3-1. Curriculum Objecives
3-1. Curriculum Objecives
CURRICULUM OBJECIVES
Pulse width modulation (PWM) is a modulation method in between the digital and
analog, which can be used to process the digital and analog data transmission. The
amplitude of the pulse width modulator is fixed , but the pulse width will be varied
and controlled by the input audio signal amplitude. If we control the time variation of
the electric level, then this means that we can control the width of the pulse. When
the amplitude of the audio signal is getting larger, then the pulse width will become
wide; on the other hand, when the amplitude of the audio is getting smaller, then the
pulse width will become narrow. Therefore, the PWM can be applied in the fast and
slow of the rotation rate of the motor, the strong and week of the light source of the
ligh bulb and so on. The relationship between audio signal and pulse width
modulation signal is shown in figure 3-1.
Generally, the pulse wave modulation can be classified as pulse width amplitude
modulation(PAM), pulse position modulation (PPM), pulse width modulation (PWM),
and so on. Table 3-1 shows the comparison between each modulation and figure 3-
2 shows the output characteristics of PAM,PPM, and PWM modulations.
Figure 3-3 is a square wave oscillation circuit, the output signal pulse width is
controlled by 𝑅2, 𝐶2 , and 𝑉𝑖𝑛 (+) input terminal voltage, the op-amplifier µA741 is a
comparator in this circuit. The 𝑉𝑖𝑛 (+) input terminal (pin3) reference voltage is
decided by resistor 𝑅1, and variable resistor 𝑉𝑅1. 𝑅2, and 𝐶2 are constructed to
become a charge/discharge path. When no signal supply to the audio signal input
terminal, if we adjust 𝑉𝑅1, then the 𝑉𝑖𝑛 (+) input terminal operation voltage will
change, which means the reference voltage of the comparator will change , thus, the
output signal of pulse width will also change too.