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UPDATED:.21:11 23 August 2014
FUNCTION BLOCK
FUNCTION
Known as a "spike " but actually produces a brief logic pulse.
  • The pulse time can be altered by VR1
  • The circuit has 2 trigger modes selected by a jumper:

Positive:
Produces a high pulse on a rising input

Negative:
Produces a low pulse on a falling input

Vin

Vout
Positive Negative

Supply Voltage (+V): 4.5 to 15 volts
CIRCUIT DETAILS
+V
Vin
0V
PCB LAYOUT

PCB size: 51mm x 25mm

Assembly Instructions
+V
Vout
0V

NOTES

  • The pulse time varies from 0.19ms to 34ms.
  • The term spike refers to the shape of the graph showing the effect of a signal with a capacitor in series - it looks like a spike. The gates buffer this into a square logic pulse.

APPLICATIONS:

  • Timing control
  • Metronome
  • Ultrasonic tape measure
  • Reset / Latch pulse generation
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