ECET 2310 (Electronics II) Laboratory Exercise 8 Linear Applications of Op-Amps Prelab:

1. (a.) Design an all-pass phase lag circuit to produce a phase shift of - 80 at a frequency of 607 Hz. All resistors used in your design must be 10 k . Show all work. (b.) If vin is a 1 Vpp sinewave, calculate the values of vo (in Vpp) and (in degrees) versus frequency (at f = 10 Hz, 40 Hz, 100 Hz, 400 Hz, 607 Hz, 1 kHz, 10 kHz, 40 kHz, and 100 kHz). (c.) Make a graph of vo versus frequency and a graph of versus frequency on 4-cycle semilog paper using the calculated values obtained in part 1 (b.). 2. (a.) Design a practical ac integrator circuit which forms an active first-order low pass filter with an inverting dc gain of 20 dB and a break frequency (or half-power frequency), fb, of 159.2 Hz. Any capacitors utilized in your design must be 10 nF. Show all work. (b.) If vin is a 12 Vpp, 10 kHz squarewave, with a positive peak voltage of +6 V and a negative peak voltage of 6 V, determine the output voltage. Show all work. Draw and completely label the input and output waveforms versus time (make sure to show the phase relationship between the input and output waveform). 3. Consider the differentiator circuit shown below. If vin is equal to a 20 Vpp, 100 Hz trianglewave with a positive peak voltage of +10 V and a negative peak voltage of 10 V, determine the output voltage. Show all work. Draw and completely label the input and output waveforms versus time (make sure to show the phase relationship between the input and output waveform).
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R2 = 10 k R1 = 1 k vin C = 22 nF vo

Differentiator Circuit

Laboratory Procedures:
1. (a.) Construct the circuit you designed in Prelab part 1 (a.) and verify that it produces, within o appropriate limits of accuracy, the required phase shift of - 80 when vin is set equal to a 1 Vpp, 607 Hz sinewave. (b.) While maintaining vin equal to a 1 Vpp sinewave, measure and record vo and at f = 10 Hz, 40 Hz, 100 Hz, 400 Hz, 1 kHz, 10 kHz, 40 kHz, and 100 kHz. (c.) Using the data obtained in Laboratory Procedures parts 1 (a.) and 1(b.), make a graph of the measured values of vo versus frequency and a graph of the measured values of versus frequency. Draw your measured graphs on the calculated graphs created in Prelab part 1 (c.). 2. (a.) Construct the circuit you designed in Prelab part 2 (a.). Utilizing appropriate sinusoidal input signals, record experimental data, which indicates that it forms the low pass filter, described in Prelab part 2 (a.). (b.) Verify that the circuit performs proper integration of sinusoidal waveforms. Apply an appropriate sinusoidal input. Draw and completely label the input and measured output waveforms versus time (make sure to show the phase relationship between the input and output waveform). (c.) Over what range of frequencies will proper integration of sinusoidal input signals occur utilizing this circuit? Explain your answer. (d.) Set vin equal to a 12 Vpp, 10 kHz squarewave with a positive peak voltage of +6 V and a negative peak voltage of 6 V. Draw and completely label the experimental input and output waveforms versus time (make sure to show the phase relationship between the input and output waveform). 3. (a.) Construct the differentiator circuit shown in Prelab part 3. Verify that the circuit performs proper differentiation of sinusoidal waveforms. Apply an appropriate sinusoidal input. Draw and completely label the input and measured output waveforms versus time (make sure to show the phase relationship between the input and output waveform). (b.) What type of active filter is created by the differentiator circuit shown in Prelab part 3? What is the break frequency (or half-power frequency), fb, or of this circuit? (c.) Over what range of frequencies will proper differentiation of sinusoidal input signals occur utilizing this circuit? Explain your answer. (c.) Set vin equal to a 20 Vpp, 100 Hz trianglewave with a positive peak voltage of +10 V and a negative peak voltage of 10 V. Draw and completely label the experimental input and output waveforms versus time (make sure to show the phase relationship between the input and output waveform). 4. Compare the calculated results with the measured results of this laboratory exercise. List the possible sources of error.
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