The operational amplifier is arguably the most useful single device in analog electronic circuitry. With only a handful of external…
For ease of drawing complex circuit diagrams, electronic amplifiers are often symbolized by a simple triangle shape, where the internal…
Long before the advent of digital electronic technology, computers were built to electronically perform calculations by employing voltages and currents…
A helpful analogy for understanding divided feedback amplifier circuits is that of a mechanical lever, with relative motion of the…
In instrumentation circuitry, DC signals are often used as analog representations of physical measurements such as temperature, pressure, flow, weight,…
If we take three equal resistors and connect one end of each to a common point, then apply three input…
Real operational have some imperfections compared to an “ideal” model. A real device deviates from a perfect difference amplifier. One…
If we connect the output of an op-amp to its inverting input and apply a voltage signal to the noninverting…
If we add a voltage divider to the negative feedback wiring so that only a fraction of the output voltage is fed…
An op-amp with no feedback is already a differential amplifier, amplifying the voltage difference between the two inputs. However, its…