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Waveform Generator Circuits:  #'s-C     D-F     G-H      I-O      P      R-S     T-Z

Last Updated on: Monday, October 03, 2011 06:08 PM


Circuits Designed by Dave Johnson, P.E. :
  • 125KHz SINE WAVE SIGNAL SOURCE
    For some RFID systems operating at 125KHz, a very low distortion signal source reference is needed.  The ultra pure circuit shown on this page produces a 10-volt peak-to-peak signal into a 50-ohm load, with a distortion of only 0.01%. 

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µC makes inexpensive sine-wave generator -  12/17/98 Issue of EDN  You can use A/D converters or external, controllable oscillators to generate sine waves from low-power, low-cost µCs. However, these methods add cost, reduce reliability, increase circuit and software complexity, increase power consumption, and increase overall size. Alternatively....Page includes several designs.  Scroll to find this one.... [Design Idea by Jorge Luis B Romeu, IdeaWorks LTD, Syracuse, NY]
1kHz Sinewave Generator -  Simple circuitry, low distortion, battery operated.  Variable, low impedance output up to 1V RMS.  (electronic circuit added 06/07/08) 
3 phase sinusoidal waveform generator uses PLD -  10/12/06 EDN-Design Ideas....Five ICs substitute for electromechanical three-phase source.... EDN is migrating links. This link is not verified.  Search the "title" + "EDN" for new link.
3-Phase Sine Wave Generation using the AD7226 Quad DAC -  AN-321 Analog Devices Application Notes....[App Note] 
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]
555 stepper pulse generator -  ….(electronic schematic added 08/08) [Site is under construction right now]
68HC11 Synthesizes Accurate Sine Wave -  09/02/96 EDN-Design Ideas....You can use a 68HC11 and a 12-bit serial DAC (Figure 1) to generate accurate sine waves without using floating-point arithmetic. Figure 2 shows a block diagram for this sine-wave generator. You can easily analyze the generator's behavior by writing state equations in the z domain. You can also write equations in the s domain. The location of the two poles.... [Design Idea by Mika Maaspuro, Espoo, Finland]
ABT Applications -  National Semiconductor Application Note  (app note added 2/06)
ABT Ratings, Specifications & Waveforms -  National Semiconductor Application Note  (app note added 2/06)
Adjustable High/Low Frequency Sine wave generator -  ….... [Site is under construction right now]
AF Generator -  My generator can produce sine- and squarewaves with frequencies between 1 Hz and 100 kHz and amplitudes ranging from zero to 1.55 Veff in 600 Ohms. Sinewave distortion is 0.1% or less between 20 Hz and 20 kHz, somewhat greater outside this region. The output voltage …(electroninc design added 04/05/06)
Amplitude-stable oscillator has low-distortion, low-cost -  11/09/00 EDN-Design Ideas....The multivibrator is a common circuit that consists of an amplifier with both positive and negative feedback (Figure 1a).When the output is positive, the positive….PDF contains multiple circuits, scroll to find the one of interest.... [Design Idea by Moshe Gerstenhaber, Chau Tran, and Mark Murphy, Analog Devices Inc,Wilmington, MA]
An OscillatorSawtooth & Square Wave Output -  SimpleSingle Supply and Works Very well with Minimum Parts Count....(Circuit design added 12/08)
AN204: How to Use the CS61880/CS61884 Arbitrary Waveform Generator -  (app note added 6/07)
AN-263: Sine Wave Generation Techniques -  National Semiconductor Application Note  (app note added 2/06)
AN-321: 3-Phase Sine Wave Generation using the AD7226 Quad DAC -  AN-321 Analog Devices Application Notes....[App Note] 
AN-807: Reflections: Computations & Waveforms -  National Semiconductor Application Note  (app note added 2/06)
AN-D12: LND1 Series: High Voltage Ramp Generator -  Supertex Semiconductors  (app note added 2/06)
AN-H24: Expected Voltages & Waveforms -  Supertex Semiconductors  (app note added 2/06)
Arduino LFO Waveform Generator -  This project uses an Arduino microprocessor and a DAC0808 8 bit parallel DAC to produce arbitrary low frequency oscillator (LFO) waveforms. These waveforms are useful for driving a tremolo/vibrato circuit in a guitar amplifier such as the Lil Tiger or a phaser effect such as the Liquidator.... [G. Forrest Cook]
