High Precision Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO)

This voltage-controlled oscillator circuit is very compact and has a good linearity. The author said that the precision could be better than 0.01% If this circuit is properly constructed. Moreover, this circuit gives three different output waveforms: square, triangle, and sawtooth. This three waveform is important for music synthesizer and measurement devices. Here is the circuit’s schematic diagram: The oscillator […]

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Voice Operated Switch (VOX) Circuit Using LM346 For Public Address Amplifier System

Feedback in public address amplifier is something that should be avoided. The ideal solution is by adjusting the microphone and the speaker position, but it’s not always possible in many situation. Using frequency shifter to change the output frequency 10Hz lower than the input frequency can solve the problem, but it’s too expensive for a low cost public address system. […]

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High Precision Voltage-to-Frequency Converter (VFC) Using CA3130 Op-Amps

Voltage to frequency is very useful in many situation, such as transmitting temperature measurement using standard voice radio transceiver. This circuit (see the circuit’s schematic diagram) uses only two CA3130 op-amps, but the performance is good enough. The linearity of the voltage-frequency transfer is better than 0.5% and the temperature coefficient is lower than 0.01% !! Assume that the output […]

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Sound Operated Relay, Control Your Disco Light Automatically By Music Sound

This circuit is not a voice operated switch (VOX) because this circuit is too dumb to differentiate between musical sound or human voice. This is rather a sound activated than voice activated. One interesting application is to control your disco lighting automatically by the musical sound from high power amplifier, when the music signal is dominating the sound space. The […]

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Avoiding Electrolysis For Water Level Detector Probes Using Alternating Current Detection

Electrolysis process has been the primary cause of your water level detector probes, and you can avoid this by sensing the current by this probe using alternating current. In alternating current, the electrolysis process will be reversed for every alternating cycles, making the probe will last longer to survive from corrosion. The electronic circuit for this alternating current sensing for […]

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