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ASTABLE MULTIVIBRATOR
Aim:
To design and setup an astable multivibrator and study the collector and base waveforms
Circuit diagram
12
V1
5.6k
Rc1
Vc1
100k
Rb1
100k
Rb2
5.6k
Rc2
C1
10n IC=0
Vc2
10n IC=0
C2
Q1
BC107
Vb1
Design
Select 2 identical BC 107 transistors
Let Vcc=12V , Ic =2mA ,hfe = 100
Design for Rc1 and Rc2
Assume initially Q1 is on and Q2 is off
VceQ1 =0.2V
Rc1 =(Vcc VceQ1)/Ic1
= (12 -0.2)/2mA = 5.9K (choose 5.6K std value)
Take Rc1 =Rc2 =5.6K
Design for Rb1 and Rb2
To keep the transistor in saturation ,
Vb2
Q2
BC107
Vb1 / V
-2
-6
-10
Vc1 / V
10
6
2
Vc2 / V
10
6
2
Vb2 / V
EXPECTED WAVEFORMS
-2
-6
-10
Time/mSecs
Result
The astable multivibrator is set up for a frequency of ---------------The duty time T1= ------, T2= --------
9
1mSecs/div