Ttl ic frequency mixer not working.

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eswara1997

Joined Dec 14, 2013
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I am trying to build a mixer to connect two oscillators to. I am using a ttl 74LS266 IC. However when i complete all of the connections i receive no output. THe frequencies are going in properly, but i receive no output. I also checked the other gates and saw that there was no output in any of them. I should be getting a high output on the other unused gates, however i don't. I tried 2 chips of the same model, and got no output from either one.

can this be a malfunction of the chip itself. Is there anyway i can test this. Additionally what type of chip can i replace this with.

Attached is the schematic of my circuit. The schematic uses a CMOS 4077 however i am using the ttl 74LS266. My two oscillators use 74LS132 chips instead of 4093s.

I need a mixer and i am stumped by this dillemma.
thank you!
 

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ronv

Joined Nov 12, 2008
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I could be wrong, and I probably am.:rolleyes: I think they are using the digital chip as a very high gain op amp. I think you need to use the cmos ICs and they probably won't be to stable either.
 

MikeML

Joined Oct 2, 2009
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You are powering the TTL with 5V?

The oscillators are not intended or designed to work with TTL gates. The TTL "mixer" in lieu of CMOs should work.
 

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eswara1997

Joined Dec 14, 2013
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well my problem with the CMOS was that my CMOS started getting very hot so i trashed them. My oscillators themselves work fine. I'm getting frequencies. I did change up my resistors and capacitors to compensate for additional current. And yes i'm using 5 volts.

Another person mentioned that this chip is an open collector and needs a pullout. Can someone elucidate?
 

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eswara1997

Joined Dec 14, 2013
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the 266 is an open collector
my lOL is max of 8mA, so my pull-up resistor will be 5/.008 which is 625 ohms for minimum value
So what multiple of this do i use for my value.
 

vk6zgo

Joined Jul 21, 2012
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What are you trying to achieve?

Using the rough formula f=1/1.2CR,with the pot set at its max,you will have an output frequency from that oscillator of around 416.67kHz,& from the other oscillator,around 555.56kHz,giving a difference frequency of around 138.89kHz.
You should be able to adjust the pot to reduce the difference frequency into the audio range,& ultimately to "zero-beat",where there will be no output from the "mixer".

It could be that you have already inadvertently reached zero-beat,so it may be an idea to adjust the pot.
Alternately,the LP filter consisting of the 1nF cap & 10kΩ resistor may be rolling off a very high difference frequency----have you checked for output directly on the I.C. pin?

You can check the "mixer" I.C. by connecting one input to +5V & looking to see if the other input signal appears at the output.
 
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