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Summing non inverting op amp.

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daveatfernie - 27 Jun 2006 09:42 GMT
Hi,
I've a voltage change 3-4 Volts which I need to change into a 0 to 4
Volt signal.
I have used an inverting op-amp with a virtual ground to give a
cracking result but unfortunately the voltage is going the wrong way
(decreasing instead of increasing.

I have changed to circuit over to be a non inverting amplifier but I'm
worried about the virtual ground.  I've been told that summing in a non
inverting op amp can be difficult.
I took the series resistors out of the circuit from my virtual ground
(created from a pot) and from the voltage that I'm amplifying.  I have
a 560K feedback and 220K to ground giving me a gain of around 3.5.

Will I have problems with the virtual ground being amplified to or any
other problems?

Many thanks in advance.

David
daveatfernie - 27 Jun 2006 10:05 GMT
If I was to conect my ground resistor to my virtual ground would this
be a better circuit.  I'm now worried that my offset voltage from the
virtual ground will also be amplified by the op amp.

Cheers again

David
jasen - 28 Jun 2006 09:49 GMT
> Hi,
> I've a voltage change 3-4 Volts which I need to change into a 0 to 4
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> worried about the virtual ground.  I've been told that summing in a non
> inverting op amp can be difficult.

do you need a virual earth or summing amp?

> I took the series resistors out of the circuit from my virtual ground
> (created from a pot) and from the voltage that I'm amplifying.  I have
> a 560K feedback and 220K to ground giving me a gain of around 3.5.
>
> Will I have problems with the virtual ground being amplified to or any
> other problems?

huh?

Your description of the problem seems to call for something like this.
 
              |\
in------------|+`\  
              |   >---+------>
           .--|-,/    |
           |  |/      |
           |          |
4V--[110K]-+---[330K]-+
   
   
Bye.
  Jasen
 
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