ECE 3254

Problems in ideal Opamps

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9-1: Assume ideal opamps determine the voltage transfer gain T = vO/vS and input resistance Rin for each of the configurations by inspection. Resistances are in k.
(a)

(c)

(b)

120

vS

300

40

40

40

vS

vO

vO

vS

vO

100

60
40

(d)

(e)

200

40

(f)

200

vO

vO

vS

vS
vO

10

360

vS

40

40

120

60
40

10

60

9-2: (a) Using resistances no larger than 1.2 M design an amplifier

with gain -24 V/V and the largest possible Rin, using the inverting
configuration. Assume ideal opamp. (b) What is the input resistance
(c) What is the feedback ratio ?

R2
R1
vS
vO

Answers : (a) 50 k, 1.2M (b) 50 k, (c) 1/25

9-3: Find (a) transfer function T = vO/vS and (b) input resistance Rin.
Resistances are in k

200

200
50

100

Answers ((a) -12 V/V, (b) 100 k

9-4:

vS

vO

Find (a) transfer function T = vO/vS and (b) input resistance Rin
200

200

200

200

200
50
vS

200

200
200

100

vO
vS

vO

9-5:

Find (a) transfer function T = vO/vS and (b) input resistance Rin
200

200

200

200
200

200

200
50

200

100

vO

vO

vS

vS

Answers: (a) 14 V/V, (b) 21 V/V

9-6: (a) Using resistances no larger than 600 k design an amplifier
with gain -24 V/V and the largest possible Rin, using the inverting
configuration. Assume ideal opamp. (b) What is the input resistance
(c) What is the feedback ratio ?

R
R

R1
vS

9-7:

Find transfer function T = vO/vS

vO

vS
100

100

9-8: Determine input resistance Rin and transfer

gain vO/vS for the circuit shown, assuming that

Rf
Rin

(a) Rf = infinity
(b) Rf = 100k
Answers (a) Rin = 5k, vO/vS = +3.5 V/V
(b) Rin = infinity

100

50

200

vO
100

15
5

25
vS

140

iS

v1

20
v2

vO

9-9: Design a 4-bit digital-analog converter using the R-2R

ladder as shown such that Vo = 5.0V when the input word =
$A = %1010. Assume logic levels of 2.0V and 0.0 V,
respectively, for input logic high and logic low.
And assume R1 = R = 10 k

VA

VB
2R

VC
2R

VD
2R

2R

vO
2R

2R
R2
R1

9-10: A sinusoidal input with phase shift = 0 is fed to a Miller integrator that uses an ideal opamp and an RC pair with R =
100 k and C =.001 F.
(a) At what frequency are the input and output signals equal in magnitude?
(b) What is the phase of VO relative to Vin?
(c) If the frequency is decreased by a factor of 10 from that of part (a), by how many dB does the output change?
Answers: 10 kr/s, 90o, 20 dB

9-11: A lossy Miller integrator, as shown, uses an ideal opamp.

A sinusoidal signal is applied to the input.
(a) at what frequency are the input and output signals equal in
magnitude?
(b) What is the phase of vo relative to vin for part (a)?
(c) If the frequency is decreased by a factor of 10 from that
of part (a), by how many dB does the output change?

.002F

500 k
vO
vin

50 k

9-12: (a) Show that the transfer function for the configuration
shown is
C2
R2 R1
T = -----------------------------------------------------( 1 + 1 s ) ( 1 + s 2 )

C1

R2
vO

where 1 = 1/R1C1 and 2 = 1/R2C2, s = j

vS

R1

The circuit has the frequency response of a bandpass, for which

the low-frequency 3dB rolloff is at 1 and the high-frequency 3dB
rolloff is at 2
(b) By choice of R1, R2, C1, C2, design a circuit such that Rin = 25 k ( for 1 << < 2), midband gain = 34 dB, low-frequency rolloff corner = 200Hz and high-frequency rolloff corner is 20 kHz.

9-13: The circuit shown uses a 250k potentiometer to

implement an adjustable gain amplifier.

vO

vS

(a) Assuming R1 = 0, derive an expression for the gain

as a function of parameter setting x.

250k POT

1-x
(b) What value of R1 is necessary so the gain will range
from T = 1 to T = 11 V/V?

R1

RSOURCE

9-14: A photodetector with source voltage 100 mV and

source resistance 100 k is connected to a 1 k load. Find
the voltage that will appear across the load if:

vS

(a)

RLOAD

(a) it is connected directly to the load.

RSOURCE

(b) an ideal unity-gain buffer is inserted between the

source and the load.

(b)

vS
RLOAD

9-15: The circuit shown is called a level-shifting buffer.

+20V
25k

(a) Determine the range over which the output level V

can be adjusted.

x
(b) Assume that a 20-turn potentiometer is used. Find
the change of V with respect to each turn of the pot.

vO = V + v

1-x
25k
-20V

200k POT

9-16: Find transfer functions for each of the following circuits

(C)

(B)
(A)

R
+

vI

vS

vO
C

xR

vI
vO

0<x<1

R
R

vO

9-17: Find vo as a function of v1 and v2.

Resistances in k
v1

Answer (a) vo = 90 (v2 - v1)

150

10

(b) What is the transfer gain if R3 is changed to 25 k?

25
vO

R3 = 10
25

10
150

v2

9-18: Design the variable-gain instrumentation amplifier

shown such that it will realize a differential gain that is variable in the range 1 to 50 using a 100 k potentiometer as a
variable resistance. Suggestion: Design the second stage for a
gain of 0.5.

v1
R2

R1
R4

vO

Answers (a) R2/R1 = 0.5, r = 0.5k, R4 = 50k.

R
R4

R1
R2

v2

9-19: (a) Using nodal analysis show that the circuit shown
will give a single-ended differential amplifier with transfer
gain

vO

v1
R2

vO
R
2R 2
------ = 1 + -----2- + ---------------vI
R1 ( R + r )

R1
v2

vA

(b) Design the single-ended instrumentation amplifier shown

such that it will realize a differential gain that is variable in the
range 10 to 50 using a 100 k potentiometer as a variable
resistance. (hint: Let R2/R1 = 1)

R1

r
R

R2

9-20: Assuming ideal opamps determine the 3dB rolloff frequency for the following 4-stage circuit in terms of the time constant = RC. (Hint: Assume each stage loses 3/4 dB)
R

vI

R
vO