Is it possible to get a decreasing output voltage from an increasing input voltage?

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I need to take a hall sensor input, and get an output signal voltage which decreases as the input voltage increases, with a linear relationship between the two. Is this possible? I can't work out how I could achieve it.

Circuit voltage is 5V. The Hall input range is 0.8 - 4.2V. I need to produce an output range starting at 2.5V and going down to 1.1V. Any ideas for where to start experimenting?

Thanks for any assistance.
 

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Thanks for the replies, that's incredibly helpful! May I ask some follow up questions?

- I already have some LM6484 op amps. Looking at the data for the CA3140 they don't seem massively different - could I achieve the same aim with a different basic op amp, or is there a feature of the CA3140 that is essential? (I appreciate that small specification changes probably make a large difference to behaviour, but I don't fully understand it yet)

- What is the need for the POTs instead of just a voltage divider?

- Lastly, to test how well I've understood op amps so far, is it a voltage follower inputting into a differential amplifier?

Thanks again.
 

ericgibbs

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hi,
If the LM6484 op amps can operate from a single 5V supply they should be OK.

The voltage follower is used to reduce the incoming Hall signal, it also provides a low impedance connection for the following Gain of 1 Amplifier Inverting resistor.

R5 and R6 apply a positive offset voltage to the Non inverting input, which has a Gain of 2.

You need a 100K pot at the Span and Zero in order to adjust out any Vout errors due to component tolerances.

Do you follow, OK.?
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Update, added image.
Set the pots to approx 50% before powering up.
to Calibrate, Vhall input at EG 986.png0.2V and 4.8V
EG 986.png
 
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This is great, I really appreciate you taking the time to help. Thanks for the explanation - it has been a long time since I studied this stuff. I'm not sure I understood it then!
 
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