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Summing amplifier using opAmp tutorial?

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ronyd 6 days ago

Reviewed tutorial "Explore Working Applications of 8 Different Op-Amp Circuits"  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR9ILhbG4AE&t=317s)

@12:14 he  indicates turning on the Reference Voltage  which drives the opAmps input.  Is this Reference Voltage a voltage divider connected to Non-Inverting input (pin 3)?

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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo 6 days ago +2 suggested
    ronyd Derek is doing a demonstration of a summing opamp. He put DC on one of the input resistors going to the inverting input and he adds a sine wave - the reference voltage he mentions in the clip - to…
  • shabaz
    shabaz 6 days ago +2 suggested
    I had a bit of time, and decided to try to simulate that circuit. If you wish to run it, the steps are: (1) Install KiCad 10 (2) Unzip the summing_amp_demo zip file somewhere (3) Use File->Open…
  • shabaz
    shabaz 6 days ago in reply to kmikemoo +1
    Nice video! I'd not seen that before. Great for getting going with op amps.
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    0 kmikemoo 6 days ago

     ronyd Derek is doing a demonstration of a summing opamp.  He put DC on one of the input resistors going to the inverting input and he adds a sine wave - the reference voltage he mentions in the clip - to the other resistor connected to the inverting input.  The non-inverting input is connected to ground.  This gives him an AC waveform on the output with a DC offset.

    I understand the confusion because he does mix the inputs up (once) while he's describing the circuit.  3 (+) is the non-inverting input shown in the schematic a few moments before in the video.  Doing instructional videos is much harder that many folks realize.  Viewers expect a perfection standard and that's just not human.  Besides, there is a benefit to catching the little "oops" along the way.  This is how we improve our troubleshooting skills.
    Hope this helps.

    * I editted this post TWICE already.  "Perfect" is an unrealistic expectation. RelaxedLaughing

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    0 shabaz 6 days ago in reply to kmikemoo

    Nice video! I'd not seen that before. Great for getting going with op amps.

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    0 shabaz 6 days ago in reply to kmikemoo

    Nice video! I'd not seen that before. Great for getting going with op amps.

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