LIC & AC Lab Manual CBCS Scheme 15ECL48

Astable Multivibrator
Aim: To Design a Asatble Multivibrator using a IC555 Timer to generate a square wave of
desired frequency and duty cycle.

Components required:

Sl No Components Specification Quantity

1 IC555
2 Capacitors
3 DRB
4 DC Supply
5 CRO
6 Bread Board
7 CRO Probes
8 Connecting Wires
- 1
0.1 F, 0.01 F 1 each
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 1 set

Theory:

Circuit Diagram:

Figure 1: Astable Multivibrator

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Circuit Design:
Assume f = 2 kHz and duty cycle of 70 %.
Consider C = 0.1 F.

Duty Cycle

Waveforms:

Figure2: Capacitor and output voltage waveform

Procedure:
Circuit is rigged up as shown in figure 1.
Output voltage waveform is observed at pin 3 of the IC 555 and are traced.
Capacitor voltage waveform is observed at pin 2 or 6 and are traced.
Ton , Toff and T of the output waveform at pin3 are measured and verified.

Result:
Astable multivibrator has been designed and tested.

Parameters Theoretical value Practical value

Frequency
Duty cycle

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Monostable Multivibrator
Aim: To Design a Monostable Multivibrator using a IC555 Timer to generate a square wave of
desired pulse width.

Components Required:

Sl No Components Specification Quantity

1 IC555
2 Resistors
2 Capacitors
3 DRB
4 DC Supply
5 CRO
6 Bread Board
7 CRO Probes
8 Connecting Wires
- 1
36.36 K 1
0.1 F, 0.01 F 1 each
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 1 set

Theory:

Circuit Diagram:

Figure 1: Monostable Multivibrator

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Circuit Design:
Given pulse width W = 4 msec

Choose C=0.01F

Waveforms:

Figure 2: Multivibrator output waveform

Procedure:

Connections are made as shown in the circuit diagram.

Trigger pulses are applied at the input pin no 2( The duty cycle of trigger pulses is adjusted so off
time is less than pulse width)
The pulse width of the waveforms at pin 3 is measured and verified with the desired value..
Capacitor voltage waveforms are observed at pin 2 or 6.

Result:

Pulse width given W= 4 m sec

Pulse width observed W=

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