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  • TINA/Spice: Pre-amplifier Circuit to amplify 0.1 micro volt sound echo signal into few volts of specific frequency

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TINA-TI, INA103, INA163, UAF42

    Tool/software: TINA-TI or Spice Models

    Hello,

    I need to make an pre amplifier circuit for receiving sound echos from atmosphere which is in range of 0.1 micro volts to 10 micro volts. Current…

  • Instrumentation Amplifier Selection

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: OPA828, OPA365, OPA376, OPA189, OPA388, OPA197, INA149, INA821

    Hello,

       For an new project in data acquisition the customer has the following requirement for noise:

    < 2.5mVrms RTO @ gain = 500. 
    Further, a competitor has…
  • Design Low cost Weighing Scale

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: ADS1235, ADS1231REF, ADS1232REF, ADS1231, ADS1230, ADS1232, ADS1234, ADS1235EVM, LM741, ADS1130, ADS1131

    Hi friends

    i am a newbie here 

    i want to make low cost Weighing Scale for measure less than 100kg

    can you help to find…

  • RE: INA103: Output voltage of the INA103 is wrong with gain setting G=1

    Hello Tim, please have a look at the updated schematics. The pins (8 and 9) are attached to power supply which has two outputs. I have connected the +15 Volts to INA103's pin9 and -15 Volts are supplied through swapping the other output's (+\-) lines…

  • INA103: Output voltage of the INA103 is wrong with gain setting G=1

    Part Number: INA103

    Dear all,  if would be of great help if someone here can help us to get out INA103KP running properly. Since weeks we can't understand what is wrong.

    We're using INA 103 KP  as instrumentation amplifier as driver for thermocouple…

  • TINA/Spice/INA116: Noise Modeling in TINA

    Part Number: INA116
    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TINA-TI,

    Tool/software: TINA-TI or Spice Models

    Hi,

    As talked about before there is no TINA model for the INA116. Previous suggestions have been to use the OPA129 in a 3 opamp instrumentation amplifier…

  • Instrumentation amplifier input offset

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: INA188

    Hi

    I m working on an aplicaiton which measure low amplitute differential signals ( 500 nV-10 uV) from a low impedance source.

    Could anyone tell me if the imput voltage offset of the amplifier (1 uv in the best case…

  • INA826 Inst. amp. with different DC Differential input levels

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: INA826

    Im hoping to use 3 INA826 to measure a differential voltages over each capacitor of a total of 3 in series.    I made a model of the application in TI spice and have attached it.   In Tiny TI spice, the voltage on the…

  • High precision output voltage regulator in the series LM317

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: LM317, LM317A, REF2025, TL431

    Hi all,

    LM317 gives output reference output voltage of 1.2V -1.25V-1.3V (min- typical-max) over full range of temperature. LM317A gives 1.225-1.25-1.27

    I required it should be constant 1.25V…

  • Does anyone know the output noise voltage density of ina129?

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: INA188, INA129, INA333, INA128, INA826

    Does anyone know the output noise voltage density of ina129? I want  to calculate the output noise and compare it to ina188.

  • Choosing the right Op Amp for a differential amplifier

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: INA326

    I have designed a 3 Op Amps instrumentation amplifier with a variable gain (potentiometer) from 1V/V to 10,000 V/V . It seems to work fine in the simulations (TINA TI) with Op amps that are dual supply, but the problem…

  • isolated potential difference

    Hello All,


    i would like to know the potential difference between  two isolated power supply ground,

    We use isolated 24V to power the sensors and isolated 12V to interface the sensor

    and signal conditioning. At the front end , i would like build the differential…

  • INA2331 inaccurate gain?

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: INA2331, INA331

    Hi, 

     I am using an INA2331 as a differential amplifier for a single varying resistor bridge. I am using it with single supply of 3.3V, therefore, I have an external reference of about 1.65V. The expected…

  • Help with J-type thermocouple instrument amplification

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: INA333, INA188, ADS1118

    Hi All,

    I am a research associate at the University of Colorado and I am trying to amplify the signal from my J-type thermocouple and would just like some pointers. As a chemical engineer, I am…

  • ina114 help needed

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: INA114

    I am working with ina114. I used two individual 9V batteries (unregulated) as power sources and Rg = 10Kohm. hence the gain should be 6. But when the differential voltage is 198mV, the output is -8.45V. However,…

  • Validation of SPICE models

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TINA-TI

    Hey TI community,

    How does one validate a SPICE model from a manufacturer or third party? My simulations of the AD620 and other instrumentation amplifiers in TINA and LT SPICE have resulted in gains suspiciously…

  • 2-wire 4-20mA sensor transmitters: Increasing Sensor Power with Switching Power Supplies (Part 6)

    In part 5 of this blog series, I discussed the construction of an input-isolated 2-wire sensor transmitter. Input-isolated 2-wire transmitters require isolating the sensor power and data signals from the 2-wire loop supply and 2-wire loop return (RTN…

  • 2-wire 4-20mA sensor transmitters: Designing Input Isolated 2-Wire Sensor Transmitters (Part 5)

    Part 4 of this series discussed the issues and requirements involved in the design of a 2-wire sensor transmitter that accepts inputs from an externally powered sensor/source. In this installment, I’ll expand on the concepts presented in that post and…

  • 2-wire 4-20mA transmitters: Controlling 2-Wire Transmitter Outputs with Externally Powered Sources (Part 4)

    The previous three parts of this blog series focused on 2-wire 4-20mA sensor transmitter designs composed completely of analog components. While analog signal conditioning is practical for linear sensors, many sensors have nonlinear outputs that can only…

  • 2-Wire 4-20mA Sensor Transmitters: Sensor and Transmitter Current Consumption Limitations (Part 3)

    Part 2 of this blog series derived the basic transfer function for a typical 2-wire transmitter, commonly used in industrial control and automation, and explained the currents flowing inside it. It also explained that connecting the transmitter return…

  • 2-Wire 4-20 mA Sensor Transmitters: Understanding the 2-wire Transmitter GND (Part 2)

    Part 1 of this blog series provided an overview of the operation and uses of 2-wire 4-20 mA field sensor transmitters and provided a basic example system. The post also introduced the current transmitter compliance voltage, which when violated prevents…

  • INA333-HT Why Are Limits Placed on Gain at 210°C? What Happens At 180°C?

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: INA333-HT

    There is an open ended warning in the datasheet for the INA333-HT:

    "It is not recommended to use a gain < 100 for high temperature (210°C) applications. For gains > 100 in such applications, a compensation circuit…

  • INA333SJD Package Details

    Good Day.  I would like to verify the dimensions and recommended footprint for the INA333SJD instrumentation amplifier.  The datasheet gives the following:

    Orderable Device / Package Type /  Package Drawing /  Pins

    INA333SJD           / CDIP SB           / JD                    

  • DVGA LMH6517 specification clarification

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: LMH6517

    The datasheet of the DVGA LMH6517 has the following statement in page number 15, last paragraph below figure No 41. 

               "In the presence of a strong blocker, with the DVGA gain set at 12 dB and blocker level kept…

  • Answers: “A Plethora of Puzzling Op Amp Problems?”

    Tim Green

    Here is the moment you have all been waiting for – the answers to the six op amp puzzles I posted last week. You know, the ones that you have all been puzzling and puzzling until your puzzler is sore! Score your number of right answers…

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