??? 02/21/06 13:17 Read: times |
#110410 - Maximum input voltage range Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Prahlad said:
Does it make diffrence if input is on inverting or non inverting terminal when it comes to max input voltage? Yes. If the input voltage on either input comes near the supply voltage, the OPamp is no longer able to work properly. Because of this in the datasheet a maximum input voltage range is specified, called "common mode input voltage range", CMIVR. If input voltage exceeds this range, OPamp can do lots of strange things, like phase reversal at output, for instance. This is nicely explained in this datasheet http://cache.national.com/ds/LF/LF351.pdf at the application hints. So, when having a non-inverting amplifier you must take care that input voltage does not violate the CMIVR. With an inverting amplifier, on the other hand, there's no such restriction. Unless you overdrive the output, the inverting input will always follow the non-inverting input, which is at 0V in your application. By the way, if sine generator output signal is not high enough, provide a gain of about 2 for the OPamp at output of sine generator, like it's shown in the first schematic (there, a gain of 4). Kai |