. Two cascaded 12 stage counters (CD4040) form a 24 stage binary counter and the appropriate bits are gated together to produce the desired division. Using a crystal of some even multiple of 2 is desirable so that one stage of the counter automatically toggles every second which eliminates the need for the NAND gate and reset circuitry, however the circuit below illustrates using a crystal which is not an even multiple of 2 and so requires additional....(electronic circuit added 7/03)
3 to 12 MHz Signal Generator -  amateur radio construction projects…. [from Peter Parker's website]
300v Peak to Peak Signal Generator -  This circuit converts a square wave signal to a +-150 volt output signal with fast 100nS rise and fall times.... [Designed by David A. Johnson]
32.768 kHz Oscillator using a Common Watch Crystal -  Below are a couple circuits you can use to produce a 32.768 KHz square wave from a common watch crystal. The output can be fed to a 15 stage binary counter to obtain a 1 second square wave. The circuit on the left using the 4069 inverter is recommended over the transistor circuit and produces a better waveform. The single transistor circuit.... [Bill Bowden's website]
3-phase sinusoidal waveform generator uses PLD -  10/12/06 EDN-Design Ideas....Five ICs substitute for electromechanical three-phase source.... [Design Idea by Eduardo Perez-Lobato, University of Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile]
4 Transistor Tracking Transmitter -  Schematic and parts list only, no circuit description included…. [Tony van Roon's circuit]
4 Transistor Transmitter -  This circuit provides an FM modulated signal with an output power of around 500mW. The input Mic preamp is built around a couple of 2N3904 transistors, audio gain limited by the 5k preset. The oscillator is a colpitts stage, frequency of oscillation governed by the tank circuit made from two 5pF capacitors and the inductor.... [Design by Paul K Sherby]
40kHz generator -  A circuit that I have used before is based on  CD4060 (14stage binary counter) and a 640Khz ceramic resonator.  CD4060 is basically an…. ASCII format
40kHz LED Test Signal Generator -  This 40KHz crystal controlled oscillator circuit drives an infrared LED with powerful 40ma pulses.  The circuit can be used to test optical communications circuits, designed to receive 40KHz modulated light signals.... [Designed by David A. Johnson]
5 Hints for Debugging MicroController-based Designs AN 1458 -  Agilent Application Note  (added 6/06)
555 Tone Generator 8 Ohm Speaker -  This is a basic 555 squarewave oscillator used to produce a 1 Khz tone from an 8 ohm speaker. In the circuit on the left, the speaker is isolated from the oscillator by the NPN medium power transistor which also provides more current than can be obtained directly from the 555 (limit = 200 mA). A small capacitor is used at the transistor.... [Circuit designed by Bill Bowden]
68HC11 Function Generator -  (electronic schematic / circuit added 4/02)
8 Hints for Better RF Signal Generator Measurements -  Aligent App Note  (app note added 04/05/06)
8 Hints for Making Better Measurements Using Analog RF Signal Generators -  Agilent Application Note....[App Note]
8644A-2 Air Navigation Receiver Testing With The Agilent 8644A -  Agilent Application Note  (added 04/08)


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