Week 06 Pulse Generator Lab Flashcards
1
Q
What is the space factor of a pulse generator graph?
A
the % of the full period that is the active state
2
Q
What is a monostable multivibrator?
other names?
How are they used in medicine?
A
Monostable Multivibrator
- one-shot or monoflop
- produces a single output pulse of defined length for every input pulse (trigger) above a threshold
- defibrillators
3
Q
What is an astable multivibrator?
How can it be made?
Other names?
How are they used in medicine?
A
- produces a sequence of identical pulses
- made by connecting 2 monostable multivibrators in a ring such that the output of one is the input of the other
- AKA relaxation oscillator or free running multivibrator
- used as pacemakers
4
Q
What is a bistable multivibrator?
What is their application?
A
- requires an input pulse (trigger) for the activation of either of the two stable states (active/passive)
- used in memory units of computers
