EXPERIMENT NO.

1 & 2
DUAL-TONE MULTI-FREQUENCY (DTMF)
TONE GENERATOR AND DECODER
OBJECTIVES:

To design and construct a DTMF tone generator using TP5089.

To design and construct a DTMF tone decoder using M-8870-01 with 74LS48.
To understand the concept of using multi-frequencies in generating and identifying the
digit dialles in DTMF dial assembly system.

INTRODUCTION:
DTMF (dual tone multi frequency) is the signal to the phone company that you generate when
you press an ordinary telephones touch keys. DTMF has generally replaced loop disconnect
(pulse) dialling. With DTMF, each DTMF, each key you press on your phone generates the
combinations of two tones of specific frequencies. So that a voice cant imitate the tones, one
tone is generated from a high-frequency group (which is the column) and the other from a low
frequency group (which is the row).
Hz

120
9

133
6

144
7

166
3

697

770

852

941

DTMF signal frequency encoding table.

PROCEDURE A: TONE GENERATOR
DTMF Generator:

1. Construct the circuit for TONE GENERATOR.

2. Connect a frequency counter on the tone-out and then toggle a particular switch
combination and observe the value of the frequency displayed by the frequency counter.
3. Identify what switch position corresponds to row (low) frequencies and column (high)
frequencies. Write down your observation.
PROCEDURE B: TONE DECODER
DTMF Receiver:

* 3.579545MHz crystal oscillator

1. Construct the circuit for TONE DECODER.
2. Connect the tone generator for the tone decoder thru TONE IN.
3. Toggle a combination of switch from the tone generator and observe the digit displayed on
the 7-segment.
4. Are the combination of frequencies corresponds to the assigned digit under DTMF system?
Write down your observation.
MATERIALS USED:
DTMF Generator
Schematic Marking
SW1
U1
Y1
Q1
LS1

Item
DIP Switch (8 Switches)
TP5089 DTMF Tone
Generator
Crystal at 3.579545 MHz
TIP31
8 Speaker

DTMF Receiver:
Schematic Marking
R1

100k

1/4W Resistor

R2

100k

1/4W Resistor

R3

300k

1/4W Resistor

C1

0.1 F

Mylar Capacitor

C2

0.1 F

Mylar Capacitor

C3

10 F

Electrolytic Capacitor

Y1
U1
U2

Crystal at 3.579545 MHz

M-8870-01 DTMF Tone Decoder
7448 BCD-7Segment Display
Decoder
7402 Quad-input NOR Gate
7 Common Cathode Segment
Display

U3
DS1

TECHNICAL DISCUSSION:
SPECIFICATIONS:

Item