FEATURES
Operates from +1.7 V to ⴞ18 V
Low Supply Current: 15 A/Amplifier
Low Offset Voltage: 75 V
Outputs Sink and Source: ⴞ8 mA
No Phase Reversal
Single- or Dual-Supply Operation
High Open-Loop Gain: 600 V/mV
Unity-Gain Stable
APPLICATIONS
Digital Scales
Strain Gages
Portable Medical Equipment
Battery-Powered Instrumentation
Temperature Transducer Amplifier
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The OP193 family of single-supply operational amplifiers features a combination of high precision, low supply current and
the ability to operate at low voltages. For high performance in
single-supply systems the input and output ranges include
ground, and the outputs swing from the negative rail to within
600 mV of the positive supply. For low voltage operation the
OP193 family can operate down to 1.7 volts or ±0.85 volts.
The combination of high accuracy and low power operation
make the OP193 family useful for battery-powered equipment.
Its low current drain and low voltage operation allow it to
continue performing long after other amplifiers have ceased
functioning either because of battery drain or headroom.
The OP193 family is specified for single +2 volt through dual
±15 volt operation over the HOT (–40°C to +125°C) temperature
range. They are available in plastic DIPs, plus SOIC surfacemount packages.
Operational Amplifiers
OP193/OP293/OP493
PIN CONFIGURATIONS
8-Lead SO
(S Suffix)
8-Lead SO
(S Suffix)
OUT A
–IN A
OP293
+IN A
V–
14-Lead Epoxy DIP
(P Suffix)
V+
OUT B
–IN B
+IN B
*
8-Lead Epoxy DIP
(P Suffix)
8-Lead Epoxy DIP
(P Suffix)
1
OUT A
–IN A
+IN A
V–
OP293
2
3
4
16-Lead Wide Body SOL
(S Suffix)
8
7
6
5
V+
OUT B
–IN B
+IN B
REV. B
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under any patent or patent rights of Analog Devices.
Absolute maximum ratings apply to both DICE and packaged parts, unless
otherwise noted.
2
For supply voltages less than ± 18 V, the input voltage is limited to the supply
voltage.
3
θJA is specified for the worst case conditions; i.e., θJA is specified for device in socket
for PDIP, and θ
is specified for device soldered in circuit board for SOIC package.
JA
ORDERING GUIDE
TemperaturePackagePackage
ModelRangeDescriptionOption
OP193ES*–40°C to +125°C8-Pin SOICSO-8
OP193ES-REEL*–40°C to +125°C8-Pin SOICSO-8
OP193ES-REEL7*–40°C to +125°C8-Pin SOICSO-8
OP193FP*–40°C to +125°C8-Pin Plastic DIPN-8
OP193FS–40°C to +125°C8-Pin SOICSO-8
OP193FS-REEL–40°C to +125°C8-Pin SOICSO-8
OP193FS-REEL7–40°C to +125°C8-Pin SOICSO-8
OP293ES–40°C to +125°C8-Pin SOICSO-8
OP293ES-REEL–40°C to +125°C8-Pin SOICSO-8
OP293ES-REEL7–40°C to +125°C8-Pin SOICSO-8
OP293FP*–40°C to +125°C8-Pin Plastic DIPN-8
OP293FS–40°C to +125°C8-Pin SOICSO-8
OP293FS-REEL–40°C to +125°C8-Pin SOICSO-8
OP293FS-REEL7–40°C to +125°C8-Pin SOICSO-8
OP493ES*–40°C to +125°C16-Pin SOLSOL-16
OP493ES-REEL*–40°C to +125°C16-Pin SOLSOL-16
OP493FP*–40°C to +125°C14-Pin Plastic DIP N-14
OP493FS*–40°C to +125°C16-Pin SOLSOL-16
OP493FS-REEL*–40°C to +125°C16-Pin SOLSOL-16
*Not for new design, obsolete April 2002.
CAUTION
ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device. Electrostatic charges as high as 4000 V readily
accumulate on the human body and test equipment and can discharge without detection. Although
the OP193/OP293/OP493 features proprietary ESD protection circuitry, permanent damage may
occur on devices subjected to high-energy electrostatic discharges. Therefore, proper ESD precautions
are recommended to avoid performance degradation or loss of functionality.
TPC 7. CMRR vs. FrequencyTPC 8. Slew Rate vs. TemperatureTPC 9. Short Circuit Current vs.
