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ad8426 instrumental amplifier

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The user encountered an issue with the AD8426 instrumental amplifier output not oscillating exactly at 1.8V, causing problems with the LTC2068 opamp. Placing a capacitor (C17) at the inamp output resolved the issue experimentally. The final solution involved using a sample schematic for biopotential measurements from Analog Devices, which also helped achieve a flatter gain response. The user also noted that decreasing the resistor values (R3 and R4) helped the output swing closer to 1.8V, but they are unsure if this is ideal for their application.
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Product Number: ad8426

Hello,
I'm having a problem with my AD8426 instrumental amplifier design. As I show in the image, I use a 3.3 V supply and after increasing my input signal, I use 1.8V virtual ground to make it oscillate on 1.8 V.
However, since Vout oscillates above 1.7395 V, the next stage increases the voltage difference between Opamp 1.8 and 1.7395. Since this does not comply with the operating conditions of the LTC 2068, I see a flat output above 3.29 at the opamp output.
I solved the problem experimentally by putting a capacitor (C17) at the inamp output, but I do not know how accurate this will be in an EEG application.

Is there a way to overlay the AD8426 output to exactly 1.8 V? Or the method I applied (placing a capacitor C17) is okay?



Circuit


No capacitor (c17) out 


out with C17

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