Lecture 8: Op Amps and Circuits Nilsson 5.1-5.6 ENG17: Circuits I Spring 2015 April 23, 2015
Overview Usage Op Amp Overview Fundamental Operation Basic Op Amp Circuit Amplifier Circuits
Usage: Strain Gauge Measure strain by measuring change in resistance Problem: hard to measure tiny resistance change Δ𝑅=2𝑅 Δ𝐿 𝐿
How to Measure Measure voltage across Wheatstone bridge Voltage still a small quantity …Use an Op Amp to amplify the voltage! Op Amp = Operational Amplifier Indicates potential to perform math operations Indicates potential to amplify input signals
Overview Usage Op Amp Overview Fundamental Operation Basic Op Amp Circuit Amplifier Circuits
Op Amp Terminals
Off-note Bob Widlar Co-creator (w/David Talbert) of first mass-produced op amps Also created this advertisement
Terminal Voltage / Current Follows the Node-Voltage Setup All currents set up as going into the “black box”
Overview Usage Op Amp Overview Fundamental Operation Basic Op Amp Circuit Amplifier Circuits
Voltage Transfer Characteristic A = gain (multiplying constant) Use “negative feedback” to stay in linear region
Overview Usage Op Amp Overview Fundamental Operation Basic Op Amp Circuit Amplifier Circuits
Op Amp Circuit
Example – Op Amp
Overview Usage Op Amp Overview Fundamental Operation Basic Op Amp Circuit Amplifier Circuits
Inverting Amplifier Circuit
Operating “Open Loop”
Noninverting Amplifier Circuit
Summing Amplifier Circuit
Difference Amplifier
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