Before we look at the ceramic and crystal resonators let s take a look at the lc oscillator so we need a coil and capacitor.
Ceramic in oscillator circuit.
The material can have two or more electrode which when connected to an oscillator circuit gets mechanical vibration as a result an.
A 7 mhz oscillator with a variable crystal oscillator vxo operates very stably but it allows only a small frequency variation approx.
The most common oscillator circuit for a ceramic resonator is a colpitts circuit.
Similar to the crystal oscillator ceramic resonator is also an electronic circuit or a device used to generate an output of oscillation frequency with the help of ceramic as a resonating piezoelectric material.
The design of the circuit varies with the application and the ic to be used etc.
This means the resonator is not basically effected by external circuits or by fluctuations of the supply voltage.
Highly stable oscillation circuits can therefore be made without the need for adjustment.
Remember from the inductance meter tutorial that an lc tank will resonate at its natural frequency.
Typical oscillation circuit the most common oscillator circuit for a ceramic resonator is a colpitts circuit.
The design of the circuit varies with the application and the ic to be used etc.
Although the basic configuration of the circuit is the same as that of a crystal controlled oscillator the difference in mechanical q results from a.
A crystal oscillator emits a far more precise frequency than does a ceramic resonator.
Another oscillating circuit is the one that use resonators.
For that we need an oscillator circuit that we will see in moment.
See that tutorial for more information.
In contrast a vfo with an lc resonant circuit can be tuned over a range of several hundred khz but its frequency stability will depend upon its construction.
Vfo with ceramic resonator.
Although the basic configurations of the circuit is the same as that of a crystal controlled oscillator the difference in mechanical q results from a difference in circuit constants.
Unlike rc or lc circuits ceramic resonators utilize mechanical resonance.
The ceramic resonator can do the same thing which is to exhibit resonance behavior but there are a few differences between crystal and ceramic resonators and the most important one is the frequency tolerance on heat temperature changes.
When connected in an electronic oscillator circuit resonant mechanical vibrations in the device generate an oscillating signal of a specific frequency like the similar quartz crystal they are used in oscillators for purposes such as generating.