Experiment 48 Linear IC Amplifiers

Matthew Dvorak
11/07/2021
Objective:
 Build and analyze a single DC source noninverting amplifier with multiple cutoff
frequencies.
 Build and analyze a two DC source inverting amplifier that has almost a fixed f2(CL), no
matter the feedback resistor.
 Build and analyze a variable input inverter/noninverted circuit.

Schematics with Data Results:

Parts Used
Parts Parts Parts
Used Measured Used Measured Used Measured
(Nominal Value (Nominal Value (Nominal Value
Value) Value) Value)
100Ω 99.26Ω 10kΩ 9.85k 470kΩ 474.9kΩ
1kΩ 1.01kΩ 47kΩ 46.45k 1kΩ Pot 997Ω
1kΩ 1.00kΩ 68kΩ 67.67kΩ 0.47µF 0.53µF
1.1kΩ 1.09kΩ 100kΩ 99.7kΩ 0.47µF 0.52µF
6.8kΩ 6.77kΩ 220kΩ 220.8kΩ 1µF 0.99µF
6.8kΩ 6.75kΩ 330kΩ 330.5kΩ 1µF 1.02µF

Table 48-1 Noninverting Amplifier

Calculated Measured

AV(CL) 48 52
f2(CL) 20.83kHz 21kHz
f(in) 46.8Hz 65Hz
f(out) 3.38Hz N/A
f(BY) 33.86Hz N/A
MPP 15V 11V
Table 48-2 Inverting Amplifier
Calculated Measured
R3 AV(CL) f2(CL) AV(CL) f2(CL)
47kΩ -47 92.8kHz -47 92.7kHz
68kΩ -68 92.2kHz -63 92.2kHz
100kΩ -100 91.8kHz -98 91.8kHz
220kΩ -220 91.32kHz -224 91.2kHz
330kΩ -330 91.18kHz -334 91.2kHz
470kΩ -470 91.10kHz -464 91kHz

For the 470kΩ our generators didn’t go low enough

for such a big gain. The output V was 6.5VPP.

Table 48-3 Noninverter/Inverter

Calculated Measured
AV(non) AV(inv) AV(non) AV(inv)
11 -9.1 10.2 -9.7
Table 48-4 Troubleshooting
Estimated Measured
Trouble Pin 6 Pin 6
Voltage Voltage
R1 Open 0V 0V
R1
15V 13.7V
Shorted
R2 Open 15V 9.7V
R2
0V 0V
Shorted
C1 Open 7.5V 7.5V

Questions:
1. 12.5V (C)
2. Approximately constant (A)
3. 10 (B)
4. 33.9Hz (B)
5. Increasing the value of R (C)
6. The circuit of 48-2 works like a regular inverting amplifier with one exception. R1 is
added to be in parallel with the supply. Leaving this Resistance value constant forces
your feedback fraction to be roughly the same no matter what feedback resistor you
attach to the circuit.
7. You get your VCC at pin 6 with R1 shorted, this is because the short takes the voltage
away from your voltage divider between R1 and R2 and shorts it to your input.
8. If C3 opens, there might be power supply ripple and noise appearing on the
noninverting input which will cause noise on your output.

Conclusion:
This lab I built three different 741 OP Amp circuits. One was in single supply operation where I
calculated all the cutoff frequencies in a closed loop configuration. There were three different f1s to
calculate due to the design of the circuit. The highest of the low frequencies would be your f1 frequency.
In this case the bypass capacitor was responsible for the lower cutoff frequency of fig. 48-1. Another
circuit I built was in fig. 48-2 and I explained its operation in question 6. This circuit will hold your closed
loop f2 to approximately the same no matter what the feedback resistor is. The final circuit I built was
fig. 48-3 and that is the Noninverter/Inverter circuit. This circuit can use both inverting and noninverting
inputs. This is all because of the potentiometer R5. You can adjust it to isolate to just one input if
needed.