Use this electronics calculation for a first-pass component, converter, signal, motor, or sensor estimate when the stated operating conditions and units match the device data.

Resistance (Ω)

Required number input.

Capacitance (F)

Required number input.

Compute the oscillation frequency of a Wien bridge oscillator f = 1 / (2 * pi * R * C). The tool evaluates the supplied inputs together and returns the named outputs below; it does not infer omitted operating conditions or change the units shown.^[1]

Oscillation frequency (Hz)

The resulting oscillation frequency returned as a number.

• Compact electronics formulas omit some combination of tolerances, temperature drift, bandwidth, loading, parasitics, noise spectrum, nonlinearity, clipping, calibration, layout, and device-specific limits. Typical datasheet values are not guaranteed limits.
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