The wording are confusing an op-amp is an op-amp a comparator is another animal. an op-amp can be used as square wave generator by overdriving it but the results are not desirable. However a comparator will be a switch on-off at the set level.
Though it is not possible to get a mathematically perfect square wave from a sine wave, it is possible to get a reasonably close square wave from a sine wave. A clipper circuit is one which clips off the top of a sine wave thus giving it a flat top. Clipper circuits find their applications in electronics but not in electrical engineering (that deals with bulk of the power that we use, both at home and in industry). You can also use a comparator, detecting the zero transitions, and producing a digital output which will be close to a square wave. Squareness will be dependent on symmetry, of course.
The three waveforms in the trigger circuit of an oscilloscope are the sine wave, square wave and saw tooth wave.
An electronic oscillator is an electronic circuit that produces a repetitive electronic signal, often a sine wave or a square wave.
Sine waves are a pure frequency, and hence are very stable, when passing through an analog circuit, they will keep their shape but may have their amplitude reduced. In comparison, a square wave has many frequency components, each of which may react differently to a circuit, resulting in a distorted waveform.
When a low pass filter is used with a sine wave input, the output is also a sine wave. The output will be reduced in amplitude and phase shifted when the frequency is high, but it is still a sine wave. This is not the case for square or triangular wave inputs. For non-sinusoidal inputs the circuit is called an integrator.
Though it is not possible to get a mathematically perfect square wave from a sine wave, it is possible to get a reasonably close square wave from a sine wave. A clipper circuit is one which clips off the top of a sine wave thus giving it a flat top. Clipper circuits find their applications in electronics but not in electrical engineering (that deals with bulk of the power that we use, both at home and in industry). You can also use a comparator, detecting the zero transitions, and producing a digital output which will be close to a square wave. Squareness will be dependent on symmetry, of course.
The three waveforms in the trigger circuit of an oscilloscope are the sine wave, square wave and saw tooth wave.
Because the laws of basic AC circuit theory only apply to a true sine wave. Other waveforms, such as square or sawtooth, are imperfect recreations of a sine wave with many harmonic frequencies present.
An electronic oscillator is an electronic circuit that produces a repetitive electronic signal, often a sine wave or a square wave.
An electronic oscillator is an electronic circuit that produces a repetitive electronic signal, often a sine wave or a square wave.
Sine waves are a pure frequency, and hence are very stable, when passing through an analog circuit, they will keep their shape but may have their amplitude reduced. In comparison, a square wave has many frequency components, each of which may react differently to a circuit, resulting in a distorted waveform.
The application of Schmitt Trigger is as follows: 1.squaring circuit 2.sine-to-square comparater 3.amplitude comparater 4. as flip flops
When a low pass filter is used with a sine wave input, the output is also a sine wave. The output will be reduced in amplitude and phase shifted when the frequency is high, but it is still a sine wave. This is not the case for square or triangular wave inputs. For non-sinusoidal inputs the circuit is called an integrator.
sine[theta]=opposite/hypotenuse=square root of (1-[cos[theta]]^2)
Oscillators produce a waveform (mostly sine or square waves) of desired amplitude and frequency. They can take input from the output itself. For a complete oscillator circuit we require a feedback device, amplifier and feedback factor.
clamper
Filter the square wave with a low-pass filter sharp enough to remove all frequencies above the frequency of the square wave.