Answer sheet 9
1. Sketch the circuit of a Wein bridge oscillator. And write the equations for output
frequency and amplifier gain.
2. A Wein bridge oscillator, has the following components: R1 and R2 variable from
500Ω to 5KΩ and C1=C2=300nF. Calculate the maximum and minimum output
frequencies.
3. Show how modifications should be made to the Wein bridge circuit
a) Output amplitude stabilization and b) frequency control
a. b.
4. Sketch the circuit of a two range adjustable output attenuator for use with a sinusoidal
oscillator.
5. A 5V sine wave is fed from a Wien bridge oscillator to the attenuator circuit.
Calculate the values of R1,R2 and R3 to give output voltage ranges of 0-0.1V and 0-1V.
The input bias current to the operational amplifier is IB=500nA
6. Draw the diagram of a sine to square wave conversion circuit using diode clipping.
Explain how the circuit operates.
7. Sketch a basic function generator circuit for producing sine, triangular, and square
waveforms. And show a modification for frequency range changing.
8. The integrator circuit has C1=0.1µF, R1=1KΩ, and R2=10KΩ. If the Schmitt trigger
circuit has ±3V trigger points, calculate the output frequency when the moving contact
of R1 is at the top of the potentiometer, and when it is at 10% of R 1 from the bottom. The
supply voltage is Vcc=±15V.
9. Sketch a basic block diagram and waveforms for a pulse generator.
10. Sketch the circuit and waveforms for an op-amp a stable multivibrator for use as a
square wave generator.
11. The astable multivibrator circuit has R1=20kΩ, R2=6.2KΩ, R3=5.6KΩ, and
C1=0.2µF. The supply voltage is ±12V. Calculate the frequency of the square wave
output.
12. Draw an op-amp monostable multivibrator circuit. Show the waveforms at various
points in the circuit.
13. The monostable multivibrator circuit has supply voltage of ±10V, and V B=+1V. The
circuit components are R1=22KΩ, R2=10KΩ, C1=100pF, and C2=0.01µF. Calculate the
output PW. Also determine the new capacitance of C 2 to give PW=6 ms.
14. Sketch the circuit of attenuators with a two range adjustable output and dc output
level shifting.
15. Sketch a simple circuit for amplitude modulating the output of an RF oscillator.
16. Draw a simple circuit for frequency modulating an RF oscillator.