Example circuit for I/V conversion

May 19, 2005 5 Replies

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That was too easy -- what did I miss?

------------------------------------------- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com

Can anyone point me to an op amp circuit that could be used to convert



3.24 mA DC/4.32 mAp-p AC current to a voltage?

Stephen


How about a resistor? You could follow it by an opamp buffer if you needed lower output impedance.

Regards, Bob Monsen

What I didn't say was that your post was lacking detail, like inverting vs. non-inverting, and what frequency AC, and whether you could stand some non-zero input impedance to the thing.

If the frequency is low and you can't stand non-zero impedance then use

2.4V for "ground" and follow my circuit with another inverter. If you can stand a non-zero impedance to ground then use Bob Monson's resistor to 2.4V, possibly followed by a non-inverting amp that's also referenced to 2.4V. If the AC frequency is high and you must have zero impedance to ground then brush up your resume.

Etc.

------------------------------------------- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com

I really like the ascii circuit generator you used, by the way. I'll check it out.

What *I* missed is that I needed it to be non-inverting. :( The common mode voltage is going to be about 2.4 V instead of ground.

Stephen

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