MULTIVIBRATORS.
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| Title: | MULTIVIBRATORS. |
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| Authors: | Newcomb, Robert W.1, Sellami, Louiza2 |
| Source: | Encyclopedia of Electrical & Electronics Engineering. 1999 1st Edition, Vol. 14, p62-71. 10p. |
| Subjects: | Multivibrators, Relaxation oscillators, Electric oscillators, Computers, Flip-flop circuits |
| Abstract: | This article discusses various issues related to multivibrators. A multivibrator is a device which transitions between several fixed output levels. Besides their use for timing, they are commonly used either for storage or for clocking of data in digital computers using binary numbers where the number of levels is generally two. The bistable multivibrator has an output that remains in either of its two stable states until a trigger occurs, which forces a transition to the other stable state; consequently, the name flip-flop is frequently ascribed to it. The monostable multivibrator remains in its one stable state until triggered into its unstable state, from which it eventually returns, usually after a fixed transition time, to the stable state; an alternate name of one-shot is frequently used for it. |
| Database: | Engineering Source |
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