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Boosting AD8642 output current

I'm testing a design in which I need to do a current to voltage conversion. The current ranges from picoamperes to 100mA (both positive and negative), so I use 4 different resistors and a switch to select each of them. I filter the corresponding signal (not shown in the image), use a variable gain (x1, x10, x100, x1000) amplifier and then adapt it and detect it. 

Everything works perfectly fine till 20mA, the op amp output current limit. Can anyone please show me a simple power stage that can be used preferibly inside the feedback loop? The output voltage has to be between -5 and +5 volts and has to work for +-100mA.

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  • Thank you for the answer. I'll try and implement that circuit and analyze the results. And yes, the output connected to ground was a mistake I made when I modified the schematics to post it here.

    My design uses the other op amp present in the AD8642 to make the same operation with another current source. If i'm not wrong, this power stage won't work in that case. Could you please correct me or show me an alternative? Should I use two AD8641, one for each current conversion, to avoid this problem?

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  • Thank you for the answer. I'll try and implement that circuit and analyze the results. And yes, the output connected to ground was a mistake I made when I modified the schematics to post it here.

    My design uses the other op amp present in the AD8642 to make the same operation with another current source. If i'm not wrong, this power stage won't work in that case. Could you please correct me or show me an alternative? Should I use two AD8641, one for each current conversion, to avoid this problem?

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