EDN

Function Generator Circuit Concepts, Part 2: Current-Source Function Generators (FGs)

The first-generation integrator-hysteresis-switch FGs were replaced by a second-generation design scheme using current sources. The integrator-based FG loop can be improved by driving the integrating ...
Electronic Design

Simple Circuit Turns Scope, Function Generator Into JFET Curve Tracer

Commercial curve tracers have existed for decades. But designers without access to one can create a simple circuit that uses a function generator and oscilloscope to generate JFET transfer and ...
Geeky Gadgets

DIY Arduino Portable Function Generator Project

Anyone searching for a function generator may be interested in a new DIY Arduino project which details how you can make your very own. “A function generator is a very useful tool, especially when we ...
Hackaday

A Function Generator In Its Purest Form

If you have a modern function generator on your bench it is quite likely to contain a direct-digital synthesis circuit that creates arbitrary waveforms using a microprocessor controlled DAC. If you ...
EDN

Combining functional and in-circuit test

CheckSum’s Analyst ems+ft system combines in-circuit test (ICT) and functional test to target OEMs and contract manufacturers building power supplies, automotive electronics, medical electronics, ...