LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY CAVITE CAMPUS

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, COMPUTER STUDIES AND ARCHITECTURE

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING

PROJECT PROPOSAL DESIGN

Kristian Mark Redondo

Billy Eduardo Barron
Jezreel Palima
Lars Ulrich Algarate

Engr. Jocelyn B. Bernardino

February 19, 2016

Introduction:
The main objective of this project is to design and audio amplifier. Low voltage audio
power amplifier LM386 is used for this purpose.
An amplifier is an electronic device that amplifies the voltage, current or power of a
signal. Amplifiers are classified in two main ways: The first classification is by function and
other is by frequency response. An audio amplifier is one, which can amplify a band of
frequencies. LM386 audio power amplifier chip is used in this project.
LM386: The LM386 is an audio power amplifier that is designed for use in low voltage
applications. The gain for this amplifier is usually 20 but can go up to 200 by introducing
components like resistor and capacitors at appropriate pins Since the gain can be adjusted
anywhere from 20 to 200 using external circuitry, this audio power amplifier becomes an ideal
choice for most of the applications. It has applications in AM-FM radio amplifiers, ultrasonic
drivers, power converters etc.
Components/Materials:
LM 386 Audio Amplifier IC x1
8 pin IC socket x1
Loudspeaker x1
3mm green led x1
10k ohm potentiometer x1
Male audio jack x1
10 ohm resistor x1
330 ohm resistor x1
10uF capacitor x2
47nF capacitor x1
220uF capacitor x1
0.1uF capacitor x2
100uF capacitor x1
9V battery holder x1

Schematic Design:

For the main circuit, its almost similar to the typical application circuit shown in datasheet,
except it was modified where the gain can be adjusted to either 50 or 200. This gain control is
achieved by the jumper, JP1. Shorting the 1k ohm resistor will produce the maximum gain (200)
while leaving the jumper open will produce gain of 50. A potentiometer is used to adjust the
amount of input signal to be amplified.
One important point to take note is that you need to use a coupling capacitor between the input
devices to the amplifier. A coupling capacitor is used to block DC signal and pass AC signal. The
theory behind this is that capacitor appears to be open circuit at low frequency (DC) and short
circuit at higher frequency (AC). In the schematic above, a 10uF capacitor is used between the
input sources to the potentiometer to couple the audio signal.