Audio Test Oscillator -  As a piece of test equipment, an audio oscillator has to be considered essential for anyone working in with hi-fi gear. Toger with an audio millivoltmeter (as described in Project 16), and even better if you have access to an oscilloscope, you will be able to make proper measurements on everything from preamps, RIAA equalization stages (for vinyl disks), tone controls,....(added 4/02)
Band-pass Network -  Circuit Ideas for Designers Application Notes Advanced Linear Devices, Inc....[App Note]
Basic RF Oscillator #1 -  This basic circuit is eash to build and the components are not critical.  Most of them can be found in your junk parts  box…. [Tony van Roon's circuit]
Build a PIC Controlled DDS VFO 0 to 6 MHz -  (electronic circuit added 7/03)
Build a simple complementary-bracket-pulse generator -  20-Aug-09 Issue of EDN  When building push-pull switching power converters or motor controllers, you often need alternating pulses with a small amount of dead time between them to minimize simultaneous conduction in output-switching devices. Switching controller ICs have this feature, but they usually operate.... [Design Idea by Horst Koelzow, Global Thermoelectric, Calgary, AB, Canada]
Bus request Signal generates logic waveforms -  06/20/96 EDN-Design Ideas....The scheme in Figure 1 generates accurate and repeatable logic sequences—even in  presence of interrupt activity. Specifically,  circuit generates 16-bit logic sequences with a resolution of 100 nsec.  This circuit's repeatability is an advantage compared with or sequence-generation methods.... [Design Idea by Dhananjay Gadre, IUCAA, Pune, India]
Circuit Generates Clean Sine Waves -  06/19/97 EDN-Design Ideas.... Med Dyer, Jabra Corp, San Diego, CAGenerating a square wave at a particular frequency is fairly simple. Many techniques for doing so exist, using counters, flip-flops, and--everyone's favorite--the venerable 555 timer. Generating a sine wave, however, is not nearly as simple or inexpensive.... EDN is migrating links. This link is not verified.  Search the "title" + "EDN" for new link.
CMOS hex inverter generates low-distortion sine waves -  9-Jun-05 Issue of EDN  Audio signal source uses hex inverter and handful of passives.... [Design Idea by Al Dutcher, West Deptford, NJ; Edited by Brad Thompson and Fran Granville]
CMOS Toggle Flip Flop Using Push Button -  The circuit below uses a CMOS dual D flip flop (CD4013) to toggle a relay or other load with a momentary push button. Several push buttons can be wired in parallel to control the relay from multiple locations. A high level from the push button is coupled to the set line through a small (0.1uF) capacitor. The high level from the Q output.... [Bill Bowden's site]
Compensation Extends Oscillator's Range -  12/05/96 EDN-Design Ideas....A simple technique provides phase compensation for the oscillator in Figure 1a. In this circuit, a tungsten lamp regulates the amplitude of a crystal bridge oscillator.  This type of oscillator produces a very low-distortion output at a very stable frequency. The op amp must have a negligible.... EDN is migrating links. This link is not verified.  Search the "title" + "EDN" for new link.
Convert periodic waveforms to square-waves -  16-Aug-01 Issue of EDN  Converting periodic waveforms to square waves is an integral part of extracting a clock signal from data, creating waveform generators, and making timing-pulse generators. Any square-wave-conversion circuit isvaluable when the square wave's duty cycle is variable and controllable. Figure 1 shows a circuit that has these attributes and can drive several TTL-compatible loads.... [Design Idea by Ron Mancini, Texas Instruments, Bushnell, FL]
Crystal Filter yields Pure Sine Wave -  06/98 Intersol App Note # AN9815 / (app note added 6/03)
Current Feedback Amp yields Simple Oscillator -  06/08/95 EDN-Design Ideas....Using a current-feedback op amp, you can generate high-frequency sine waves with larger amplitude than conventional op-amp-based designs. The circuit in Fig 1 uses four passive components, connecting one capacitor to the compensation node (another op amp that has this pin a.... EDN is migrating links. This link is not verified.  Search the "title" + "EDN" for new link.


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