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Re: Driving ADC, please help

Hi Ramon,

You could use a basic inverting opamp config with the ADA4841-1

http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/tutorials/MT-213.pdf

Rin would be twice Rf. You could use 5V and ground as the supplies. However the limitations are you may lose some range near ground and near 5V (maybe 50-100mV depending on head/footroom spec). Also the input impedance is dictated by Rin, so not a high impedance input. Is the positive supply fixed at 12V?

Best Rgds,

Alan

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  • Hi Ramon,

    The solution i described is a single supply solution. You use a 5V supply for Vs+ and connect the Vs- to ground. Because of the inverting config you have a resistor from the 10V to virtual ground on the opamp so the opamp itself does not see 10V.

    Best Rgds,

    Alan

    Edit: Sorry Ramon, an important piece of info I left out is that you will need to bias the + input of the opamp at 2/3 of the output range or 3.33V in order to level shift the opamp output. This could be achieved with a 2:1 resistor divider from the 5V reference. In terms of stability see this RAQ

    http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/rarely_asked_questions/RAQ_attenuator.pdf

    Message was edited by: Alan Walshe

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  • Hi Ramon,

    The solution i described is a single supply solution. You use a 5V supply for Vs+ and connect the Vs- to ground. Because of the inverting config you have a resistor from the 10V to virtual ground on the opamp so the opamp itself does not see 10V.

    Best Rgds,

    Alan

    Edit: Sorry Ramon, an important piece of info I left out is that you will need to bias the + input of the opamp at 2/3 of the output range or 3.33V in order to level shift the opamp output. This could be achieved with a 2:1 resistor divider from the 5V reference. In terms of stability see this RAQ

    http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/rarely_asked_questions/RAQ_attenuator.pdf

    Message was edited by: Alan Walshe

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