EE 212 Lab
Prelab 3: Square Waves and RC Time Constants
For the RC circuit of figure 1 in Lab 3:
- What is the theoretical time constant &tau ("tau")
for the circuit?
- Sketch one period of the output waveform on top of the input square wave with period
T shown, where
- T = 10 &tau
- T = 1 &tau
- T = &tau / 10
- Calculate the relationship between the 10% to 90% rise time (as shown in the figure below), and the
time constant &tau for the circuit's step response.
Hint: you'll need to solve for the step response of the circuit.