Temperature
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0
–0.5
–0.10
–0.15
–0.20
INPUT OFFSET CURRENT – nA
–0.25
–50
VS ⴝ +2V
V
ⴝ 0.1V
CM
VS ⴝ ±15V
–25125025 50100
TEMPERATURE – °C
75
TPC 10. Input Offset Current vs.
Temperature
1000
100
10
5V ⱕ VS ⱕ 30V
T
ⴝ 25°C
A
0
–1
VS ⴝ ±15V
ⴝ 0.1V
75
TEMPERATURE – °C
INPUT BIAS CURRENT – nA
–2
–3
VS ⴝ +2V
–4
V
CM
–5
–50
–25125025 50100
TPC 11. Input Bias Current vs.
Temperature
1000
Hz
100
10
5V ⱕ VS ⱕ 30V
T
ⴝ 25°C
A
25
20
15
10
SUPPLY CURRENT – µA
5
0
–50
–2512502550100
VS ⴝ ±18V
VS ⴝ +2V
V
CM
75
TEMPERATURE – °C
ⴝ 1V
TPC 12. Supply Current vs.
Temperature
10000
1000
100
DELTA
FROM V
10
CC
DELTA
FROM V
5V ⱕ VS ⱕ 30V
T
ⴝ 25°C
A
EE
VOLTAGE NOISE DENSITY – nVⲐ Hz
1
0.1 1 10 100 1k
FREQUENCY – Hz
TPC 13. Voltage Noise Density vs.
Frequency
2500
VOLTAGE GAIN – VⲐmV
2000
1500
1000
500
VS ⴝ ±15V
–10V ⱕ V
VS ⴝ +5V
0.03V ⱕ V
0
–50
–25125025 50100
ⱕ +10V
OUT
ⱕ 4V
OUT
TEMPERATURE – °C
75
TPC 16. Voltage Gain
= 100 kΩ) vs. Temperature
(R
L
CURRENT NOISE DENSITY – pAⲐ
1
0.1 1 10 100 1k
FREQUENCY – Hz
TPC 14. Current Noise Density vs.
Frequency
1000
VOLTAGE GAIN – VⲐmV
800
600
400
200
0
–50
–25125025 50100
VS ⴝ ±15V
–10V ⱕ V
VS ⴝ +5V
0.03V ⱕ V
TEMPERATURE – °C
OUT
ⱕ 4V
OUT
ⱕ +10V
75
TPC 17. Voltage Gain
= 10 kΩ) vs. Temperature
(R
L
DELTA FROM SUPPLY RAIL – mV
1
0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000
LOAD CURRENT – A
TPC 15. Delta Output Swing from
Either Rail vs. Current Load
60
40
20
GAIN – dB
0
–20
10 100 1k 10k 100k
FREQUENCY – Hz
TA ⴝ 25°C
ⴝ 5V
V
S
TPC 18. Closed-Loop Gain vs.
Frequency, V
= 5 V
S
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p
g
(
)
g
60
40
20
GAIN – dB
0
–20
10 100 1k 10k 100k
FREQUENCY – Hz
TA ⴝ 25°C
V
ⴝ ±15V
S
TPC 19. Closed-Loop Gain vs.
Frequency, V
60
40
20
0
GAIN – dB
–20
–40
100 1k 10k 100k 1M
= ±15 V
S
PHASE
GAIN
FREQUENCY – Hz
VS ⴝ ±15V
90
45
0
–45
–90
rees
PHASE – De
60
VS ⴝ 5V TA ⴝ 25°C
A
ⴝ 1
V
50
50mV ⱕ V
LOADS TO GND
40
30
20
OVERSHOOT – %
10
0
10 100 1000 10000
ⱕ 150mV
IN
+OS
ⴝ
R
ⴥ
L
–OS
R
ⴝ
L
CAPACITIVE LOAD –
TPC 20. Small Signal Overshoot
vs. Capacitive Load
TPC 22. Open-Loop, Gain and
Phase vs. Frequency
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The OP193 family of operational amplifiers are single-supply,
micropower, precision amplifiers whose input and output ranges
both include ground. Input offset voltage (V
) is only 75 µV
OS
maximum, while the output will deliver ±5 mA to a load. Supply current is only 17 µA.
A simplified schematic of the input stage is shown in Figure 1.
Input transistors Q1 and Q2 are PNP devices, which permit the
inputs to operate down to ground potential. The input transistors have resistors in series with the base terminals to protect the
junctions from over voltage conditions. The second stage is an
NPN cascode which is buffered by an emitter follower before
driving the final PNP gain stage.
