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Lab-4 - Free Running Multivibrator

This document summarizes an electronics lab experiment on modeling a free running multivibrator circuit in PSPICE simulation software. The objective was to simulate the circuit and understand its operation. The student followed the steps of opening PSPICE, constructing the circuit with an op-amp, resistors, and capacitor. Transient analysis was run to generate the output waveform graph. The graph showed the free running multivibrator switching periodically between two voltage levels as controlled by the RC timing network. In conclusion, the student learned about op-amp applications and the working principle of the free running multivibrator circuit.

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Lab-4 - Free Running Multivibrator

This document summarizes an electronics lab experiment on modeling a free running multivibrator circuit in PSPICE simulation software. The objective was to simulate the circuit and understand its operation. The student followed the steps of opening PSPICE, constructing the circuit with an op-amp, resistors, and capacitor. Transient analysis was run to generate the output waveform graph. The graph showed the free running multivibrator switching periodically between two voltage levels as controlled by the RC timing network. In conclusion, the student learned about op-amp applications and the working principle of the free running multivibrator circuit.

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Bangladesh University of Business and Technology

EXPERIMENT NO: 04

Course Code: EEE 208

Course Title: Electronics Circuit Lab-II


Department: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Submitted by : Submitted to:


Name : Md. Shaon Ahamed
ID : 19203208014 Name: Chinmoy Das
Intake : 30 Teaching Assistant
Section : 01
Department of EEE
Program: B.Sc. in
BUBT
EEE(Evening)

DATE OF PERFORMANCE:17/09/2021

DATE OF SUBMISSION: 30/09/2021


Experiment Number: 04
Name of the Experiment: Free Running Multivibrator.
Objective:
In this lab we will cover the circuits of Free Running Multivibrator. Students should go
through
the theory and application of Op-amp.
Requirement Equipment:
1. A well configured Laptop or PC.
2. Computer/Laptop with installed simulation software Pspice for electronic circuits.

Component:
VSIN, DC Battery, OP-AMP, Resistor, Ground, Mark Voltage/Level.

Theory:
The Operational Amplifier or Op-amp for short, is a very versatile device that can be used in
a variety of different electronic circuits and applications, from voltage amplifiers, to filters,
to signal conditioners. But one very simple and extremely useful op-amp circuit based
around any general purpose operational amplifier is the Astable Op-amp Multivibrator. The
Op-amp Multivibrator is an astable oscillator circuit that generates a rectangular output
waveform using an RC timing network connected to the inverting input of the operational
amplifier and a voltage divider network connected to the other non-inverting input.

Unlike the monostable or bistable, the astable multivibrator has two states, neither of which
are stable as it is constantly switching between these two states with the time spent in each
state controlled by the charging or discharging of the capacitor through a resistor.
In the op-amp multivibrator circuit the op-amp works as an analogue comparator. An op-amp
comparator compares the voltages on its two inputs and gives a positive or negative output
depending on whether the input is greater or less than some reference value, VREF.
However, because the open-loop op-amp comparator is very sensitive to the voltage changes
on its inputs, the output can switch uncontrollably between its positive, +V(sat) and negative,
-V(sat) supply rails whenever the input voltage being measured is near to the reference
voltage, VREF.

Working method:
 First, we will open the PSPICE software, then we will make the circuit with the
necessary devices.
 Now we will set the value of input voltage and VCC and we will set the mark
voltage/level from markers to input and output.
 Now I will save the file.
 Now click on Setup Analysis and go to Transient Analysis and set the print setup, final
time, step selling to the specified value.
 Now if we click on simulate, we will see the graph.
 This graph shows which of the Free Running Multivibrator we can understand.

Fig 1: Free Running Multivibrator

A free running multivibrator is a square generator. Here the equation for upper threshold
voltage and Lower threshold voltage is.

Vut= (+Vsat) Vit= (-Vsat)

Here R1=50k and R2=20k.


The transfer characteristic of this circuit is a hysteresis plot given by the following Figure:

Circuit diagram Free Running Multivibrator:

Output graph:
Conclusion:

We learned about OP-AMP and applications through this lab and we learned about how Free
Running Multivibrator. circuit work. From which we will benefit a lot in real life.

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