Introduction

The Voltage Controlled Oscillator is an oscillator whose frequency is proportional to the input voltage and is found in many different circuit designs. This kit can be used in a wide range of applications ranging from 1V octave synthesises to data encoders which can convert an analogue voltage (such as those found in sensors) into a digital square wave whose frequency corresponds to the sensor reading. The VCO is centred around the LM358 and does not use any specialised chips to produce the square and triangular waveforms which means you can learn the fundamentals of how oscillators work!

Included in this kit

• 2 x LM358
• 2 x 8 DIP Socket
• 2 x 1K Resistor
• 1 x 10K Resistor
• 4 x 47K Resistor
• 2 x 100K Resistor
• 1 x 1nF Capacitor
• 3 x 100nF Capacitor
• 1 x 2N3904
• 4 x Wire (Red, Green, Black, and Blue)
• 1 x PCB

What makes it special?

MitchElectronics kits are designed with education in mind and as such use high quality double sided PCBs. The through-hole plating of each pad means that even the most novice of builders will not be able to tear traces or break pads (unlike many other professional kits which only use single sided boards to save costs). These kits are also RoHS compliant which make them safe to use and no kits use non-RoHS components such as LDRs (which contain Cadmium).