LM359 Voltage-Controlled Oscillator

Phase-locked loop is very common in telecommunication, control, and other electronic application. PLL can be used to demodulate FM signal, produce a stable clock signal, or to recover a synchronization signal from noise. Many single chip integrated circuits (IC) are produced for this PLL system, and LM359 is one of them. This PLL is capable to operate up to 5MHz, […]

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VFC110: Single Chip High-Frequency Voltage-to-Frequency Converter (VFC)

Using VFC110 chip, we can build a high frequency voltage-to-frequency converter. The features of this chip include the capability of high frequency operation, disable function, and an on-board precision 5V reference. This precision reference can be used to provide reference for offsetting the VFC transfer function, as well as provide transducer or bridge excitation. As well as shutting off the […]

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Simple Stand-Alone Voltage-to-Frequency Converter Using LM231/LM331

Using LM231/331 chip, we can build a low-cost voltage-to-frequency converter, ideal for analog-to-digital conversion, frequency-to-voltage conversion, long-term integration, linear frequency modulation-demodulation, and many other functions.  When it’s used as voltage-to-frequency converter, the output will be a pulse train with frequency linearly equal to the applied input voltage. For higher level of accuracy against temperature drift, LM231A/LM331A can be used, let’s […]

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