# PSPICE Help: Integrating Op-Amp

#### random_digit

Joined Apr 21, 2007
8
Hello,

I'm working on a problem involving designing an ac integrator driven by a 10-V p-p square wave and using Probe to compare waveforms.

#### random_digit

Joined Apr 21, 2007
8
Well, I went over it again with a friend who is having the same problem. He found out that it is something with the non-inverting input.

So if I were to follow what you said Papabravo, I am to just delete this? Connect straight to ground?

#### JoeJester

Joined Apr 26, 2005
4,390
What signal are you using as the input? I know you said it was 10 volts pk-pk. Is that 5 volts plus and 5 volts minus? Is that 10 volts plus, 0 volts or the reverse of that?

What is the frequency of your 10 volt pk-pk signal?

#### random_digit

Joined Apr 21, 2007
8
I'm using a VPULSE part, going from -5V to 5V.

The problem has 2 parts, one simulation at 1 kHz and the other at 200 Hz. So under the part properties for the VPULSE I put 1/1000 for the PER, but to no avail. I can kind of guess what the waves are going to look like, but I need to have these waveforms present and printed out.

Thank you for all the help so far!

#### n9352527

Joined Oct 14, 2005
1,198
Create a netlist of your schematic and post it here.

#### random_digit

Joined Apr 21, 2007
8
* From [PSPICE NETLIST] section of pspiceev.ini:
.lib "nom.lib"

.INC "chap11.37.net"

**** INCLUDING chap11.37.net ****
* Schematics Netlist *

R_R1 $N_0002$N_0001 20k
R_Rf $N_0001$N_0003 50k
C_C $N_0001$N_0003 .1uF
V_V2 $N_0002 0 +PULSE -5V 5V 1ns 500ps 500ps 50ns .001s E_U1$N_0003 0 VALUE {LIMIT(V($N_0004,$N_0001)*1E6,-15V,+15V)}
R_Rc 0 $N_0004 14.2857k **** RESUMING chap11.37.cir **** .INC "chap11.37.als" **** INCLUDING chap11.37.als **** * Schematics Aliases * .ALIASES R_R1 R1(1=$N_0002 2=$N_0001 ) R_Rf Rf(1=$N_0001 2=$N_0003 ) C_C C(1=$N_0001 2=$N_0003 ) V_V2 V2(+=$N_0002 -=0 )
E_U1 U1(OUT=$N_0003 +=$N_0004 -=$N_0001 ) R_Rc Rc(1=0 2=$N_0004 )
.ENDALIASES

**** RESUMING chap11.37.cir ****
.probe

.END

ERROR -- Less than 2 connections at node $N_0004 #### n9352527 Joined Oct 14, 2005 1,198 Somehow in your netlist U1 is connected only to two nodes$N_0003 and 0 (ground), although your alias seems to understand this and is correct. U1 actually needs to be connected to three nodes, $N_0003,$N_0004 and \$N0001.

Check your schematic diagram, make sure all the nodes and wires are really connected and not just very near or on top of each other. Create a new netlist to confirm this.

#### JoeJester

Joined Apr 26, 2005
4,390
+PULSE -5V 5V 1ns 500ps 500ps 50ns .001s
I have questions about this. Your setting for a pulse width of 50 nS? I believe this exercise calls for a square wave, 50% duty cycle, at the two frequencies of interest.

This could be the reason for your "no output" condition, expecially if your attempting to view it over n milliseconds.

#### random_digit

Joined Apr 21, 2007
8
Well, I figured out how to fix my problem with it not showing an output -- since the netlist said that I had less than 2 connections at n_0004 (my non-inverting input), I put a huge resistor in parallel with Rc so it creates a voltage divider, but yet keeps the value of Rc mostly intact. Doing this resulted in an output, which has me estatic even though I'm still trying to fiddle with it to get a nice looking output (damn vpulse).

I think the reason it had me to do this had something to do with the nature of an operating amp and its inherent 'virtual ground' between the inverting and non-inverting inputs.

But oh well, thanks for everything you guys!

Cheers.