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Astable Multivibrator and Astable Oscillator Circuit-1

Astable Multivibrators are free-running oscillators that continuously produce two square wave outputs without the need for external triggering. They consist of two cross-coupled transistors and time delay capacitors, allowing them to oscillate between unstable states. These circuits are simple, reliable, and commonly used in applications like flashing lights or sound production.

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Astable Multivibrator and Astable Oscillator Circuit-1

Astable Multivibrators are free-running oscillators that continuously produce two square wave outputs without the need for external triggering. They consist of two cross-coupled transistors and time delay capacitors, allowing them to oscillate between unstable states. These circuits are simple, reliable, and commonly used in applications like flashing lights or sound production.

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Astable Multivibrator

Astable Multivibrators are free running oscillators which oscillate between two states continually
producing two square wave output waveforms

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Regenerative switching circuits such as the Astable Multivibrator are the most commonly used type of
relaxation oscillator because not only are they simple, reliable and ease of construction they also
produce a constant square wave output waveform.

Unlike the Monostable Multivibrator or the Bistable Multivibrator we looked at in the previous tutorials
that require an “external” trigger pulse for their operation, the Astable Multivibrator has automatic
built in triggering which switches it continuously between its two unstable states both set and reset.

The Astable Multivibrator is another type of cross-coupled transistor switching circuit that has NO
stable output states as it changes from one state to the other all the time. The astable circuit consists of
two switching transistors, a cross-coupled feedback network, and two time delay capacitors which
allows oscillation between the two states with no external triggering to produce the change in state.

In electronic circuits, astable multivibrators are also known as Free-running Multivibrator as they do
not require any additional inputs or external assistance to oscillate. Astable oscillators produce a
continuous square wave from its output or outputs, (two outputs no inputs) which can then be used to
flash lights or produce a sound in a loudspeaker.

The basic transistor circuit for an Astable Multivibrator produces a square wave output from a pair of
grounded emitter cross-coupled transistors. Both transistors either NPN or PNP, in the multivibrator are
biased for linear operation and are operated as Common Emitter Amplifiers with 100% positive
feedback.

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This configuration satisfies the condition for oscillation when: ( βA = 1 0o ). This results in one stage
conducting “fully-ON” (Saturation) while the other is switched “fully-OFF” (cut-off) giving a very high
level of mutual amplification between the two transistors. Conduction is transferred from one stage to
the other by the discharging action of a capacitor through a resistor as shown below.

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