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Function Generator using ICL8038 - del50005

Specifications

Frequency range 0.95 Hz to 105 KHz in five decade ranges.


Waveforms Sine, Triangular and Square.
Output amplitude Adjustable from 10 mV PP. to 10 V PP
Output impedance 50 ohms.
Sine wave Amplitude Flatness +/- 1 dB
Sine wave THD o Less than or equal to 0.8% from 10 Hz to 10 KHz

o Less than or equal to 2.5% from 1 Hz to 100 KHz


Triangle wave non-linearity o Less than or equal to 0.5% upto 10 KHz.

o Less than or equal to 1.5% at 100 KHz.


Square wave rise-fall time Less than or equal to 200 ns.

Function Generator using ICL8038

This is an Intersil ICL8038 based lab bench function generator circuit, this works well and is
based on the "Intersil Hot Ideas" book. It can go 100-200 Khz, So it is best applied for Audio
and Analog Experiments.

Specifications
Frequency range 0.95 Hz to 105 KHz in five decade ranges.
Waveforms Sine, Triangular and Square.
Output amplitude Adjustable from 10 mV PP. to 10 V PP
Output impedance 50 ohms.
Sine wave Amplitude Flatness +/- 1 dB
Sine wave THD  Less than or equal to 0.8% from 10 Hz to 10 KHz

 Less than or equal to 2.5% from 1 Hz to 100 KHz


Triangle wave non-linearity  Less than or equal to 0.5% upto 10 KHz.

 Less than or equal to 1.5% at 100 KHz.


Square wave rise-fall time Less than or equal to 200 ns.
 

Components

SEMICONDUCTORS. IC1-ICL8038, IC2-LM318, T1-SL100, T2-SK100, D1, D2-IN4148


RESISTORS R1, R13, R14-10E; R18-22E; R16-47E; R11-56E; R9-220E; R19-390E;
1/4 W - 5% R2-1KE; R6, R8-2.2KE; R17-1.8KE; R3-R5-4.7KE; R10, R29, R15-3.9KE;
R20, R21-39KE; R22-15KE.
PRESETS VR1, VR3-2.2KE; VR4-470E; VR5-VR7-l00KE; VR8-22KE; VR10-IOKE.
POTENTIOMETERS. VR2-FF-500E 1 W, VR9-VF-22K 1 W.
CAPACITORS C1, C7, C8,-0.1 MFD; C2-3.3 MFD; C3-0.33 MFD; C4-33 KPF; C5-3.3
30V KPF; C6-330PF; C9-100MFD; C10-22PF; C11, C12-IOKPF; C13-20KPF.
MISCELLANEOUS FC-1 POLE 5 WAY SWITCH, SS-2 POLE 3 WAY SWITCH, VC-1 POLE 4 WAY
SWITCH, PCB, KNOBS, 2BNC SOCKETS, E,F IC BASES.
 

Datasheets

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