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G8MNY  > TECH     30.12.05 12:20l 46 Lines 1883 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 10992_GB7CIP
Read: DL1LCA GUEST OE7FMI
Subj: Logic Probe
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Sent: 051230/0102Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EU #:10992 [Caterham] $:10992_GB7CIP
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EU
To  : TECH@WW

By G8MNY                                             (Updated Nov 04)
Although you can buy a commercial probe, here is one I designed to fit a probe
case I had.

Specification.
Supply 0 & +5V @ 10mA to 0 & +12V @ 25mA
Input Z  > 15K 
Logic 0  0v to 1V
Logic 1  Supply less 1V
Single full level pulse detection >10MHz.

            T1 PNP  ÚÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄ< +ve
                  ³/e  _³_ HI   _³_    ³        ³        ³
          ÚÄÄ´<ÃÄÄ´    \_/>LED  /_\    ³       390       ³
          ³       ³\    ³ >      ³   ³/e        ³        ³
          ³         ÃÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄ´ÃÄÄÁÄÄÄ´ T3      _³_PULSE  ³
         27K        ³       10n      ³\ PNP    \_/>LED   ³
          ³         ³                  ³        ³ >      ³+
Probe <ÄÄÄ´        390               100K       ³       === 
          ³         ³                  ³    ÚÄÄÄ´        ³ 10u
         27K        ³       10n        ³  ³/    ³        ³
          ³         ÃÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄ´ÃÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄ´     ³+       ³
          ³       ³/   _³_      _³_    T4 ³\e  ===       ³
          ÀÄÄ´>ÃÄÄ´    \_/>LOW  /_\     NPN ³   ³4u7     ³
                  ³\e   ³ >LED   ³          ³   ³        ³
           T2 NPN   ÀÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄ< -ve

Circuit Description.
Both power rail transistors TR1 & TR2 are normally on, shorting out the HI &
LOW indicating LED unless the probe is within 1V of ground or +ve rail. When
that occurs the shorting transistor across the LED is tuned off & the
appropriate logic 1 or 0 LED lights.

Pulses of Logic 0 from TR2 feed through the 10nF cap to diode detector to turn
on T4 with the pulses. TR4 discharges a 4u7 Cap to hold on the pulse indicator
LED. Pulses only of logic 1 from TR1 do the same for TR3, which turns on T4 to
light the LED as before.


Why Don't U send an interesting bul?

73 de John G8MNY @ GB7CIP


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