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- | ====== Activity | + | ====== Activity: A Floating (two terminal) Current Source / Sink ====== |
===== Objective: ===== | ===== Objective: ===== | ||
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===== Directions: ===== | ===== Directions: ===== | ||
- | Build the circuit shown in figure 1 on your solder-less breadboard. The green boxes indicate where to connect the Discovery instruments. PNP transistors Q< | + | Build the circuit shown in figure 1 on your solder-less breadboard. The green boxes indicate where to connect the ADALM2000. PNP transistors Q< |
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===== Hardware setup: ===== | ===== Hardware setup: ===== | ||
- | Configure waveform generator AWG1 as a triangle wave with a frequency of 100 Hz and an amplitude of 5 V with 0 V offset. The scope display should be set in both voltage vs. time and in XY mode with channel 1 on the horizontal axis and channel 2 on the vertical axis. Be sure to turn on the power supply only after you have completed and double checked your connections. | + | {{: |
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+ | Configure waveform generator AWG1 as a triangle wave with a frequency of 100 Hz and an amplitude of 10 V peak-to-peak | ||
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===== Prove the floating nature of circuit: ===== | ===== Prove the floating nature of circuit: ===== | ||
- | In figure 1 we referenced the negative end of the circuit to a negative power supply. To prove that this circuit is truly a floating current source, rearrange your breadboard to look like figure | + | In figure 1 we referenced the negative end of the circuit to a negative power supply. To prove that this circuit is truly a floating current source, rearrange your breadboard to look like figure |
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===== Questions: ===== | ===== Questions: ===== | ||
Is there any measurable difference in the current vs. voltage characteristics for the circuit used as a current sink vs. a current source? | Is there any measurable difference in the current vs. voltage characteristics for the circuit used as a current sink vs. a current source? | ||
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+ | <WRAP round download> | ||
+ | **Resources: | ||
+ | * Fritzing files: [[downgit> | ||
+ | * LTspice files: [[downgit> | ||
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