Names: ____________________
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Section: ______ Bench #:______
Experiment 2: Op-Amps I
2.3. Procedure: Comparator Circuit
Comparator
Measurements: Comparator
Table 2-1: Comparator Data.
INVERTING INPUT (FG2+) NON-INVERTING INPUT (FG1+) OUTPUT VOLTAGE
5V 3V
3V 5V
Instructor Verification:
Now with the non-inverting input fixed at 5 V, vary the inverting input voltage in the
range of 4 to 6 V in steps of 0.1 V and observe the output voltage on the scope screen.
Describe what happens.
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Try other combinations to determine how this circuit operates. What does a comparator
do?
2.4. Procedure: Inverting Amplifier
Print screen capture reminder: _____
Instructor Verification:
Measurements: Inverting Amplifier
Calculate the experimental voltage gain using the PEAK-TO-PEAK voltage measurements
on the scope. Recall the definition of gain from eqn. (2-3). Note that although gain is a
unitless quantity, it is sometimes written as “V/V.”
Experimental gain: _____ V/V
Determine the theoretical voltage gain of the inverting amplifier from the resistor values.
Theoretical gain: _____ V/V
Calculate the percentage error of the measured gain vs. the theoretical gain.
Error: _____ %
What is the phase shift between the input and output waveforms? That is, how are they
aligned in time (horizontally)?
Phase shift: _____ °
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Experiment 2: Op-Amps I
2.5. Procedure: Inverting Summer
Verify the functioning circuit with your instructor.
Instructor Verification:
Calculate the gain associated with each input of the amplifier.
𝑉𝑉𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼1 gain = _____
𝑉𝑉𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼2 gain = _____
𝑉𝑉𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼3 gain = _____
Capture and print the scope display.
Print screen capture reminder: _____
What is the name of the circuit for the special case of an inverting summer with only
one input?
2.6. Lab Report
Turn in all pages of recorded data, screenshots, plots, and tables collected during the lab.
Be sure to answer all questions throughout the experiment. Clean up your lab bench,
remove all circuit parts and wires from the breadboard. Place used components in the
used component bins. Return all cables to their proper place. Turn off all lab bench
equipment.
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