Socorro Lopez

Fall 2013
Pre-Lab Exercises

Cecs 311
Due:9/17/13

Lab#1
ID:009162827

1. Acquire the data sheet for your Op Amp. Read the data sheet to find the following
parameters. Please be careful, many manufactures offer equivalent components that are
pin-for-pin compatible, but may have differences in performance specifications.
Supply Voltage: VS = 22V
Input Offset Current: TA = 25C
Input Offset Voltage: VS = max 5.0V
Input Resistance:0.3 min
Bandwidth: TA = 25C

Slew Rate: TA = 25C, Unity Gain

Input Voltage: +/- 15V
Supply Current:2.8 max
Power Consumption:2.8 max

2. Using any analysis technique desired, find the transfer function of the differential
amplifier from your book (figure 8.10).
R2/R1(v2-v1)
3. Look up definition of Gain-Bandwidth product.

The GainBandwidth product for an amplifier is the product of the

amplifier's bandwidth and the gain at which the bandwidth is
measured.

4. Design an inverting amplifier for gain values of -1, -10, and -100 and simulate for these
values at frequencies between 10 Hz and 100 MHz. Obtain a graph of the gain vs.
frequency curves for each value of gain.
If you use these frequencies most of you should gather data that will provide meaningful
results.
10 Hz
100 Hz
1 kHz
5 kHz
10 kHz
25 kHz
50 kHz
100 kHz
200 kHz
400 kHz
500 kHz
700 kHz
800 kHz
1 MHz
2 MHz
5 MHz
10 MHz

Gain:-1

Gain: -10

Gain: -100

Lab Exercises
1. Construct an
with a gain of
2. Use
the
apply an input
the amplifier
10 Hz with a 0
3. Measure the
input voltage,
voltage at the
the
voltage
non-inverting
4. Measure the
voltages for
MHz.
amplitude
dB.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.

Frequen
cies
10 Hz

Vin

Vout

18.6

100 Hz

1.03

20.1

1 kHz

1.04

19.4

5 kHz

1.3

17.7

10 kHz

1.1

16.5

25 kHz

1.02

11

50 kHz

1.05

7.3

Frequenci
100 kHz
es

1.04
Vin

4.52
Vout

200
10 kHz
Hz

1.02
2.99

2.6
5.01

Gain
18.6
19.5145
6
18.6538
5
13.6153
8
15
10.7843
1
6.95238
1
4.34615
Gain
4
1.67558
2.54902

inverting amplifier
-2.
function generator to
voltage of 3 Vpp to
with a frequency of
dc offset.
following parameters:
output
voltage,
inverting input, and
between inverting and
inputs.

and output
5 input
0.76
1.90033 frequencies up to 100
100kHz
Hz
3.01
5.72
500
1.03
0.72
0.69902
29 Calculate
the
1
kHz
2.99
5.89
1.9699
700 kHz
1.02
0.622
0.60980 gain, and the gain in
5 kHz
3
5.88
1.964
1.98322
800
kHz
1.02
0.589
0.57745
10 kHz
2.98
5.91
11 input signal to 1Vpp
Reset
the
1 MHz
1.01
0.512
0.50693
1.99666 the amplifier to a gain
and
change
25 kHz
3
5.99
71 repeat steps 2 thru 4.
of -20 and
2 MHz
1.01
0.478
0.47326
1.96013
50 kHz
3.01
5.9
37
Setup
the
5 MHz
1
0.545
0.545 amplifier with unity
1.21739
100
kHz
2.99
3.64
gain.
10 MHz
0
0
10
0.51666
200 kHz
1.55wave with zero offset.
Change the input voltage
to 10 Vpp, 31 kHz square
7
0.28606
400inkHz
2.87
Measure the difference
voltage (V
source 0.821
and output) from 3
peak to peak, and the time
from minimum to maximum voltage.
0.28976
500 kHz
2.54
0.736
4
Reset the input voltage to 1 Vpp, 1 kHz square wave with
zero offset and the gain to 100.
0.17030
700 kHz
3.3
0.562
3
Measure the change in voltage and time again.
0.16752
800 kHz
3.11
0.521
4
0.13243
1 MHz
3.33
0.441
2
0.10697
2 MHz
3.01
0.322
7
0.11483
5 MHz
3.1
0.356
9
10 MHz
0
0
0
400 kHz

1.1

0.836

Gain: -2
Gain -20

Post Lab Exercises

1. Was the voltage at the input terminals of the op amp zero? If not, how does it compare to
data sheet specifications?
-No it was not. No it was not zero. The voltage at the input of the op amp in the
data sheet was +/- 15 and that is how it was.
2. How does the gain compare to the theoretical gain of each of the amplifiers? Explain any
differences that might have occurred.
- It is about the same, maybe it is a little different because maybe the function
generator is not accurate.
3. Create a plot of the gain vs. frequency for the data collected in steps 4 and 5. Use the
gain in dB to create the plot.
4. The gain bandwidth product is a constant for an amplifier, and changes depending on the
gain. The gain bandwidth product listed on the data sheet is for a unity gain
configuration. Using the data that was collected in steps 4 and 5 calculate the measured
gain. Determine the cutoff frequency of the amplifier (usually -3 dB down from the
maximum gain). Calculate the gain bandwidth product for steps 4 and 5 and compare
them to the data sheet specification. Explain any differences that may have occurred.
Compare to the simulation performed in the pre lab and comment on any similarities or
differences.
- The cutoff frequency of the amplifier is 120.0 Hz. The gain bandwidth is 1 MHz.
5. Using the data collected in steps 9 and 10 calculate the slew rate of the amplifier. The
slew rate is calculated as t/V. Compare the slew rates of steps 9 and 10 to the data
sheet specifications. Compare the slew rate of step 9 to step 10. Are they the same?
Should they be the same? Explain any differences that may have occurred.
- The slew rate is 1.30 V/s. They are not the same. I think what happened was that
the function generator and oscilloscope werent really working.

#3

Gain vs. frequency

Gain of -2
2.5
2
1.5
Gain

Gain

0.5
0

Frequency

Gain vs. frequency

Gain of -20
25
20
15
Gain

10

Gain

5
0

Frequency

10HZ

100KHZ

1KHZ

5MHZ

2MHZ

1MHZ

5MHZ