Usually caused by the signal hitting a power rail and running out of
anywhere to go. It's what i'd expect to find if an offset resistor was not
soldered in propperly (or the wrong value), or some other voltage
determining part. The name givven to this is "clipping".
Ken
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anywhere to go. It's what i'd expect to find if an offset resistor was not
soldered in propperly (or the wrong value), or some other voltage
determining part. The name givven to this is "clipping".
Ken
>I got a working scope today, and the saw out of the VCO is very_______________________________________________________________________
>strange. Rather than /|/|/|/| it goes -\-\-\-\. That is the best I
>can do, but the 1st example should be a normal saw, and the 2nd
>example, whats going on is that it goes straight up, has a flat top,
>then slopes down. I tested my paia VCO and the shapes are fine, so Im
>sure Im using the scope correctly.
>Any idea what could be causing this?
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>Thanks,
>Scott
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