OP196 Datasheet, PDF (12/16 Pages) Analog Devices – Micropower, Rail-to-Rail Input and Output Operational Amplifiers

OP196/OP296/OP496
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
Functional Description
The OP196 family of operational amplifiers is comprised of single-
supply, micropower, rail-to-rail input and output amplifiers. Input
offset voltage (V_OS) is only 300 µV maximum, while the output
will deliver ±5 mA to a load. Supply current is only 50 µA, while
bandwidth is over 450 kHz and slew rate is 0.3 V/µs. Figure 36
is a simplified schematic of the OP196—it displays the novel
circuit design techniques used to achieve this performance.
Input Overvoltage Protection
The OPx96 family of op amps uses a composite PNP/NPN
input stage. Transistor Q1 in Figure 36 has a collector-base
voltage of 0 V if +IN = V_EE. If +IN then exceeds V_EE, the junc-
tion will be forward biased and large diode currents will flow,
which may damage the device. The same situation applies to
+IN on the base of transistor Q5 being driven above V_CC. There-
fore, the inverting and noninverting inputs must not be driven
above or below either supply rail unless the input current is
limited.
Figure 37 shows the input characteristics for the OPx96 family.
This photograph was generated with the power supply pins
connected to ground and a curve tracer’s collector output drive
connected to the input. As shown in the figure, when the input
voltage exceeds either supply by more than 0.6 V, internal pn-
junctions energize and permit current flow from the inputs to
the supplies. If the current is not limited, the amplifier may be
damaged. To prevent damage, the input current should be
limited to no more than 5 mA.
8
6
100
4 90
2
0
–2
–4 10
0%
–6
–8
–1.5 –1 –0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5
INPUT VOLTAGE – Volts
Figure 37. Input Overvoltage I-V Characteristics of the
OPx96 Family
Output Phase Reversal
Some other operational amplifiers designed for single-supply
operation exhibit an output voltage phase reversal when their
inputs are driven beyond their useful common-mode range.
Typically for single-supply bipolar op amps, the negative supply
determines the lower limit of their common-mode range. With
these common-mode limited devices, external clamping diodes
are required to prevent input signal excursions from exceeding
the device’s negative supply rail (i.e., GND) and triggering
output phase reversal.
The OPx96 family of op amps is free from output phase reversal
effects due to its novel input structure. Figure 38 illustrates the
performance of the OPx96 op amps when the input is driven
beyond the supply rails. As previously mentioned, amplifier
input current must be limited if the inputs are driven beyond the
supply rails. In the circuit of Figure 38, the source amplitude is
± 15 V, while the supply voltage is only ± 5 V. In this case, a
2 kΩ source resistor limits the input current to 5 mA.
5V
100
90
V_S = 5V
A_V = 1
V_IN
0
10
0%
5V
1ms
TIME – 1ns/DIV
V_OUT
0
Figure 38. Output Voltage Phase Reversal Behavior
Input Offset Voltage Nulling
The OP196 provides two offset adjust terminals that can be
used to null the amplifier’s internal V_OS. In general, operational
amplifier terminals should never be used to adjust system offset
voltages. A 100 kΩ potentiometer, connected as shown in Fig-
ure 39, is recommended to null the OP196’s offset voltage.
Offset nulling does not adversely affect TCV_OS performance,
providing that the trimming potentiometer temperature coeffi-
cient does not exceed ± 100 ppm/°C.
V+
2
7
OP196 6
4
3
5
1
100k⍀
V–
Figure 39. Offset Nulling Circuit
Driving Capacitive Loads
OP196 family amplifiers are unconditionally stable with capaci-
tive loads less than 170 pF. When driving large capacitive loads
in unity-gain configurations, an in-the-loop compensation
technique is recommended, as illustrated in Figure 40.
R_G
V_IN
R_F
C_F
R_X
OP296
V_OUT
C_L
R_X =
R_O R_G
R_F
WHERE R_O = OPEN-LOOP OUTPUT RESISTANCE
( ) ( ) ^I
C_F = I + _|ACL|
R_F + R_G
R_F
C_L R_O
Figure 40. In-the-Loop Compensation Technique for
Driving Capacitive Loads
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