SMJE 2133-ASSIGNMENT 2
MALAYSIA-JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
(DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING)
Assignment 2
SEMESTER II, SESSION 2017/2018
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
(SMJE 2133)
NAME :
IC. NO :
YEAR / COURSE :
STUDENT’S :
SECTION
LECTURER’S :
NAME
DATE :
Question 2
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One popular application of the 555 timer IC is as an astable multivibrator that normally be used to generate a
square waveform. By using the given table of common resistor and capacitor values, design an astable
multivibrator with the following circuit parameters:
LM555CM timer
+VCC = +5.5 V
fo = 5kHz
thigh ratio of 75%
a) In designing the astable multivibrator circuit,
(i) calculate all the R and C values.
[9 marks]
(ii) draw the output waveform.
[3 marks]
(iii) draw the waveform across C.
[3 marks]
b) By using Multisim simulation,
(i) Construct the designed astable multivibrator circuit.
[2 marks]
(ii) Show the capacitor and output waveforms resulting from the circuit by using the
oscilloscope provided in the Multisim.
[6 marks]
(iii) From the output waveform obtained in (b)(ii), determine the time intervals during which the
output is high and low.
[4 marks]
(iv) Verify the designed circuit and discuss your findings.
[3 marks]
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