Lab7 OPAMP Basic application circuits

OBJECTIVES:
- Introduce you to the operational amplifier, or op amp, an important building block used in
many electronic circuits.
- Learn characteristics of operational amplifiers and their use in simple configurations.

1. Background
- Read Chapter 2 of Microelectronic Circuit by Sedra/Smith, 5th edition.

a. Noninverting Amplifier (Fig. 1a)

+
Vi

R
Vo Vi 1 f
Ri

Ri

Vo

Rf

Fig. 1a
Rf

b. Inverting Amplifier (Fig. 1b)

Ri
-

Vo

Rf
Vi
Ri

Vi
+

Vo

Fig. 1b
Rn
Vn

c. Summing Amplifier (Fig. 1c)

R2

Rf

V2
R1
V1

V V
V
Vo R f 1 2 ... n
Rn
R1 R 2

Vo

Fig. 1c
R

d. Inverting Differentiator (Fig. 1d)

Vo RC

dVi
dt

(Vi and Vo are functions of time)

C
Vi
+

Vo

Fig. 1d

2. Experimental procedure
Power supply for Module OPAMP Basic Application Circuit are shown in Fig. 2a

Fig. 2a
Note: Keep this power supply until the end of Lab7.
a. Noninverting amplifier
Construct the circuit in Fig. 1a using module OPAMP Basic application circuits as in
Fig. 2b: (Ri = R4, Rf = R11,R10 or R9)

Fig. 2b

Ajust Vi to achieve Vout = 8V peak-to-peak, f = 1Khz, plot Vi, Vout.

Rf = R11
Vip-p = .
Vop-p = ..
Gain = ..

CH1: VOLTS/DIV: ....

CH2: VOLTS/DIV: .
TIME/DIV: 0.5ms
Rf = R10
Vip-p = .
Vop-p = ..
Gain = ..

CH1: VOLTS/DIV: ....

CH2: VOLTS/DIV: .
TIME/DIV: 0.5ms

Rf = R9
Vip-p = .
Vop-p = ..
Gain = ..

CH1: VOLTS/DIV: ....

CH2: VOLTS/DIV: .
TIME/DIV: 0.5ms

b. Inverting Amplifier
Construct the circuit in Fig. 1b using module OPAMP Basic application circuits as in
Fig. 2c: (Ri = R4, Rf = R11,R10 or R9)

Fig. 2c

Ajust Vi to achieve Vout = 8V peak-to-peak, f = 1Khz, plot Vi, Vout.

Rf = R11
Vip-p = .
Vop-p = ..
Gain = ..

CH1: VOLTS/DIV: ....

CH2: VOLTS/DIV: .
TIME/DIV: 0.5ms

Rf = R10
Vip-p = .
Vop-p = ..
Gain = ..

CH1: VOLTS/DIV: ....

CH2: VOLTS/DIV: .
TIME/DIV: 0.5ms

Rf = R9
Vip-p = .
Vop-p = ..
Gain = ..

CH1: VOLTS/DIV: ....

CH2: VOLTS/DIV: .
TIME/DIV: 0.5ms

c. Summing Amplifier
Construct the circuit in Fig. 1c using module OPAMP Basic application circuits as in
Fig. 2d. (V1 = 5V, Rf = R9). Use the FULKE45 Multimeter (in VDC mode) to measure
Vout. Complete the table below:
V2
Vout
(measure)

-15V

-10V

-5V

+5V

+10V

+15V

Fig. 2d
d. Inverting Differentiator
Construct the circuit in Fig. 1d using module OPAMP Basic application circuits as in
Fig. 2e.

Fig. 2e

Ajust Vi to achieve Vout = 4V peak-to-peak, f = 5Khz, plot Vi, Vout.

Vip-p = .
Vop-p = ..
Phase = ..

CH1: VOLTS/DIV: ....

CH2: VOLTS/DIV: .
TIME/DIV: 0.5ms

3.

Lab report
The lab report should include:
- Experiment results
- Theoretical analysis
- Comments.