The OP193 includes connections to taps on the input load
resistors, which can be used to null the input offset voltage, V
OS
.
The OP293 and OP493 have two additional transistors, Q7 and
Q8. The behavior of these transistors is discussed in the Output
Phase Reversal section of this data sheet.
The output stage, shown in Figure 2, is a noninverting NPN
“totem-pole” configuration. Current is sourced to the load by
emitter follower Q1, while Q2 provides current sink capability.
When Q2 saturates, the output is pulled to within 5 mV of
ground without an external pull-down resistor. The totem-pole
output stage will supply a minimum of 5 mA to an external
load, even when operating from a single 3.0 V power supply.
By operating as an emitter follower, Q1 offers a high impedance
load to the final PNP collector of the input stage. Base drive to
Q2 is derived by monitoring Q1’s collector current. Transistor
Q5 tracks the collector current of Q1. When Q1 is on, Q5 keeps
Q4 off, and current source I1 keeps Q2 turned off. When Q1 is
driven to cutoff (i.e., the output must move toward V–), Q5
allows Q4 to turn on. Q4’s collector current then provides the
base drive for Q3 and Q2, and the output low voltage swing is
set by Q2’s V
which is about 5 mV.
CE,SAT
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Driving Capacitive Loads
OP193 family amplifiers are unconditionally stable with capacitive
loads less than 200 pF. However, the small signal, unity-gain
overshoot will improve if a resistive load is added. For example,
transient overshoot is 20% when driving a 1000 pF/ 10 kΩ load.
When driving large capacitive loads in unity-gain configurations,
an in-the-loop compensation technique is recommended as
illustrated in Figure 6.
Input Overvoltage Protection
As previously mentioned, the OP193 family of op amps use a
PNP input stage with protection resistors in series with the
inverting and noninverting inputs. The high breakdown of the
PNP transistors, coupled with the protection resistors, provides
a large amount of input protection from over voltage conditions.
The inputs can therefore be taken 20 V beyond either supply
without damaging the amplifier.
Output Phase Reversal—OP193
The OP193’s input PNP collector-base junction can be forwardbiased if the inputs are brought more than one diode drop (0.7 V)
below ground. When this happens to the noninverting input, Q4
of the cascode stage turns on and the output goes high. If the
positive input signal can go below ground, phase reversal can be
prevented by clamping the input to the negative supply (i.e.,
GND) with a diode. The reverse leakage of the diode will, of
course, add to the input bias current of the amplifier. If input bias
current is not critical, a 1N914 will add less than 10 nA of leakage. However, its leakage current will double for every 10°C
increase in ambient temperature. For critical applications, the
collector-base junction of a 2N3906 transistor will add only about
10 pA of additional bias current. To limit the current through the
diode under fault conditions, a 1 kΩ resistor is recommended in
series with the input. (The OP193’s internal current limiting
resistors will not protect the external diode.)
Output Phase Reversal—OP293 and OP493
The OP293 and OP493 include lateral PNP transistors Q7 and
Q8 to protect against phase reversal. If an input is brought more
than one diode drop (≈0.7 V) below ground, Q7 and Q8 combine to level shift the entire cascode stage, including the bias to
Q3 and Q4, simultaneously. In this case Q4 will not saturate
and the output remains low.
The OP293 and OP493 do not exhibit output phase reversal for
inputs up to –5 V below V– at +25°C. The phase reversal limit
at +125°C is about –3 V. If the inputs can be driven below these
levels, an external clamp diode, as discussed in the previous
section, should be added.
Battery-Powered Applications
OP193 series op amps can be operated on a minimum supply
voltage of 1.7 V, and draw only 13 µA of supply current per
amplifier from a 2.0 V supply. In many battery-powered circuits,
OP193 devices can be continuously operated for thousands of
hours before requiring battery replacement, thus reducing
equipment downtime and operating cost.
High performance portable equipment and instruments frequently use lithium cells because of their long shelf life, light
weight, and high energy density relative to older primary cells.
Most lithium cells have a nominal output voltage of 3 V and are
noted for a flat discharge characteristic. The low supply voltage
requirement of the OP193, combined with the flat discharge
characteristic of the lithium cell, indicates that the OP193 can
be operated over the entire useful life of the cell. Figure 3 shows
the typical discharge characteristic of a 1 AH lithium cell powering the OP193, OP293, and OP493, with each amplifier, in
turn, driving 2.1 Volts into a 100 kΩ load.
