clock generator using ramp with VH and VL

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Hello everybody,

Please help me with this.
I'm doing a clock generator from a ramp and the figure is shown below.
My concern is although using the circuit I was able to obtain a 1MHz from a VDD=2.7~5.5V,
the resulting ramp is not within the VH and VL limit. Am I doing the right track?

Shown below are the resulting simulations..

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I'm using VH = 1.2V and VL = 0.6V
 

It is caused by comparator delay. In silicon, comparator offset will also lead to difference.
For the valley, this structure could not be equal to VL. The discharging is so fast.
 
leo_o2 said:
It is caused by comparator delay. In silicon, comparator offset will also lead to difference.
For the valley, this structure could not be equal to VL. The discharging is so fast.
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I don't understand why the lower limit of the Vramp goes down to negative.
 

When NMOS M7 is turned off, its channel charge will be injected to Cramp. Carrier in M7 is electron that carries negative charge.
 
leo_o2 said:
When NMOS M7 is turned off, its channel charge will be injected to Cramp. Carrier in M7 is electron that carries negative charge.
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All I need is the clock pulse with 50% duty cycle. I really don't know what is the expected graph for the vramp.
 

If so, you don't care much about the ramp signal. 50% duty cycle can be achieved by d-flipflop.
 
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If i want a variable duty cycle clock, I can use a ramp generator and a comparitor with variable reference right?? In that case, how lower a frequency can I go to?? I want to generate a clock which has a frequency that can vary from 1-60Hz with duty cycle variable..is it possible by this method in IC??? The frequency is very low, that is why I am asking...any other way you suggest...

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Of course, you can do it. However the capacitor for ramp should be very big.
Even the ramp can be generated in digital way.
 

How do you generate the ramp in a digital way..any circuits that can do that???any references????....thanks
 

I mean the ramp signal can increase step by step thru digital control.
 
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