Need Help With Circuit Explanation

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sonic007

Joined Feb 26, 2012
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I am a beginner Electronics enthusiastic and I am trying to build a circuit and I kind of know how to go about assembling the circuit but I do not understand purpose of some of components in the circuit. I have attached an image of the circuit for your reference.

http://embedded-lab.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/SignalAmplifier.jpg


- The Purpose of the 6.8k, 100 nF and 680k ?
- The Purpose of the combination of 100 nF and 680k in the first op-amp and 2nd op-amp ?

-The Purpose of the combination of 1uF and 68k ?

Also note shown on this circuit what will be the Purpose of a Comparator and how does it generate square pulse if attached to the two stage op-amp at the IC2 pin 7 ?

Thank you So much.
 

SgtWookie

Joined Jul 17, 2007
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- The Purpose of the 6.8k, 100 nF and 680k ?
The opamps are configured as noninverting amplifiers. The 6.8k resistor is R1, the 680k is R2. The formula for the gain of a noninverting opamp with divided feedback is:
Av = (R2/R1)+1
This means that each stage has a gain of 101. Since you have two stages in series, and the gain of one stage is multiplied by the other, you will have a net gain of 101*101=10,201.
Read up here:
http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_3/chpt_8/5.html

- The Purpose of the combination of 100 nF and 680k in the first op-amp and 2nd op-amp ?
This will tend to decrease the response (lower gain) with rapidly changing (higher freqency) signals.
-The Purpose of the combination of 1uF and 68k ?
Capacitors block DC, and pass the effects of AC. (That's a very important concept; write it down and remember it.) So, the voltage on one side of a capacitor can be quite different than the other side, yet if the signal changes value on one plate of a capacitor, that change can be seen on the other plate.

The 68k resistor keeps the noninverting (+) input of the opamp's input potential average at ground.

Also note shown on this circuit what will be the Purpose of a Comparator and how does it generate square pulse if attached to the two stage op-amp at the IC2 pin 7 ?
Opamps are really made for analog applications; where the input and output is a continuously variable signal. Comparators are best used where you want the output to be a "yes" or a "no". Very generally, comparators are much faster to respond to changes in the input signal, as they are not internally compensated as opamps are.

Sometimes, you can adequately use an opamp as a comparator. However, it's rather like using a hammer to install screws; while it might work, the results would be so much better had you used a drill and a screwdriver.

If your only tool is a hammer, everything starts to look more or less like a nail. Try to select the most appropriate tool for the job.
 
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