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Introduction to Operational Amplifiers
Course Overview
Part 1 - Background, Characteristics, and Fundamental Operations
Key Concepts
History
Ideal Parameters
Terminals
Input Modes
Transfer Characteristics
Ideal Parameters Revisited
Linearity
Specifications
DC Specifications Explained
Input Voltage Range (VIN, VD, VCM)
Output Voltage Swing (VOH, VOL)
Feedback
Open Loop Gain
Closed Loop Gain
Bandwidth
Input Offset Voltage (VOS)
Input Bias Offset Current
Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR)
Power Supply Rejection (PSRR)
Power Supply Requirements
Input Impedance
Output Impedance
AC Specifications
Bode Plot
Gain Bandwidth Product
Closed Loop Gain Bandwidth
Phase and Gain Margins
Slew Rate
Settling Time and Overshoot
Part 2 - Basic Op-Amp Configurations
Part II - Basic Op-Amp Configurations
Closed Loop Configuration
Inverting Amplifiers
Non-Inverting Amplifiers
Voltage Follower
Open Loop Configuration
Comparators
Part 3 - Op-Amp Responses
Key Concepts
Open Loop Gain Revisited
Decibels (dB)
Closed Loop Gain Revisited
Bandwidth Revisited
Stability
Phase Margin and Gain Margin
Internal and External R-C Networks
Compensation Network
Part 4 - Basic Op-Amp Circuits: Comparators and Summing Amplifiers
Key Concepts
Comparators
Comparators with Hysteresis (Schmitt Trigger)
Inverting Summing Amplifier
Non-Inverting Summing Amplifier
Part 5 - Basic Op-Amp Circuits: Integrators, Differentiators, and Converters
Key Concepts
Integrators
Differentiators
Part 6 - Active Filters: Low Pass, High Pass, and Band Pass
Key Concepts
Low Pass Filters
High Pass Filters
Band Pass Filters
Microchip FilterLabĀ® Software
Butterworth Filters
Chebyshev Filters
Bessel Filters
Filter Summary
Filter Design Example
Mindi Filter Examples
Part 7 - Basic Op-Amp Circuits: Oscillators and Timers
Key Concepts
Oscillator Basics
Feedback Oscillators
Phase Shift Oscillators
Relaxation Oscillators
Square Wave Oscillators
Part 8 - Special Function Amplifiers
Key Concepts
Instrumentation Amplifiers
Instrumentation Amplifier Applications
Programmable Gain Amplifiers
Chebyshev Filters
Chebyshev Filters