[sdiy] triangle core VCO comparators

[neil harper]

On 02/20/2016 12:24 PM, David G Dixon wrote:
> I use LM311 in all my tricore VCO designs (the Dixie and the Rubicon).
> Unlike an opamp comparator, it allows me to set the output voltages to be
> compatible with the rest of the design, and not the "nearly-rail" voltages
> of a TL07X opamp.  It's also faster, so adds less error to tracking.
> However, if your design can accommodate the nearly rail-to-rail output of an
> opamp comparator, it would work just fine.

Hi David,
Can you comment on how the LM311 compares to Thomas Henry's discrete 
comparator?

And for the sake of my noobness, can someone explain what important 
characteristics we're looking at when comparing comparators? Can they 
contribute to VCO instability?

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//neil harper
every wave is new until it breaks