Buffer Circuits
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The precision input characteristics of the HA-5147 help simplify system error budgets, while its speed and drive capabilities provide fast charging of the multiplexer"s output capacitance. This speed eliminates an increased multiplexer acquisition time,.... -
The noninverting amplifier has a gain of R2/R3 (1 in this case) and produces a voltage of V,"" during a positive excursion of Vin with respect to ground. The inverting amplifier accommodates the negative excursions of V..; its gain is given by -R6/R7,.... -
In intrinsically safe applications, it is sometimes necessary to separate sections of circuitry by resistors which limit current under fault conditions. The circuit shown provides an accurate analogue output with effectively zero output impedance, despite.... -
This simple circuit is a gain-of-1000 inverting amplifier. It will amplify submillivolt signals up to signal levels suitable for further processing. In almost all system applications, it is best to use as OUTPUT much gain as possible in the MAX420, thus.... -
A composite configuration greatly reduces de errors without compromising the high-speed, wideband characteristics of HA-2539. The HA-2540 could also be used, but with slightly lower speeds and bandwidth response. The HA-2539 amplifies signals above 40 kHz.... -
The modified inverting amplifier uses an active clamp to limit the output swing with precision. Allowance must be made for the V8E of the transistors. The swing is limited by the base-emitter breakdown of the transistors. .. -
The NE592 is connected in conjunction with a MC1496 balanced modulator to form an excellent automatic gain control system. The signal is fed to the signal input of the MC1496 and re-coupled to the NE592. Unbalancing the carrier input of the MC1496 causes.... -
The LT1012 corrects de errors in the booster stage, and does not set high-frequency signals. Fast signals are fed directly to the stage via Q5 and the 0.01-uF coupling capacitors. De and low-frequency signals drive the stage via the op-amp"s output. The.... -
This amplifier functions over a wide range of gains, typically 1-10. It combines the LT1010 and a fast discrete stage with an LT1008 based de stabilizing loop. Q1 and Q2 form a differential stage which single-ends into the LT1010. The circuit delivers 1 V.... -
The proliferation of industrial and computerized equipment containing programmable memory has increased the need for reliable recording media. The magnetic tape medium is presently one of the most widely used methods. The primary component of any magnetic.... -
Adding two passive components to a standard photodiode amplifier reduces noise. Without the modification, the shunt capacitance of the photodiode reacting with the relatively large feedback resistor of the transimpedance (current-to-voltage) amplifier,.... -
This unity-gain follower amplifier has a CMOS p-channel input, an npn second-gain stage, and a CMOS inverter output. The IC building blocks are two CA3600E"s (CMOS transistor pairs) and a CA3046 npn transistor array. A zener-regulated leg provides bias for.... -
This circuit measures the power -supply current of a circuit without really having a currentshunt resistor: R1 is only 3 em of #20 gauge copper wire. A length of the power distribution wiring can be used for Rl. .. -
The traditional restnct1on of constant gainbandwidth products for a voltage amplifier can be overcome by employing feedback around a current amplifier. Two current mirrors, constructed from transistors in a CA3096AE array, effectively turn the LF351 op amp.... -
This circuit has an overall gain of 320. More gain can easily be obtained by lowering the value of R2. Untrimmed Vas is 10 11V. and Vas tempco is less· than O.lJIV/°C. .. -
LTC1043 and LT1013 dual op amps are used to create a dual instrumentation amplifier using just two packages. A single DPDT section converts the differential input to a ground-referred single-ended signal at the LT1013"s input. With the input switches.... -
Has an input resistance of 1-MO, a bandwidth from de to about 35 MHz, and a gain of 10 times. Lowfrequency gain is provided by a CA3130 BiMOS op amp operated as a single-supply amplifier. High-frequency gain is provided by a 40673 dual-gate MOSFET. .. -
This circuit relies on extremely high input impedance for effective operation. The HA-5180 with its JFET input stage, performs well as a preamplifier. The standard three amplifier configuration is used with very close matching of the resistor ratios.... -
The MAX420 is operated at a gain of 191 to convert the 52 p.VI o C output of the type J thermocouple to a 10 mV/°C signal. The -2.2 mV/°C tempco of the 2N3904 is added into the summing junction with a gain of 42.2 to provide cold-junction.... -
This has a stable trigger 100 m V sensitivity at 50 MHz. The FETs comprise a simple high-speed buffer and the LT1016 compares the buffer"s output to the potential at tbe trigger level potentiometer, which can be of either polarity. The 10-KO resistor.... -