4
3
2
OP493OP293
CELL VOLTAGE – V
1
LITHIUM SULPHUR DIOXIDE
0
100070002000300040006000
50000
HOURS
OP193
Figure 3. Lithium Sulfur Dioxide Cell Discharge Characteristic with OP193 Family and 100 k
Ω
Loads
Input Offset Voltage Nulling
The OP193 provides two offset nulling terminals that can be
used to adjust the OP193’s internal V
. In general, operational
OS
amplifier terminals should never be used to adjust system offset
voltages. The offset null circuit of Figure 4 provides about
±7 mV of offset adjustment range. A 100 kΩ resistor placed in
series with the wiper arm of the offset null potentiometer, as
shown in Figure 5, reduces the offset adjustment range to 400 µV
and is recommended for applications requiring high null resolution. Offset nulling does not adversely affect TCV
performance,
OS
providing that the trimming potentiometer temperature coefficient does not exceed ±100 ppm/°C.
V+
7
2
OP193
3
1
6
4
5
100k⍀
V–
Figure 4. Offset Nulling Circuit
–10–
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6
7
2
3
OP193
4
R2
100k⍀
V
OUT =
100mV/mA(I
TEST
)
5
V+
1
R2
9.9k⍀
R3
100k⍀
R5
100⍀
R1
1⍀
TO CIRCUIT
UNDER TEST
I
TEST
V+
7
2
OP193
3
1
6
4
5
100k⍀
100k⍀
V–
Figure 5. High Resolution Offset Nulling Circuit
A Micropower False-Ground Generator
Some single-supply circuits work best when inputs are biased
above ground, typically at 1/2 of the supply voltage. In these
cases a false ground can be created by using a voltage divider
buffered by an amplifier. One such circuit is shown in Figure 6.
This circuit will generate a false-ground reference at 1/2 of the
supply voltage, while drawing only about 27 µA from a 5 V supply.
The circuit includes compensation to allow for a 1 µF bypass
capacitor at the false-ground output. The benefit of a large
capacitor is that not only does the false ground present a very low
dc resistance to the load, but its ac impedance is low as well. The
OP193 can both sink and source more than 5 mA, which improves
recovery time from transients in the load current.
5V OR 12V
10k⍀
0.022F
240k⍀
7
240k⍀
1F
2
3
OP193
4
100⍀
6
2.5V OR 6V
1F
Figure 6. A Micropower False-Ground Generator
A Battery-Powered Voltage Reference
The circuit of Figure 7 is a battery-powered voltage reference
that draws only 17 µA of supply current. At this level, two AA
alkaline cells can power this reference for more than 18 months.
At an output voltage of 1.23 V @ 25°C, drift of the reference is
only 5.5 µV/°C over the industrial temperature range. Load
regulation is 85 µV/mA with line regulation at 120 µV/V.
Design of the reference is based on the Brokaw bandgap core
technique. Scaling of resistors R1 and R2 produces unequal
currents in Q1 and Q2. The resulting ∆V
across R3 creates a
BE
temperature-proportional voltage (PTAT) which, in turn, produces a larger temperature-proportional voltage across R4 and
R5, V1. The temperature coefficient of V1 cancels (first order)
the complementary to absolute temperature (CTAT) coefficient
. When adjusted to 1.23 V @ 25°C, output voltage
of V
BE1
tempco is at a minimum. Bandgap references can have start-up
problems. With no current in R1 and R2, the OP193 is beyond
its positive input range limit and has an undefined output state.
Shorting Pin 5 (an offset adjust pin) to ground forces the output
high under these circumstances and ensures reliable startup
without significantly degrading the OP193’s offset drift.
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REV. B
240k⍀
C1
1000pF
V1
130k⍀
R5 20k⍀
OUTPUT
ADJUST
R1
R4
Q2
1
2
V
3
BE2
1.5M⍀
MAT-01AH
R3 68k⍀
⌬V
BE
R2
7
2
OP193
3
Q1
7
6
5
V
BE1
5
4
(2.5V TO 36V)
6
V+
V
OUT
(1.23V @ 25°C)
Figure 7. A Battery-Powered Voltage Reference
A Single-Supply Current Monitor
Current monitoring essentially consists of amplifying the voltage
drop across a resistor placed in series with the current to be
measured. The difficulty is that only small voltage drops can be
tolerated, and with low precision op amps this greatly limits the
overall resolution. The single-supply current monitor of Figure
8 has a resolution of 10 µA and is capable of monitoring 30 mA
of current. This range can be adjusted by changing the current
sense resistor R1. When measuring total system current, it may
be necessary to include the supply current of the current monitor, which bypasses the current sense resistor, in the final result.
