multivibrator
Noun
Meaning
multivibrator (plural multivibrators)
(electronics) An electronic circuit used to implement a variety of simple two-state systems such as oscillators, timers, and flip-flops.
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A free-running multivibrator with a frequency of one-half to one-tenth of the reference frequency would accurately lock to the reference frequency.
Circuit In the monostable multivibrator, the one resistive-capacitive network (C 2 -R 3 in figure 1 of Multivibrator ) is replaced by a resistive network (just a resistor).
A multivibrator is an electronic circuit used to implement a variety of simple multi Harada, K. (1967).
This latch circuit is similar to an astable multivibrator, except that there is no charge or discharge time, due to the absence of capacitors.
How long this takes is half our multivibrator switching time (the other half comes from C1).
Monostables may be considered as a biased form of multivibrator where it is stable in one state until triggered, then unstable and will return of its own accord.