I have an analog signal source vary from -40mv to +1100mv, and I want to swift entire range from 0mv to 1400mv. It can be easily done by adding 40mv
by simple math. Yet, if I want to add the offset using some hardware, how can I do it? The signal that will eventually go through an op-amp (LM324)and the op-amp may have a gain of 3.57 to bump it up to a range of 0 to
5volt and feed it to Analog to Digital. The reason that I want to swift the signal to positive range cause my board was configured to only accept 0 to 5 volt (Vref-low and V ref-high).
If you are going to gain up the signal by 3.57, you can introduce an offset in
that amplifier.
I'd assume you would use a non-inverting opamp configuration for the signal
gain of 3.57. Normally the resistor going to the negative input is grounded,
but by putting it at -40mv/(Rf/R1) = -15.6mV, you will add the 40mv needed.
I assume you have negative voltages available, since the signal itself is
negative. If you don't there are other ways to do it.
>I have an analog signal source vary from -40mv to +1100mv, and I want to
swift entire range from 0mv to 1400mv. It can be easily done by adding 40mv
>by simple math. Yet, if I want to add the offset using some hardware, how
can I do it? The signal that will eventually go through an op-amp (LM324)and
the op-amp may have a gain of 3.57 to bump it up to a range of 0 to 5volt
and feed it to Analog to Digital.
You can do this with an Op Amp adder circuit. You sum a 40mv reference with
the input signal using two input resistors to the same node of the same
value. Most data books show a simple summing amp circuit that will do what
you need.
Actually, I mistype couple of the requirements on my previous question. The signal is vary from -400mv to +1100mv, not -40mv to +1100mv. So, I need to shift it +400mv (0.4Volt). Now, the new adjust range should vary >from 0 to 1500mv (1.5Volt). After a gain of 3.33, it would give me an analog singal vary from 0 to 5volt and I can read it using A/D. The question is how can I add 0.4Volt offset to my signal? And I don't have any negative voltage available. The signal is from a temperature sensor.
If you are going to gain up the signal by 3.57, you can introduce an offset in
that amplifier.
I'd assume you would use a non-inverting opamp configuration for the signal
gain of 3.57. Normally the resistor going to the negative input is grounded,
but by putting it at -40mv/(Rf/R1) = -15.6mV, you will add the 40mv needed.
I assume you have negative voltages available, since the signal itself is
negative. If you don't there are other ways to do it.
Clement wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>Actually, I mistype couple of the requirements on my previous question. =
>The signal is vary from -400mv to +1100mv, not -40mv to +1100mv. So, I =
>need to shift it +400mv (0.4Volt). Now, the new adjust range should vary =
>from 0 to 1500mv (1.5Volt). After a gain of 3.33, it would give me an =
>analog singal vary from 0 to 5volt and I can read it using A/D. The =
>question is how can I add 0.4Volt offset to my signal? And I don't have =
>any negative voltage available. The signal is from a temperature sensor. =
In your first post you mentioned passing the signal thru an op-amp to boost
the 1.5Vpp signal to 5Vpp. If you can afford for the signal to be inverted
you can try this:
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1K ohm | | \ |
Vin >-----/\/\/\-----0-----| \ |
-0.4/1.1 | \________|_______\ Vout
+5V |-----| / / 5.0/0.0
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/ | |/
4582 ohm \ |
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0.89576V 0----|
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1000 ohm \
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/ / /
Of course most op-amps require negative voltage.
Hello, I must be going...
Michael
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