This current can be measured and calibrated (together with the
residual offset) by adjustment of the offset trim potentiometer,
R2. This produces a deliberate temperature dependent offset.
However, the supply current of the OP193 is also proportional
to temperature, and the two effects tend to track. Current in R4
and R5, which also bypasses R1, can be adjusted via a gain trim.
Figure 8. Single-Supply Current Monitor
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∆
∆
∆
∆
I
T
V
T
R6R7
R2R10
OUT
TEMP
=
+
×
()
A Single-Supply Instrumentation Amplifier
Designing a true single-supply instrumentation amplifier with
zero-input and zero-output operation requires special care.
The traditional configuration, shown in Figure 9, depends upon
amplifier A1’s output being at 0 V when the applied commonmode input voltage is at 0 V. Any error at the output is multiplied
by the gain of A2. In addition, current flows through resistor R3
as A2’s output voltage increases. A1’s output must remain at 0 V
while sinking the current through R3, or a gain error will result.
With a maximum output voltage of 4 V, the current through R3
is only 2 µA, but this will still produce an appreciable error.
–IN
+IN
R1
20k⍀
R2
1.98M⍀
5V
A1
1/2 OP293
R3
V+
20k⍀
V–
I
SINK
R4
1.98M⍀
A2
1/2 OP293
5V
V+
V–
V
OUT
Figure 9. A Conventional Instrumentation Amplifier
One solution to this problem is to use a pull-down resistor. For
example, if R3 = 20 kΩ, then the pull-down resistor must be
less than 400 Ω. However, the pull-down resistor appears as a
fixed load when a common-mode voltage is applied. With a 4 V
common-mode voltage, the additional load current will be 10 mA,
which is unacceptable in a low power application.
Figure 10 shows a better solution. A1’s sink current is provided
by a pair of N-channel FET transistors, configured as a current
mirror. With the values shown, sink current of Q2 is about
340 µA. Thus, with a common-mode voltage of 4 V, the addi-
tional load current is limited to 340 µA versus 10 mA with a
400 Ω resistor.
R1
20k⍀
–IN
+IN
Figure 10. An Improved Single-Supply, 0 VIN, 0 V
R2
1.98M⍀
5V
A1
1/2 OP293
VN2222
V+
V–
5V
10k⍀
Q1
R3
20k⍀
Q2
R4
1.98M⍀
5V
V+
A2
1/2 OP293
V
OUT
V–
OUT
Instrumentation Amplifier
A Low-Power, Temperature to 4–20 mA Transmitter
A simple temperature to 4–20 mA transmitter is shown in Figure 11. After calibration, this transmitter is accurate to ±0.5°C
over the –50°C to +150°C temperature range. The transmitter
operates from 8 V to 40 V with supply rejection better than
3 ppm/V. One half of the OP293 is used to buffer the V
TEMP
pin, while the other half regulates the output current to satisfy
the current summation at its noninverting input:
VR6R7
×+
+
TEMP
R2R10
×
−
I
OUT
()
V
SET
R2R6R7
++
R2R10
×
The change in output current with temperature is the derivative
of the transfer function:
REF-43BZ
V
IN
V
OUT
V
TEMP
GND
2
6
3
R1 10k⍀
4
ALL RESISTORS 1/4W, 5% UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
2
1/2 OP293
3
8
V
1
TEMP
4
R3
100k⍀
R2
1k⍀
R5
5k⍀
R4
20k⍀
ZERO
TRIM
1N4002
SPAN TRIM
R6
3k⍀
R7
5k⍀
6
7
SET
1/2 OP293
5
V
R9
100k⍀
1%, 1/2 W
R8
1k⍀
R10
100⍀
2N1711
I
OUT
R
LOAD
V+
8V TO 40V
Figure 11. Temperature to 4–20 mA Transmitter
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From the formulas, it can be seen that if the span trim is
adjusted before the zero trim, the two trims are not interactive,
which greatly simplifies the calibration procedure.
Calibration of the transmitter is simple. First, the slope of the
output current versus temperature is calibrated by adjusting the
span trim, R7. A couple of iterations may be required to be sure
the slope is correct.
