tix OF ee Of Resistor to reduce the effect of noise Figure 3.11 Basic inverting comparator. Comparators are available as single, dual and quad packages. For example, the Freescale/Motorola LM330 includes four such comparators on a single integrated circuit. Figure 4.12(a) shows how such a comparator could be used for voltage comparisons, one of the inputs being a fixed reference voltage and the othera voltage from a sensor, e.g. the potential difference across a photoresistor. Typical values have been given for the resistors. The reference voltage is VecRy/(Ry + Rquy)- Such a circuit might be used with a temperature sensor such as LM35 when the sensor temperature is tobe ‘compared with a set value and action initiated accordingly ‘The temperature sensor provides Vjy. The set temperature valucis given by choosing a suitable value for Rgyy. Figure 3.12(b) shows the comparator being used for a non-inverting comparator.