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The output signal varies between two values, determined by the two gain settings, based on the state of the controlled transistor. | The output signal varies between two values, determined by the two gain settings, based on the state of the controlled transistor. | ||
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+ | ===== Variable Gain Inverting Amplifier using potetiometer ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Background ==== | ||
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+ | Consider the circuit schematic presented in Figure 4. | ||
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+ | On the inverting amplifier a potentiometer is used to control manually the output voltage, replacing the standard feedback resistor. | ||
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+ | ==== Hardware Setup ==== | ||
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+ | Build the following breadboard circuit for the voltage-controlled amplifier using transistors. | ||
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+ | ==== Procedure ==== | ||
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+ | Use the first waveform generator as source Vin to provide a 2V amplitude, 1 kHz sine wave excitation to the circuit. | ||
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+ | An animated plot is presented in Figure 6. | ||
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