Pulse Generator

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M. Sc. (Engg.) in Electronics System Design
Engineering
GREESHMA S
CWB0913004 , FT-2013
3
rd
Module Presentation
Module code : ESE2514
Module name : Electronic Measurement and
Instrumentation
Module leader: Ms. Preetham Shankpal
Mr. L.S. Praveen
Mr. Sitaram Gupta
Presentation on : 04/01/2014

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PULSE GENERATOR
Presentation on

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•INTRODUCTION
•SQUAREWAVE
•ASTABLEMULTIVIBRATOR
•PULSEGENERATORCIRCUIT
•PULSEGENERATORCHARACTERISTICS
•APPLICATIONS
•ADVANTAGES
•DISADVANTAGES
•CONCLUSION
Overview

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•Pulseisthenumberofoccurrencesofarepeatingeventperunittime
•Generatorsareoftenusedwithanoscilloscopeasthemeasuringdevice
•Therearedifferenttypesofpulses
SineWave
SquareWave
TriangularWave
SawtoothWave
RectangularWave
Introduction

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Square Wave

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Blocking Oscillator

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Astable Multivibrator

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Astable Multivibrator

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Pulse Generator Circuit

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Pulse Generator Characteristics
•Pulserisetime
•Pulsefalltime
•Settlingtime •Pulsedrooporswag

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Pulse Generator Characteristics
•Pulsewidth
•Pulserepetitionrate
•Dutycycle •Pulsejitter

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Pulse Generator Characteristics
•Pulsepreshoot
•Linearity
•Pulseringing

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Applications
•Pulsegeneratorsareusedtodrivedevicessuchasswitches,lasersandoptical
components,modulators,intensifiersaswellasresistiveloads
•Theoutputofapulsegeneratormayalsobeusedasthemodulationsignalfora
signalgenerator
•Non-electronicapplicationssuchasmaterialscience,medical,physics,chemistry
•Itisusedfordigitalcommunication
•DigitalMP3players
•AlldigitalICpins

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Advantages
•Simplecontrolsystem
•Highcurrents
•Goodcontrolandflexibilityoftimeparameters
Disadvantages
•Amplitudedropduringthepulse
•Lowamplitudeflexibility

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Conclusion
•Pulsegeneratoroperationwasexplainedindetail
•Pulsecharacteristicswasalsodealtwithrelevantexplanationwithpictures
•Pulsegeneratorapplicationwasexplained
•Advantagesanddisadvantagesofdifferentconceptsofpulsegeneratoris
summarized

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References
•SitaramGupta.(20thJan2013).SignalGenerators.In:ElectronicMeasurement
andInstrumentation.Bangalore:M.S.RamaiahSchoolofAdvancedStudies.13-29
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•http://www.electronicstheory.com/html/e101-24.htm(Retrievedon26-12-13)
•http://epb.apogee.net/foe/fbaswc.asp(Retrievedon26-12-13)
•http://www.testequity.com/categories/Signal+Generator/Pulse+Generator/?filter=u
sed(Retrievedon26-12-13)

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