Square Wave Generator

This square wave generator is like the Schmitt trigger circuit in that the
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Period of Square Wave Generator

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Square Wave Period: Details

Now taking the natural logarithm of both sides:

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For circuit parameters:
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the period will be
T = x 10^ s
and the frequency of the square wave is
f = kHz = MHz

Note that even though the square wave generator swings the voltage output from plus to minus , the frequency does not depend upon this supply voltage. If you supplied it with a variable voltage, you could freely change the amplitude without changing the frequency. You could then make it a variable frequency source by making either C or R variable.

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Square Wave Generator Process

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