Hi guys, i am trying to build a triangle wave oscillator 30khz using ua741 op amp. But i cant get the output, can anyone pls help me with the design? The circuit is the normal schmit trigger and integrator circuit combination. Can u guys tell me what values i shud use for the resistors and capacitor. I understand that the formula is given by f= (R2/R1)(1/4RtC).

 

Go for 3kHz with a 741, 30 is too high.

 

but i need 30khz, because of my teacher. Is it possible to use 741 for 30khz?

 

You'd be very lucky to find a 741 with that frequency response.

However post your circuit for comment and check that you have built it correctly.

 

http://www.play-hookey.com/analog/generators/triangle_waveform_generator.html

This is the circuit i use

 

but i need 30khz, because of my teacher. Is it possible to use 741 for 30khz?

A 741 has a 0.5 V/uS slew rate and, therefore, should be able to generate a 30 KHz triangular wav with an amplitude of about 8 V p-p.

As studiot said, let's have the schematic.

Ramesh

 

I used the circuit diagram from this site

http://www.play-hookey.com/analog/ge...generator.html

I am not sure about to C and R values.

 

but i need 30khz, because of my teacher. Is it possible to use 741 for 30khz?

There are better op amps like LF356 for example..

 

Can u guys tell me what values i shud use for the resistors and capacitor. I understand that the formula is given by f= (R2/R1)(1/4RtC).

Have you never heard of "plug 'n' chug"? Pick a capacitor and calculate the R values. Repeat until all R and C values are practical.

But, I think you'll struggle to get 30kHz from the 741. Try getting 3kHz working first.

 

The gain bandwidth curve for a 741 shows an open loop gain of about 30 at 30kHz.

Is this enough?

I doubt it.

 

Ramussons wrote:

A 741 has a 0.5 V/uS slew rate and, therefore, should be able to generate a 30 KHz triangular wav with an amplitude of about 8 V p-p.

If the op-amp is used as the comparator then it has to have a slew rate many times faster -- more than 10 V/uS to keep from rounding the peaks of the triangle wave too badly.

 

Ramussons wrote:

If the op-amp is used as the comparator then it has to have a slew rate many times faster -- more than 10 V/uS to keep from rounding the peaks of the triangle wave too badly.

Hmmmmm ... you have a point

Ramesh

 

Ramussons wrote:

If the op-amp is used as the comparator then it has to have a slew rate many times faster -- more than 10 V/uS to keep from rounding the peaks of the triangle wave too badly.

Which is why I recommended the LF356 in my first post (12V/us).

 

ok thanks for the help guys, I will change the op amps. What other factors do I need to consider inorder to generate 30khz triangle wave. Is the circuit diagram I am using capable of producing 30khz triangle wave.

 

You need to specify the degree of accuracy you need to define the "triangle". A square wave is a high-error triangle. A sine wave is closer. An RC charge-discharge profile might be still closer. The 741 might produce something resembling a triangle, I'm frankly not sure. What do you really need?

 

Now I am using LF356 op amp but I cant get any output. I used R2=10k, R1= 5.6k, Rt= 1k and C = 0.1microF. I am not getting any output waveform with this and I am still using the same schmitt trigger + integrator circuit. Is my values of my resistors and capacitors wrong?

 

First are you getting any output from the square wave?

Second if you disconnect the square wave generator from the integrator, does the integrator work with a suitable DC input voltage?

 

Is my values of my resistors and capacitors wrong?

How did you determine the values? Did you plug those values into the formula to see if your choices were correct?

I suggest you get a copy of OpAmps for Everyone. It's available from Texas Instruments and there is your oscillator of choice in that pdf file.

I am not getting any output waveform with this and I am still using the same schmitt trigger + integrator circuit.

Can you post the diagram of your circuit ... as built ... since the one you keep posting does not have a Schmidt trigger.

The circuit diagram you keep displaying should work just fine. If you've breadboarded the circuit, take a photo....

 

no i am not getting any output from the square wave.