EE209 Circuit Laboratory I

2016-2017

EXPERIMENT 5
BASIC APPLICATIONS OF OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS PART I
5.1 Objective
In this experiment the basic properties of operational amplifiers (op-amps) will be introduced and
building circuits with op-amp will be learned. Basic op-amp circuits, voltage follower (buffer),
comparator, inverting amplifier and non-inverting amplifier, will be investigated. Input versus
output characteristic is going to be obtained by using the XY mod of DSO.

5.2 Equipment List

- Digital Storage Oscilloscope (GW Instek GDS-1072A-U)
- Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AATech AWG 1020A)
- DC Power Supply,
- Op-Amp (LM 358),
- Resistors ( 1 k, 10 k)

5.3 Preliminary Work

1) What is the operational amplifier (op-amp)? What are the names of its pins? Draw the symbol of
op-amp and give the pin names on it. What are these pins used for?
In the following questions, assume that the op-amps are ideal.

2) Find the expressions relating the output voltage to the input voltage, where vin(t)=5sin(2000t)
volts, and plot vo(t) versus vin(t) for each of the following circuits on any of circuit design
programs. (Note that, you must plot vo(t) versus vin(t) as being x-axis is vin(t) and y-axis is vo(t).
NOT plot vo(t) and vin(t).)

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a) Basic Comparator

b) Voltage follower (buffer)

c) Inverting Amplifier

d) Non-inverting Amplifier

Figure 5.1 Basic Op-Amp Circuits

5.4 Experimental Work

Note that LM 358 Integrated Circuit (IC) includes 2 op-amps in it as shown in Fig. 5.2 b. They are
connected to the positive and negative source pins and you can use both of them independently. The
IC package is shown in Fig. 5.1 a.

b) LM 358 Pin Diagram

a) LM 358 Op-amp package

Figure 5.2 LM 358 Op-Amp

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1. i) Setup the circuit in Figure 5.1 (a). Observe vin(t) and vo(t) for vin(t) = 5sin(2000t). Obtain
and plot vo versus vin by using the XY mod of DSO into the graph paper below. Do not forget
that, X-axis must represent vin(t) and Y-axis must represent vo(t).
ii) Repeat step i for vin(t) = 10sin(2000t).

Figure 5.3 vin(t) versus vo(t) graphs for circuit given in Figure 5.1 (a) for different inputs.

2. Repeat Step 1 for the circuit in Figure 5.1 (b) and plot the results into the graph paper below.

Figure 5.4 vin(t) versus vo(t) graphs for circuit given in Figure 5.1 (b) for different inputs.
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3. Repeat Step 1 for the circuit in Figure 5.1 (c) and plot the results into the graph paper below.
i) for vin(t) = 0.5sin(2000t)

ii) for vin(t) = 5sin(2000t).

Figure 5.5 vin(t) versus vo(t) graphs for circuit given in Figure 5.1 (c) for different inputs.

4. Repeat Step 3 for the circuit in Figure 5.1 (d) and plot the results into the graph paper below.

Figure 5.6 vin(t) versus vo(t) graphs for circuit given in Figure 5.1 (d) for different inputs.

5. Compare the results when the amplitude of the input signal is changed. Do the vin(t) versus
vo(t) graphs change with respect to the amplitude level of the input? Why?
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