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LABORATORY 4: OP AMP DIFFERENTIATOR & INTEGRATOR

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1 OBJECTIVE
Investigate the operation and characteristics of an Op-Amp as a differentiator, and an
integrator.

2 COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT

Power Supply Breadboard, Jump wires
Function Generator Resistors
Multimeter Capacitors
Oscilloscope Op Amp (LM 741 or similar)

3 BACKGROUND REVIEW
1) Which of the follows can used to convert the digital signal to analog signal?
(a) A comparator (d) An integrator
(b) An averaging amplifier (e) A differentiator
(c) A scaling adder

2) The output voltage of an integrator is proportional to the

(a) frequency of the input (d) a and c
(b) period of the input (e) b and c
(c) RC time constant

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3) The output voltage of a differentiator is proportional to the

(a) frequency of the input (d) a and c
(b) period of the input (e) b and c
(c) RC time constant

4) In an integrator, the feedback element is a

(a) resistor (d) zener diode
(b) capacitor (e) none of the above
(c) inductor

5) In a differentiator, the feedback element is a

(a) resistor (d) Zener diode
(b) capacitor (e) none of the above
(c) inductor

6) When a triangular waveform is applied to the input of a differentiator, the output is

(a) a square wave (d) a saw tooth wave
(b) a triangular wave (e) a sine wave
(c) either a or b

7) When a square wave is applied to the input of an integrator, the output is

(a) a square wave (d) a saw tooth wave
(b) a triangular wave (e) a sine wave
(c) either a or b

8) When a sine wave is applied to the input of an integrator, the output is

(a) a sine wave (d) a triangular wave
(b) a cosine wave (e) either a or b
(c) a square wave

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4 LAB DELIVERIES:
4.1 PRELAB:
1. Review the knowledge of the frequency response of Op Amp circuits, part of which are
listed in the previous section.
Answer the problems in the previous section.

2. Read the datasheet of LM741 Op Amp

http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm741.pdf

3. Use hand calculations and computer simulations (LTspice) for both inputs and outputs of
the following two circuits, respectively.
1) Apply input frequency of 400Hz, 1kHz, and 30kHz for Circuit 1, one at a time.
2) Apply input frequency of 100Hz, 4kHz, and 10kHz for Circuit 2, one at a time.

Figure 1 Op Amp Circuit 1

Figure 2 Op Amp Circuit 2

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Circuit 1 Circuit 2
400 HZ 1 kHZ 30 kHZ 10 kHZ 4 kHZ 100 HZ

Hand Calculation
Output Voltage

LTspice Simulation
Output Voltage

Measured Output
Voltage

4.2 LAB EXPERIMENTS:

1. Implement Op Amp Circuit 1; record (photos) and measure the output voltage.
Fill in the table above with the measured value, and compare the difference with your
hand calculation and LTspice simulation results.

2. Implement Op Amp Circuit 2.

Fill in the table above with the measured value, and compare the difference with your
hand calculation and LTspice simulation results.

4.3 POSTLAB REPORT:

Include the following elements in the report document:

Section Element
Theory of operation
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Include a brief description of every element and phenomenon that appear during the experiments.
Prelab report
1) Complete the required calculations
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2) Simulate the circuits, and fill in the tables
3) What functions do Circuit 1 & 2 implement, respectively?
Results of the experiments
3 Experiments Experiment Results
1~2 1) Record all results, and take photos if necessary
Answer the questions
Questions Question
What component/replacement did you use if the one in manual was not
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available? What are the major difference between them?
What can you conclude after comparing the results among hand
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calculations, LTspice simulations and real circuit measurements?
5 Conclusions

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Write down your conclusions, things learned, problems encountered during the lab and how they were
solved, etc.
Images
Paste images (e.g. scratches, drafts, screenshots, photos, etc.) in Postlab report document (only .docx,
.doc or .pdf format is accepted). If the sizes of images are too large, convert them to jpg/jpeg format
first, and then paste them in the document.
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Attachments (If needed)
Zip your projects. Send through WebCampus as attachments, or provide link to the zip file on Google
Drive / Dropbox, etc.

5 REFERENCES & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I appreciate the help and advices from faculty/staff members and TAs during the composing
of this instruction manual. I would also thank students for any valuable feedback so that we can
offer better higher education to the students.

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