Voltage
follower Operational Amplifier (buffer) kit.
The
operational amplifier (op-amp) is a highly
efficient monolithic integrated circuit. An
amplifier has an input port and an output port. In a linear
amplifier, output signal = A * (time) input signal, where A is
the amplification factor or gain (positive or negative number). The
Op-Amp has a very high gain, high input impedance, and DC coupled
difference amplifier with a low impedance single ended output.
An
ideal op-amp, by itself, is not a very useful device since any
finite input signal would result in infinite output. By
connecting external resistors around the ideal op-amp, we
construct useful amplifier circuits. The basic voltage follower
amplifier, so named because the output signal is equal to the input one.
Use where one wants to measure voltage with minimum drawing of
current (buffer), or where one voltage output feeds many
inputs.
The
kit should be powered via 9V battery. Simply connect the battery
(+) poll to the VCC, and the negative poll (-) to the Ground (GND).
Note:
Vin1 or Vin2 should be smaller than (VCC-VSS-0.4V)
This
kit contains dual (2) inverting Op-Amp "channel"
configurations. Each works independently of the other and has its
own current eliminator resistor (RX1 and RX2). However, you
can short those resistors (RX1 and RX2) on the PCB if
desired.
The
board gain is defined in the following formulas:
A1
= Vout1 / Vin1 = 1 (unity gain)
A2
= Vout2 / Vin2 = 1 (unity gain)
Kit
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