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EXPERIMENT 4 1.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 3.0 TOPIC 555 TIMER (ASTABLE MULTIVIBRATOR) OBJECTIVE At the end of this experiment, students should be able to:connect the astable mode circuit using 555 timer. generate the output pulse waveform THEORY Astable multivibrator has no stable state. It is free running pulse generator (continuous operation without positive trigger). For this type of multivibrator, the output calculation is given by:
Ra = R1 + R2 TH = 0.693 ( Ra + Rb )C TL = .693 Rb .C 0

3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5

1 1 = T [ 0.693 ( Ra + 2 Rb )C ] T D% = H 100% T R1 1k F=

+5V

R2 5k Rb 2.2k C 1 F

4 7 6 2

8 3
R3 470k C1 0.1 F OUTPUT

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Figure 1: Schematic diagram for astable multivibrator APPARATUS 1

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4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6

4.1 1 protoboard 1 Timer 555 IC Portable DC power supply Oscilloscope Capacitors: 0.1 F, 1 F Resistors : 1 k , 470 k , 2.2 k and 5 k of variable resistor. 5.0 PROCEDURE

5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8

Calculate TH , TL , T, f and D% from the component value by using equation 3.1-3.5. Build the circuit shown in Figure 1 on the protoboard. Adjust the power supply to +5V DC and apply to the circuit. Varies R2 to maxima, sketch the input waveform (Pin 2) and output waveform (Pin 3). Measure the TH , TL and T from the waveform. Calculate the percentage of duty cycle D% from the equation 3.5. Record the values in Table 1. Change R2 to minima and repeat procedure 5.4 and 5.6.

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RESULT

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VARIABLE RESISTOR MAXIMA =

VARIABLE RESISTOR MAXIMA =

Waveform
Input (Pin 2 or 6)

Calculation TH =

Measurement Waveform Input (Pin 2 or 6) TH =

Calculation TH =

Measurement TH =

TL =

TL =

TL =

TL =

T=
Output (Pin 3)

T=
Output (Pin 3)

T=

T=

f=

f=

f=

f=

D%=

D%=

D%=

D%=

Table 1 7.0 QUESTIONS 7.1 What is the function of an astable multivibrator? 7.2 What is the purpose of capacitor C1 in the circuit? DISCUSSION CONCLUSION

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