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That's a bit of a tall order. The normal approach is to use the potentiometers to adjust the frequency over a range of about 10 to 1, and use a switch to select different pairs of capacitors for different decade ranges.Also, i would like the resistor values to be from 6ohms to 10k.
Should be better phrased as "are made on custom order from specialized manufacturers. With some luck you might find a surplus part that fits your requirements."You can easily buy something like that
Ideally you want an anti-log* law pot so the frequency increases when you turn the knob clockwise. Even more of a PITA to find.The 6 ohms to 10 k range mentioned in the original post requests however for a log curve which is less easily available as more than dual gang.
Should be better phrased as "are made on custom order from specialized manufacturers. With some luck you might find a surplus part that fits your requirements."
Also, i would like the resistor values to be from 6ohms to 10k.
Yes, it's definately not a Bubba oscillator. Unfortunately I have no idea what it's called, if it even has a name.Actually nvm godfreyl. I had originally replied that your suggested circuit was a bubba oscillator, but your one only has 2 poles that shift it by 90deg each :/ that may be a problem for frequency drift
Out of curiousity I simmed a few different oscillators to compare their loop gain and phase shift vs frequency. Interestingly, the phase shift vs frequency of the one I posted is identical to that of the Bubba oscillator. (the green curve is completely covered by the blue curve)Three equal cascaded RC filter sections have a higher dφ/dt, and the resulting oscillator has improved frequency stability. Adding a fourth RC section produces an oscillator with an excellent dφ/dt, thus this is the most stable oscillator configuration.
That reminds me - there's an interesting variation of it in the book "A practical introduction to electronic circuits" by Martin Hartley Jones. The author claims low distortion (<0.1%), and explains the non-obvious bits as follows:the classical dual integrator topology is another oscillator that can be well tuned with two variable resistors.
The 4.7MΩ resistor R7 applies a small amount of "negative damping" to ensure that oscillation starts quickly when the circuit is switched on. Amplitude limiting is provided by Zener diodes D1 and D2 and the divider R8, R9, which brings in positive damping when the output amplitude rises above approximately 4V peak. Thus both output (1) and output (2) give a very steady 8V peak-to-peak.
.IC -- Set Initial Conditions
The .ic directive allows initial conditions for transient analysis to be specified. Node voltages and inductor currents may be specified. A DC solution is performed using the initial conditions as constraints. Note that although inductors are normally treated as short circuits in the DC solution in other SPICE programs, if an initial current is specified, they are treated as infinite-impedance current sources in LTspice.
Syntax: .ic [V(<n1>)=<voltage>] [I(<inductor>)=<current>]
Example: .ic V(in)=2 V(out)=5 V(vc)=1.8 I(L1)=300m
BTW what program do you use to simulate these circuits?
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