Once the span trim has been completed, the zero trim can be made.
Remember that adjusting the zero trim will not affect the gain.
The zero trim can be set at any known temperature by adjusting
R5 until the output current equals:
ITT
=−+
OUT
∆
T
∆
OPERATING
I
FS
()
AMBIENTMIN
4 mA
Table I shows the values of R6 required for various temperature
ranges.
Table I. R6 Values vs. Temperature
Temp RangeR6
0°C to 70°C10 kΩ
–40°C to +85°C6.2 kΩ
–55°C to +150°C3 kΩ
A Micropower Voltage Controlled Oscillator
An OP293 in combination with an inexpensive quad CMOS
analog switch forms the precision VCO of Figure 12. This circuit provides triangle and square wave outputs and draws only
50 µA from a single 5 V supply. A1 acts as an integrator; S1
switches the charging current symmetrically to yield positive and
negative ramps. The integrator is bounded by A2 which acts as
a Schmitt trigger with a precise hysteresis of 1.67 volts, set by
resistors R5, R6, and R7, and associated CMOS switches. The
resulting output of A1 is a triangle wave with upper and lower
levels of 3.33 and 1.67 volts. The output of A2 is a square wave
with almost rail-to-rail swing. With the components shown,
frequency of operation is given by the equation:
fVV
=× V Hz10/
OUTCONTROL
but this can easily be changed by varying C1. The circuit operates well up to 500 Hz.
V
CONTROL
R1
200k⍀
R2
200k⍀
R3
100k⍀
1 IN/OUT
2 OUT/IN
3 OUT/IN
4 IN/OUT
5 CONT
6 CONT
7
V
SS
C1
75nF
2
3
R4
200k⍀
CD4066
S1
S2
S3
S4
5V
A1
1/2 OP293
R8
200k⍀
8
1
4
TRIANGLE
V
DD
CONT 13
CONT 12
IN/OUT 11
OUT/IN 10
OUT/IN 9
IN/OUT 8
5V
OUT
200k⍀
14
5V
R5
200k⍀
6
A2
1/2 OP293
5
R6
5V
5V
R7
200k⍀
SQUARE
OUT
7
Figure 12. Micropower Voltage Controlled Oscillator
A Micropower, Single-Supply Quad Voltage Output 8-Bit DAC
The circuit of Figure 13 uses the DAC8408 CMOS quad 8-bit
DAC and the OP493 to form a single-supply quad voltage output DAC with a supply drain of only 140 µA. The DAC8408 is
used in the voltage switching mode and each DAC has an output resistance (≈10 kΩ) independent of the digital input code.
The output amplifiers act as buffers to avoid loading the DACs.
The 100 kΩ resistors ensure that the OP493 outputs will swing
to within 1/2 LSB of ground, i.e.:
1
1.23 V
×=
3 mV
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OP193/OP293/OP493
5V
3.6k⍀
4
5
6
25
AD589
1.23V
I
OUT1A
I
OUT2A/2B
I
OUT1B
I
OUT1C
5V
1
V
DD
DAC A
1/4
DAC8408
DAC B
1/4
DAC8408
DAC C
1/4
DAC8408
5V
A Single-Supply Micropower Quad Programmable-Gain
Amplifier
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The combination of the quad OP493 and the DAC8408 quad
8-bit CMOS DAC creates a quad programmable-gain amplifier
with a quiescent supply drain of only 140 µA (Figure 14). The
2
A
A
V
REF
2
B
V
REF
8
3
6
5
1/4 OP493
B
1/4 OP493
V
OUT
1
11
R1
100k⍀
V
OUT
7
R2
100k⍀
digital code present at the DAC, which is easily set by a microprocessor, determines the ratio between the fixed DAC feedback
A
resistor and the resistance that the DAC feedback ladder presents to the op amp feedback loop. The gain of each amplifier is:
V
Vn
B
where n equals the decimal equivalent of the 8-bit digital code
OUT
IN
256
=
present at the DAC.
If the digital code present at the DAC consists of all zeros, the
feedback loop will be open causing the op amp to saturate. The
10 MΩ resistors placed in parallel with the DAC feedback loop
eliminates this problem with a very small reduction in gain
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C
C
V
REF
27
12
1/4 OP493
V
OUT
14
R3
100k⍀
accuracy. The 2.5 V reference biases the amplifiers to the center
C
of the linear region providing maximum output swing.