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    The document discusses sawtooth generator operating principles. It describes the components of a basic sawtooth generator circuit including a transistor, resistor, and capacitor. It explains how the capacitor charges through the resistor to produce the rising slope of the waveform when the transistor is cut off by a negative gate, and discharges through the transistor during the falling flyback time when the transistor is saturated by a positive gate. It notes that linearity is highest during the first 10% of the capacitor charging time and is controlled by the negative gate duration and resistor/capacitor values.

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    Block 5

    Wave shaping Circuits

    3c. Identify Sawtooth Generator Operating Principles

    SAWTOOTH
    PURPOSE To produce a sawtooth

    waveform. One input cycle will produce one output cycle.


    Also known as sweep, time/base,

    time/division, seconds/division, or ramp generator.


    This circuit is considered a relaxation

    oscillator.

    Parts of sawtooth waveform

    Sweep time/electrical length (Time allowed to charge) Rest or flyback time (Discharge Time) Physical length (Amplitude) Slope (Rate of rise/percent of curve) PRT PRF

    The Sawtooth Generator, produces a waveform that will have a linear rise characteristic. RISE over RUN SLOPE

    2
    1

    Simple Sawtooth Circuit

    Universal Time Constant Chart


    100 0.5 1 2 A 90 3 4 5

    80

    70
    CURVE RC CIRCUIT LR CIRCUIT

    60

    CAPACITOR VOLTAGE INDUCTOR CURRENT ON CHARGE OR RESISTOR VOLTAGE ON BUILD-UP CAPACITOR VOLTAGE INDUCTOR CURRENT ON DISCHARGE OR RESISTOR VOLTAGE ON DECAY RESISTOR VOLTAGE INDUCTOR VOLTAGE ON OR CAPACITOR CUR- BUILD-UP OR DECAY RENT ON CHARGE OR DISCHARGE

    50
    B

    40

    30

    20

    10 B 0.5 1 2 3 4 5
    AQR30020010-9307-999

    Referring to the Universal Time Constant Chart, you will find that the most linear part of the curve is the first 10% of the first time constant.

    TIME IN THE TIME CONSTANTS

    Sawtooth Generator

    Purpose of Components
    R1 Provides forward bias for Q1.
    C1 Input signal coupling capacitor

    Q1 Serves as charge and discharge switch for the RC network consisting of R2 and C2.
    R2/C2 RC network that produces the slope/ramp portion of the output wave.

    Sawtooth Generator Operation


    C2 charges through R2 developing the output slope when Q1 is cutoff by the negative gate.
    +1.2V

    Sawtooth Generator Operation


    C2 discharges through Q1 when Q1 is saturated (conducting) by the positive gate and this is the flyback time.
    +1.2V

    Relationships
    NegativeGateLength Amplitude RC
    RC Linearity NegativeGateLength

    Gate Length Linearity Relationship


    INCREASE IN GATE LENGTH DECREASE IN GATE LENGTH

    GATE

    GATE

    AMPLITUDE

    AMPLITUDE

    TIME A. INCREASING GATE LENGTH

    TIME B. DECREASING GATE LENGTH


    AQR2E020010-9704-1118

    RC Linearity Relationship
    GATE GATE

    INCREASING R OR C AMPLITUDE

    DECREASING R OR C AMPLITUDE

    TIME A. INCREASING R or C

    TIME B. DECREASING R or C

    Increases Linearity
    Before

    Decreases Linearity
    After
    AQR2E020010-9704-1119

    Block 5 Summary 3c
    Parts of the Waveform Sawtooth Generator components

    Circuit operation
    Parameter Changes

    Sawtooth Generator Appraisal

    Sawtooth Generator

    1. In the sawtooth generator circuit, a positive gate applied to the base of Q1 will ________ C2. a. charge b. discharge

    Sawtooth Generator

    2. In the sawtooth generator circuit, the rate of voltage change across capacitor C2 is almost linear during the first ____ of the capacitor charge time. a. 1% b. 5% c. 10% d. 20%

    Sawtooth Generator

    3. The linearity of the sawtooth waveform is controlled by a. R2 b. C2 c. negative input gate duration d. all of the above

    Sawtooth Generator

    4. A negative gate applied to the base of Q1 will _____ Q1 and allow C2 to ______ through R2. a. cutoff; charge b. cutoff; discharge c. saturate; charge d. saturate; discharge

    Appraisal Answers
    1. B

    2. C
    3. D

    4. A

    The End

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