
Build
a Pos-Neg
Pulse Generator
INDISPENSABLE
TRIGGER
SOURCE FOR DIGITAL
CIRCUITS
BY FRANK H. TOOKER
R2
4.7K
NEG C2
.01yF
POS
cl
.O229F
R3
4.7K
+9V
OUTPUT
Fig.
1.
Simple unijunction transistor
circuit
generates positive
or
negative
pulses
of
relatively
wide
durations.
I N THE
COURSE of experimenting
with,
developing,
and
testing
computer logic
and counter
circuits, it is
useful, if not
essential,
to
have
an
available source
of
pulses
to supply triggers
or actuating
sig-
nals.
Such a source should
provide pulses
that are quite
narrow,
of adequate am-
plitude,
and either positive
or negative
in polarity,
selectable at
the
flick
of
a switch.
The
circuit shown in Fig. 1 is
satis-
factory
for
a
number
of
applications.
Output
amplitude
is
good,
and
the
setup
is quick
and easy to breadboard
in an
emergency. Pulse duration
is
wide,
how-
ever.
In
the circuit shown in
Fig. 2,
an
in-
ductor,
Li,
with a fairly high Q is
used
in
the
B2
circuit of
Qi,
rather
than a
re-
sistor. Both Bi
and the
low
end
of timing
capacitor Cl are grounded.
Each time
the UJT fires,
a
negative
pulse and
a
positive pulse
are
produced
consecutive-
LI
SOmH
C2
1000
PF
CI
.0229F
1N19
POS
NEG
IN191
R2
R3
47K
20K
+9V
C3
1000PF
PUT
Fig. 2. This circuit
generates
positive and
negative pulses
simultaneously
with
the
shape
of the
pulse
sharpened
by
the
inductor
in
the
base
2
circuit.
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