UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
ANALOG CIRCUITS LAB
EXPERIMENT No.: 5
Aim: To design and analyze Op-Amp as square wave, triangular and saw tooth wave
generator.
Apparatus Used: OP-Amp IC, CRO Dual Trace (30 MHz), Connecting Wires, Digital Multi-
meter & CRO Probe, etc
Circuit Diagram:
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Rajpreet Singh Payal Patial HOD-ECE
UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
ANALOG CIRCUITS LAB
Theory:
A saw tooth wave generator is a ramp signal with greater rise time than fall time. To generate it
using op-amp the circuit is as shown in fig 1. In the circuit op-amp 1 acts as non-inverting
comparator with hysteresis and op-amp 2 is an integrator. The integrator non-inverting input has
voltage reference which cause to generate non-linear ramp. Fig 2 shows the timing diagram.
Procedure:
1. Connect the circuit as shown in fig. Keep pot P = 0 (fully counter clockwise position)
2. Switch ON the power. Connect DMM across the IC2 non-inverting input and ground.
Adjust the reference supply to 0 V.
3. Connect CRO channel 1 across the IC1 output and ground & channel 2 to IC2 output.
We will get square wave across Ch1 & triangular wave across Ch2.
4. Now connect DMM across the non-inverting input of IC2 and adjust reference knob for -
8.0 volt reading.
5. Now we will get square wave across Ch1 & Saw-tooth wave across Ch2.
Observation:
Result: Application of Op-Amp as saw tooth wave generator has been studied.
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Rajpreet Singh Payal Patial HOD-ECE
UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
ANALOG CIRCUITS LAB
Precautions:
1. Connections should be done properly.
2. Check for grounding.
3. Get the circuit checked by the instructor before giving the power supply.
4. Observation should be taken precisely.
Review Questions
Q1 How a square wave generator can be converted into triangular wave generator?
Q2 How frequency of a square wave generator can be varied?
Q3 How a triangular wave generator can be converted into square wave generator?
Q4 List the applications of saw-tooth wave generator.
Q5 List the applications of triangular wave generator.
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Rajpreet Singh Payal Patial HOD-ECE