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Pulses

Here is the characteristics of a single pulse. 

Pulses

  • The voltage rises very rapidly from zero to its maximum value.
  • It stays steady at the maximum value for a time.
  • It then falls very rapidly back to zero.
  • The duration of a pulse can be anywhere from a very long time (days) to a very short time (picoseconds or less).
  • Pulses do not rise and fall instantaneously but take time (which may be very short).
  • They are called the RISE and FALL times.

Pulses

If pulses occur one after another they are called a PULSE TRAIN.
The duration time of a pulse is called the MARK.
The time between pulses is called the SPACE.
The relative times are expressed as the MARK/SPACE RATIO.

Mark/space ratios can vary.

Pulses

Fig. 3 has a 50:50 mark/space ratio.
This is a special case called a SQUARE WAVE.
Fig. 4 is about 1:10
Fig. 5 is about 10:1

Note that the last three waveforms are of the same frequency. All the pulses start at the same instant.


Keywords : Pulses, Square, Wave, Electronic, Tutorials
Writer : delon  |
20 Oct 2006 Fri   
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