Frequency multiplication of 20% duty cycle signal

If combining two circuits you need to avoid duplication of node names such as 'out' (unless, of course, you want to join those nodes).

I managed to drag my 40106B frequency doubler circuit into your 555 50% Duty Cycle Output.asc.
I like the way LTspice re-numbers the passive components.
Like Alec_t said "duplicated names spell disaster". I had 2 "OUT's" and LTspice spat the dummy.
Got that sorted and it appears to work fine.



I have wired the output of your circuit directly into the 40106b circuit, I am not sure if this is the best way.
Should it be via a capacitor or a resistor?

What software would you recommend to go from LTspice.asc to board layout or even to PCB?
When I make the transition manually my boards are large mainly due to idiot proofing them to protect me from me.

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Many Thanks .... again

Be aware that the circuit I posted is good for supply voltages up to 9V. Above that there is a risk of base-emitter junction breakdown of Q1 and Q2.

teliocide said:

I have wired the output of your circuit directly into the 40106b circuit

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A direct connection is fine.

teliocide said:

What software would you recommend to go from LTspice.asc to board layout or even to PCB?

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Depends.
The easiest is to use layout software that goes directly to board fabrication, such as from ExpressPCB or PCB123.
But the boards are somewhat more expensive then using stand-along layout software, such as Eagle or Diptrace, and then sending the fab file to a PCB vendor, however the learning curve is steeper for that approach.
So it's a tradeoff between easy and cheap, take you pick.