Ohm's Law
V = I × RSolve voltage, current, or resistance from the other two values.
Solve voltage, current, or resistance from the other two values.
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Learn why an op-amp tries to make its two input voltages equal and how that creates useful amplifiers.
Think of the op-amp as an extremely sensitive controller. It watches the difference between + and − inputs, then moves its output hard enough to reduce that difference.
An operational amplifier starts with an enormous open-loop voltage gain. Even a tiny difference between its two inputs would command a very large output, so using it without feedback usually drives the output into saturation.
Negative feedback returns part of the output to the inverting input. The output then settles at the value that makes the input difference extremely small. This is the origin of the useful approximation V+ ≈ V−; it is a consequence of feedback, not a universal property.
Always check the non-ideal limits after calculating the ideal answer: input common-mode range, output swing, gain-bandwidth product, slew rate and output current.
Op-amps appear in sensor conditioning, filters, control loops, audio circuits and ADC interfaces. Understanding feedback lets you analyze many different circuits with the same two ideal rules.
Inverting: Av = −Rf / RinNon-inverting: Av = 1 + Rf / Rg1Given: Rf = 9 kΩ, Rg = 1 kΩ and Vin = 0.20 V.
2Gain: Av = 1 + 9/1 = 10.
3Output: Vout = 10 × 0.20 = 2.0 V.
4Check: a 2.0 V output must be possible with the chosen supply voltage.
Do not assume V+ equals V− when there is no negative-feedback path or when the output has already saturated.
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