AN-763 Datasheet, PDF (1/4 Pages) Analog Devices – Dual Universal Precision Op Amp Evaluation Board

AN-763
APPLICATION NOTE
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Dual Universal Precision Op Amp Evaluation Board
by Giampaolo Marino and Steve Ranta
The EVAL-PRAOPAMP-2R/2RU/2RM is an evaluation board
that accommodates dual op amps in SOIC, TSSOP, and
MSOP packages. It provides the user with multiple choices
and extensive flexibility for different application circuits
and configurations.
This board is not intended to be used with high frequency
components or high speed amplifiers. However, it provides
the user with many combinations for various circuit types,
including active filters, instrumentation amplifiers, com-
posite amplifiers, and external frequency compensation
circuits. Several examples of application circuits are given
in this application note.
TWO STAGE BAND-PASS FILTER
R2
10k
C3
680pF
V–
6
C2 C1
10nF 10nF
5
4
7
R3
R4
33k 33k
+
V1
–
R1
20k
8 1/2 OP2177
C4
330pF
V+
V–
2
4
3
1
V_OUT
8 1/2 OP2177
V+
Figure 1. KRC Filter
The low offset voltage and high CMRR makes the OP2177
a great choice for precision filters such as the KRC filter
shown in Figure 1. This particular filter implementation
offers the flexibility to tune the gain and the cut-off fre-
quency independently. Since the common-mode voltage
into the amplifier varies with the input signal in the KRC
filter circuit, a high CMRR amplifier such as the OP2177
is required to minimize distortion. Furthermore, the low
offset voltage of the OP2177 allows a wider dynamic range
when the circuit gain is chosen to be high.
The circuit in Figure 1 consists of two stages.The first stage
is a simple high-pass filter whose corner frequency f_C is
1
2π C1C2R1R2
(1)
and whose
Q = K ^R1
R2
(2)
K = is the dc gain.
REV. B
Choosing equal capacitor values minimizes the sensitivity
and also simplifies the expression for f_C to
(3)
The value of Q determines the peaking of the gain versus
frequency (generally ringing in time domain). Commonly
chosen values for Q are near unity.
Setting Q = 1/÷2 yields minimum gain peaking and minimum
ringing. Use Equation 3 to determine the values for R1 and
R2. For example, set Q = 1/÷2, R1/R2 = 2 in the circuit ex-
ample, and pick R1 = 5 k and R2 = 10 k for simplicity.The
second stage is a low-pass filter whose corner frequency
can be determined in a similar fashion:
R3 = R4 = R
and
Q = 1/ 2 ^C3
C4
HALF-WAVE, FULL-WAVE RECTIFIER
Rectifying circuits are used in a multitude of applications.
One of the most popular uses is in the design of regulated
power supplies where a rectifier circuit is used to convert
an input sinusoid to a unipolar output voltage. There are
some potential problems for amplifiers used in this manner.
When the input voltage V_IN is negative, the output is zero.
When the magnitude of V_IN is doubled at the input of the
op amp, this voltage could exceed the power supply volt-
age which would damage the amplifiers permanently.The
op amp must come out of saturation when V_IN is negative.
This delays the output signal because the amplifier needs
time to enter its linear region.TheAD8510/AD8512/AD8513
have very fast overdrive recovery time, which makes them
a great choice for rectification of transient signals.The sym-
metry of the positive and negative recovery time is also
very important in keeping the output signal undistorted.