Operational Amplifier as a Comparator
The Op-amp comparator compares one analog voltage level with another analog voltage level or some preset reference voltage and produces an output signal based on this voltage comparison. In other words, the op-amp voltage comparator compares the magnitudes of two voltage inputs and determines which is the largest of the two.
1. Construct the circuit seen in the figure below in ITSpice:
- 5V
- Vout
- Vin
- AD8541
- 2.5V
2. Configure the values of Vin to the following: Pulse (0.5 3 0 1m 1m0 2m)
3. Simulate the design using a Transient Response with a stop time of 10ms. Plot the waveform for the configuration in the space provided.