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Question 1
Animation: PWM comparator circuit

This question consists of a series of images (one per page) that form an animation. Flip the pages with
your fingers to view this animation (or click on the ”next” button on your viewer) frame-by-frame.

The following animation shows a comparator used to generate a PWM pulse signal from a triangle wave
and a DC reference voltage. Watch what happens as the input voltage goes through a whole cycle, noting
when the comparator switches output states. Here are some things to look for:
• What input conditions are necessary for the comparator to output a ”high” (+V) state?
• What input conditions are necessary for the comparator to output a ”low” (-V) state?
• Which direction would you move the potentiometer wiper to increase the duty cycle of the PWM output?

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Answers
Answer 1
Nothing to note here.

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Notes
Notes 1
The purpose of this animation is to let students study the behavior of this comparator circuit and reach
their own conclusions. Similar to experimentation in the lab, except that here all the data collection is done
visually rather than through the use of test equipment, and the students are able to ”see” things that are
invisible in real life.

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