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I believe you are referring to a piece of test equipment also known as a "function generator." It generates a voltage equal to some function of time. The most basic models will produce sine, square, and sawtooth waves at different frequencies, but the more expensive models will do all kinds of waves. these voltage time base generators are those which are used to generate voltage linearly with time. by using the transistor as a switch and using a capacitor we can get the ramp out put. here the working would be the capacitor charging when the transistor is off and discharging when the transistor is on. the discharging time is very less compared to the charging time. when the capacitor charges voltage across it increases exponentially and we get a wave which increases linearly with time.

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