VCO with LM1458 op amp

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Jonathan Shirley

Joined Apr 9, 2015
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Hello,

So i have been struggling with this circuit for a wee while. In the circuit simulator, the wave signal does change with the amount of C.V in (up to around 9v) but the circuit i have built myself (which is identical to schematic) my signal does change but stops raising in audio pitch at around 4.5v and is producing quite a low freq/sound. Is this the transistor size? i am unsure... anyway any help would be fantastic!
 

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MikeML

Joined Oct 2, 2009
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...In the circuit simulator, the wave signal does change with the amount of C.V in (up to around 9v) but the circuit i have built myself (which is identical to schematic) my signal does change but stops raising in audio pitch at around 4.5v and is producing quite a low freq/sound. Is this the transistor size? i am unsure... anyway any help would be fantastic!
You want the range of input voltage to be 0V to 9V?
As the input voltage changes, what range of frequencies would you like the circuit to produce?
What do you expect the frequency out vs input voltage to linear?

Here is what I did with your circuit without knowing the answers to the above:
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Colors match. Works for V(co) from 0V to 9V. It is oscillating at V(co)=0V, but too slow to show the whole period.
 
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Jonathan Shirley

Joined Apr 9, 2015
15
You want the range of input voltage to be 0V to 9V?
As the input voltage changes, what range of frequencies would you like the circuit to produce?
What do you expect the frequency out vs input voltage to linear?

Here is what I did with your circuit without knowing the answers to the above:
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Colors match. Works for V(co) from 0V to 9V. It is oscillating at V(co)=0V, but too slow to show the whole period.
Wow! thanks for taking the time to do the schematic. Ideally i want the range of input voltage to be 0V to 5V. i would like to have a decent frequency range of around 0Hz to anything above 22kHz. I am unsure of you last question sorry (but whatever you would recommend). Thank you
 

MikeML

Joined Oct 2, 2009
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Wow! thanks for taking the time to do the schematic. Ideally i want the range of input voltage to be 0V to 5V. i would like to have a decent frequency range of around 0Hz to anything above 22kHz. I am unsure of you last question sorry (but whatever you would recommend). Thank you
Wow, DC to 22kHz is tough...
 

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Jonathan Shirley

Joined Apr 9, 2015
15
You can read the range of periods right off the plot... Color of the input voltage trace matches the cooresponding color in the sawtooth.
OK. One more question, in your schematic, is the output of the opamp your signal output? or would you use the other opamp similar to what i did in my schematic?
 

MikeML

Joined Oct 2, 2009
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I would use the buffer. Your problem was that the voltage-to-current part of the circuit wasn't working, so I focused only on getting that going...
 
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