Op amps are the fundamental building blocks of analog circuits; you can build all analog functions from op amps. Add digital output circuitry to an op amp to get a comparator that can also function as ...

In the first article about measurement systems we looked at sensors as a way to bring data into a measurement system. I explained that a sensor measures physical quantities which are turned into a ...

Editor’s note: Here’s an oldie but goodie. EDN editors regularly field requests for copies of articles that predate our online archive, but this Design Idea from our Feb 20, 1986, issue has generated ...

Many industrial and medical applications use instrumentation amplifiers (INA) to condition small signals in the presence of large common-mode voltages and DC potentials. The three op amp INA ...

Benefits of using an indirect current-mode instrumentation amplifier for large differential offsets. Design specs for a low-power application. Key design considerations when implementing an in-amp ...