This is a single gain-of-100 amplifier with a gain-bandwidth product of 20 MHz! The primary limitation in the performance is the low slew rate (0.3 VIJ1s) imposed by IoH charging CcoMP· The effects of slew rate and compensation are shown. A lower gain.... -
Ql and Q2 constitute a simple, high-speed FET input buffer.·Ql functions as a source follower, with the Q2 current-source load setting the drain-source channel current. The LT1010 buffer provides output drive capability for cables or whatever load is.... -
Ql and Q2 constitute a simple, high-speed FET input buffer. Ql functions as a source follower, with the Q2 current source load setting the drain-source channel current. The LT1010 buffer provides output drive capability for cables or whatever load is.... -
Often a circuit will be called upon to perform several functions. In these situations, the variable gain configuration of this circuit could be quite useful. This programmable gain stage depends on CMOS analog switches to alter the amount of feedback,.... -
Adding an unity-gain buffer to your analog circuit can increase its precision. For example, by itself, the op a.. -
This power booster functions as a high-efficiency "power multiplexer" or, if you supply an external signal-source, .. -
This op amp offers a straightforward method of developing a single-polarity stable voltage source (see the figure). TVansi.. -
This circuit produces 5- to 25-V output to drive a VCO from a standard ± 15-V supply system. R7 and CI supply fr.. -
This circuit has high output only when all three inputs are high. The noninverting-input current, when all thre.. -
This circuit has proved to be an effective video buffer and will easily drive a 75- load to 1.5-V p-p output. BW is better than 20 MHz and there is less than 0.05-V dc offset, which is the difference in VBE of Ql and Q2... -
By adjusting one potentiometer, this circuit`s output can be varied from a positive-going version of the input signal, smoothly through zero output, then to a negative-going version of the input (see the figure). If the input signal is a positive pulse of,.... -
An ultra-low-noise, low-distortion op ampthe AD797is combined with the ADS 11 op amp, which offers a high bandwidth and a 100-mA output drive capability. The composite-amplifier circuit serves quite well when driving high resolution ADC`s and ATE systems.....
New Circuits
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This project fits more for custom made battery casing that can have more space to hide things inside. This switch with few alterations can be used for any other project as well but is designed based on e-bike needs! This project use a clever functionality of.... -
The circuit described here uses ultrasonic oscillations and operates based on the propagation velocity of these oscillations in the air. Thus, we can easily determine the distance of two points if the time within which the wave travels this distance is.... -
Sometimes the precious metals are hidden too deep and are not detected except with complicated devices. In many cases, however, small pieces of precious metal buried near the surface can be detected by relatively simple means. Everyone is very attractive to.... -
Many times for various reasons we forget or can not water the plants that we have in our homes. And many humidity sensors units just notify us with a beeping sound or with a flashing light, that the pot needs watering. But what if we are away from home? This.... -
The principle behind a metal detector is really very simple. Proof of this is the circuit that follows, in which it proves that the construction of a metal detector can be done in the minute, with few components that we find very easily everywhere. With the.... -
The sub-harmonic bass generator is a sound producing unit for guitars. The sound it produces looks very much like that of the bass guitar. The octave generator is sometimes quite unusual since it does not produce any of the usual ways of coloring the sound,.... -
In the past the sounding (sea bottom measurement) was done with the "bullet", that is, with a heavy lead object that the seamen plucked into the sea hung from a calibrated rope. As soon as the "bullet" reached the bottom, the depth appeared directly from the.... -
This Amplifier was designed to have the following specifications: Distortion less than 0.1% at full power of 100W even at 20KHz. Power has to be attributed to an extended bandwidth. The output transistors must be protected against short circuits. The power.... -
A series of LEDs serve to alert the gardener when plants need water. Using two conventional digital integrated LEDs and a series of LEDs, we make a very useful device for gardening. The device detects the amount of water in the pot and alerts the grower.....
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