Circuits & Schematics Analogue Design - 8

This circuit was born from an application that required an input signal to be precisely clamped to less than 2.5 V, while operating on a 2.5 V supply (actually a reference) with a maximum output of 4 mA. Since the signal’s dynamic range is ...

The circuit in Figure 1, using a low-offset amplifier, is a basic ohmmeter circuit common in multimeters, except for the addition of the two diode-connected transistors. A current source supplies a selectable current, I M , to ranging from 100 nA ...

Many single-supply applications need precision amplifiers that can operate from 5 V or lower. Although many precision, single-supply op amps are currently available for configuring as 2- and 3-amplifier instrumentation amplifiers (IAs), these ...

The circuit in Figure 1 is useful when you need amplitude demodulation or an averaged absolute-value conversion. The circuit comprises two stages, the first of which, IC 1A , is a differential-output absolute-value converter. The second stage, IC ...

The common JFET current-source in Figure 1a has average output impedance and depends heavily on the JFET's V P and I DSS variations. These manufacturing variations limit the initial accuracy of the current setpoint that the circuit can obtain ...

Many applications require the design of custom analog filters (Reference 1). The application for this design required simple and low-cost I/O filters for PLC (power-line communications), where low power consumption is a crucial factor. Figure 1 ...

Many applications that use 110 V/230 V-ac mains require a ZCD (zero-crossing-detection) circuit for the ac-line voltage, for example, to synchronize the switching of loads. One method of ZCD uses a high-value current-limiting resistor or a ...

The simple ADC in Figure 1 is perfect for getting analog signals into a purely digital microcontroller. Using just five surface-mount parts, you can assemble it for less than 50 cents (1000), which is approximately half the cost of a ...

Deadband circuits find applications in servo-control systems. A precision current source and a half-wave inverting rectifier form a positive deadband circuit (Figure 1). The REF01 , IC 1 , is a precision 10 V voltage reference. It forms a precision ...