Palestine Polytechnic University

College of Engineering
Electrical Engineering Department
Electronics Lab

Experiment #6
Operational Amplifier (Op-Amp) Part 1

Objectives
1. Familiarize students with basic Op-Amp circuits such as inverting amplifier, non-inverting
amplifier, buffer amplifier and voltage comparator circuit.

2. Provide hands-on experience for students to connect and configure Op-Amp circuits.

3. Enable students to apply input voltage and observe corresponding output voltage to determine
voltage gain and phase shift.

4. Educate students about Op-Amp saturation values and their impact on circuit behavior.

5. Enhance students' understanding of practical applications and limitations of Op-Amp circuits.

Basic Op-Amp Circuits

Inverting Amplifier

1.1 Connect the circuit shown in Figure 1.

1.2 Adjust the input voltage (𝑣𝑖 ) at 0.1 𝑉𝑃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 50𝐻𝑧 sinusoidal signal.

1.3 Connect channel one of the oscilloscope to the input signal, while connecting channel two to the
output of the Op-Amp.

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 Figure 1: Inverting amplifier circuit.

1.4 Turn ON the power supply and draw the input and output waveforms on plot graph 1. Measure the
maximum peak output voltage (𝑣𝑜 ), Output frequency (𝑓𝑜 ) and phase shift between the input and
output signal (𝜃). Record your results in table 1.

1.5 Calculate the circuit voltage gain (𝐺𝑣 ) from the obtained results.

1.6 Gradually increase the amplitude of the input signal, once the output signal begins to clip, sketch the
output signal on plot graph 2 and measure the maximum peak positive (𝑣𝑠𝑎𝑡+ ) and negative (𝑣𝑠𝑎𝑡− )
saturation values.

Table 1: Op-Amp circuits measurements.

𝑣𝑜
𝑣𝑖 (𝑉𝑝 ) 𝑣𝑜 (𝑉𝑝 ) 𝑓𝑜 (𝐻𝑧) 𝐺𝑣 = 𝜃𝑜 𝑣𝑠𝑎𝑡+ (𝑉) 𝑣𝑠𝑎𝑡− (𝑉)
𝑣𝑖
Inverting
Amplifier

Non-Inverting
Amplifier

Buffer

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Plot graph 1: Input and output waveforms of inverting amplifier circuit.

Plot graph 2: Clipped output waveform of inverting amplifier circuit.

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Non-Inverting Amplifier

1.7 Assemble the circuit as shown in Figure 2. Readjust the input signal at 0.1 𝑉𝑃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 50𝐻𝑧 sinusoidal
signal.

1.8 Carry out the measurements described in Table 1 and outlined in steps 1.3 to 1.5.

Figure 2: Non-Inverting amplifier circuit.

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Plot graph 3: Input and output waveforms of the non-inverting amplifier circuit.

Plot graph 4: Clipped output waveform of the non-inverting amplifier.

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Buffer Amplifier

1.9 Assemble the circuit as shown in Figure 3. Readjust the input signal at 0.1 𝑉𝑃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 50𝐻𝑧 sinusoidal
signal.

1.10 Perform the measurements described in Table 1 and outlined in steps 1.2 to 1.5.

Figure 3: Buffer amplifier circuit.

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Plot graph 4: Input and output waveforms of the buffer amplifier circuit.

Plot graph 5: Clipped output waveform of the buffer amplifier.

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Comparator Circuit

1.11 Assemble the circuit as shown in Figure 4. Adjust the input signal at 0.1 𝑉𝑃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 50𝐻𝑧 sinusoidal
signal.

1.12 Connect channel one of the oscilloscope to the input signal, while connecting channel two to the
output of the Op-Amp.

1.13 Draw the input and output waveforms on plot graph 6.

Figure 4: Voltage comparator circuit.

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Plot graph 6: Input and output waveforms for the voltage comparator circuit.

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