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G8MNY  > TECH     25.09.17 09:01l 59 Lines 2261 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 58419_GB7CIP
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Subj: Logic Probe
Path: IW8PGT<IR2UBX<IZ3LSV<I0OJJ<GB7CIP
Sent: 170925/0644Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO #:58419 [Caterham Surrey GBR]
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO
To  : TECH@WW

By G8MNY                                             (Updated Feb 07)
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Although you can buy a commercial probe, here is one I designed to fit a probe
case I had.

Specification.
Supply 0V & +5V @ 10mA to 0V & +12V @ 25mA
Input Z  > 15k 
Logic 0 range 0v to 1V
Logic 1 range Supply to Supply less 1V
Single full level pulse detection > 10MHz.


            T1 PNP  ÚÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄ< +ve
                  ³/e  _³_ HI   _³_    ³        ³        ³
          ÚÄÄ´<ÃÄÄ´    \_/>LED  /_\    ³       390       ³
          ³       ³\    ³ >      ³   ³/e        ³        ³ Diodes all 1N4148
          ³         ÃÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄ´ÃÄÄÁÄÄÄ´ T3      _³_PULSE  ³
         27k        ³       10n      ³\ PNP    \_/>LED   ³
          ³         ³                  ³        ³ >      ³+
Probe <ÄÄÄ´        390               100k       ³       ===
          ³         ³                  ³    ÚÄÄÄ´        ³ 10u
         27k        ³       10n        ³  ³/    ³        ³ 16V
          ³         ÃÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄ´ÃÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄ´     ³+       ³
          ³       ³/   _³_      _³_    T4 ³\e  ===       ³
          ÀÄÄ´>ÃÄÄ´    \_/>LOW  /_\     NPN ³   ³4u7     ³
                  ³\e   ³ >LED   ³          ³   ³        ³
           T2 NPN   ÀÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄ< -ve

Circuit Description.
Both power rail transistors T1 & T2 are normally on, shorting out the HI &
LOW indicating LED, unless the probe is within 1V of ground or the +ve rail.
When that occurs one of the shorting transistor across the LED is tuned off &
the appropriate logic 1 or 0 LED lights.

Pulses of Logic 0 from T2 feed through the 10nF cap to diode detector to turn
on T4 with the pulses. T4 discharges a 4u7 Cap to hold on the pulse indicator
LED. Pulses only of logic 1 from T1 do the same for TR3, which turns on T4 to
light the LED as before.


LED STATUS

 Condition     Hi LED   Low LED   Pulse LED
    HIGH        ON        OFF        OFF
    LOW         OFF       ON         OFF
HI/LOW 1:1      ON        ON         ON
HI/LOW 1:50     DIM       ON         ON
HI/LOW 50:1     ON        DIM        ON


Why Don't U send an interesting bul?

73 de John G8MNY @ GB7CIP


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