Prof. Yasser Mostafa Kadah – BASIC ELECTRONICS PART 4: OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER
Recommended Reference Medical Instrumentation Application and Design, 4 th ed., John G. Webster (ed.)
Ideal Op Amp Characteristics
Voltage Follower
Inverting Amplifier
Summing Amplifier
Noninverting Amplifier
Differential Amplifier Disadvantage: Low input impedance
Instrumentation Amplifier Advantage: High input impedance
Comparator
Logarithmic Amplifier Output proportional to input logarithm
Integrator
Differentiator
Active Filters Low-pass filter High-pass filter Band-pass filter Combination of the two
Practical Characteristics of Op Amps Gain-Bandwidth Product Constant for any Op Amp Slew Rate Offset voltage Drift Noise
Example: 741 Op Amp
Example: LH6702 Wideband Op Amp
Assignments Download and go through the data sheets of the practical Op Amps discussed and compare their characteristics. Implement Op Amp circuits of your choice in the lab to test their performance.