Wireless FM Microphone Circuit

Posted by Popescu Marian in Radio with 5 comments Tagged with: fm transmittersMAX26 6MAX!!6"
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This simp(e )M wire(ess microphone transmitter can transmit speech o*er a short range+ $t can be used as a simp(e cord(ess microphone+ The circuit uses two integrated circuits from Ma,im+ $-# a MAX!!6". is an amp(ifier raising the microphone signa( to a (e*e( suitab(e for fre/uency modu(ation 0)M1+ $-2 is a *o(tage2 contro((ed osci((ator 03-41 with integrated *aractor 0a+&+a+ *aricap diode1+ $t is this sma(( that can be integrated in a wire(ess handhe(d microphone+

The wireless microphone nominal frequency of oscillation is set by inductor L1 + The inductor *a(ue 56 n7 pro*ides an osci((ation fre/uency of about # M78+ )or best performance. %# shou(d be a high29 component+ %# may consist of ! turns of si(*er2p(ated wire wound around a # 2mm dri(( bit. and stretched to a (ength of about #+5 cm+ The wire diameter can be anything between 26 :;< 0 +5 mm1 and 2 :;< 0# mm1+ =o core is used+ The MAX!!6" is a micropower opamp for (ow *o(tage operation and pro*iding 2 2&78 gain bandwidth at a supp(y current of >ust 2! ?A+ ;hen used with an e(ectret microphone. some form of @- bias for the microphone capsu(e is necessary+ The MAX!!6" has the abi(ity to turn off the bias to the microphone when the de*ice is in shutdown mode+ This can sa*e se*era( hundred microamps of supp(y current. which can be significant in (ow power app(ications particu(ar(y for battery powered app(ications (i&e cord(ess microphones+ The M$-Aias pin pro*ides a switched *ersion of 3cc to the bias components+

FM Wireless Microphone Circuit Diagram

)or more wire(ess microphones chec& the re(ated (in&s be((ow+ Resistor R# resistor (imits the current to the microphone e(ement+ The output impedance of the MAX!!6" is (ow and we(( suited to dri*ing cab(es o*er distances up to 5 m+ The MAX26 6 intermediate2fre/uency 0$)1 *o(tage2contro((ed osci((ators 03-41 has been designed specifica((y for portab(e wire(ess communication systems+ The $- comes in a tiny 62pin :4T25 pac&age+

The (ow2noise 3-4 features an on2chip *aractor and feedbac& capacitors that e(iminate the need for e,terna( tuning e(ements+ 4n(y an e,terna( inductor 0here. %#1 is re/uired to set the osci((ation fre/uency and produce a proper(y operating 3-4+ To minimi8e the effects of parasitic e(ements. which degrade circuit performance. p(ace %# and -5 c(ose to their respecti*e pins+ :pecifica((y. p(ace -5 direct(y across pins 2 0<=@1 and 5 0TB=C1+ Potentiometer P2 then (ets you se(ect a free channe( by tuning o*er the )M band of DD M78 to # D M78+ FM microphones output power is about !1d"m #appro$% 1& 'W( into )& *% P# ser*es as a *o(ume contro( by modu(ating the R) fre/uency+ :igna(s abo*e 6 m3 introduce distortion. so the pot attenuates from that (e*e(+ To decrease stray capacitance. minimi8e trace (engths by p(acing e,terna( components c(ose to $-#Es pins+ Bsing a wire antenna of about "5 cm the transmitter shou(d ha*e a range of about 55 m+ Try to &eep a(( (eads as short as possib(e to pre*ent stray capacitance+ The FM wireless microphone transmitter operates on a sing(e supp(y *o(tage in the range !+5 3 to 5+5 3 from any standard battery source+ The transmitter must be housed in a meta( case. with shie(ding insta((ed between the two stages 0A) and R)1+ Try to &eep a(( (eads as short as possib(e to pre*ent stray capacitance+