American University of Sharjah

School of Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
ELE 341 - Electronics II

TITLE:
GRADE:

Class Project

DUE DATE:

Applications of Operational Amplifiers

10%
Dec. 16, Full Report

INSTRUCTOR:

Dr. Anas Al Tarabsheh

LAB INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Narayanan

OBJECTIVES:

This project is about the use of the operational amplifiers, covered in the class, in performing
mathematical operations such as integration, summation, and differentiation. You are going to
analyze and design an op-amp circuit to solve a given differential equation. The analysis is based on
the "ideal" op-amp assumptions and performed in the time domain and the frequency domain.
Your task is to design, simulate and build an op-amp circuit to solve a given system. Your final
report should include the followings:
A)
B)
C)
D)

Your hand analysis (apply concepts covered in the class)

MATLAB simulation
PSPICE simulation
Hardware of your design

This project is split into two parts:

Part I
1) Calculate the gain (transfer function)

R1

R2

R3

2R4

R5 10k

vout
of the circuit, shown in Figure 1, for
vin

using the analysis techniques covered in the class.

2) Plot the maximum gain of the circuit (using MATLAB) as a function of R3

, while R1 R2 2R4
the gain becomes 50% of its maximum.

R3

100k

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R5

10k . Find the value of R3 at which

3) Circuit simulation using PSPICE :

a. For R1

R2

ratio between vout

it with 1) )
b. For R1

R2

2R4

R3
p

2R4

R5 10k

, plot vin t and vout t then record the

(peak output-voltage) and vin

R5

(peak input-voltage). (Compare

10k , vary R3 until the ratio

50% of your result of a) ( Compare your results with 2)).

Figure 1: Multiple feedback op-amp

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vout

vin

falls down to

Part II
The resistors R2 and R5 are replaced now by C2 and C5, respectively, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Multiple feedback op-amp filter

4) Simulate, in PSPICE, the circuit shown in Figure 2 for R1

R3

2R4

10k

C5 1 F , and record and store vout t .

C2

5) Calculate and plot (using MATLAB) the gain (transfer function)

shown in Figure 2 for R1 R3
function in the following form:

b2 S 2

b1S b0 vout s

2R4

10k

and C2

vout s
of the circuit
vin s

C5 1 F . Write the transfer

(1)

a0vin s

Where the variables b2, b1, b0, and a0 are constant numbers and depend on the impedance
values of the elements. The last equation represents a second-order differential equation as
follows:

b2

d 2 vout t
dt 2

b1

dvout t
dt

b0 vout t

a0 vin t

(2)

6) Design an op-amp circuit that produces the output voltage vout t of equation (2). The
circuit may consist of inverting, non-inverting, summing, integrator, , amplifiers.
7) Simulate your design circuit by PSPICE and compare the simulated output voltage vout t
with the simulated output voltage in step 4).
8) Implement your design circuit in the lab and compare the measured output voltage vout t
with the simulated output voltage in step 7).

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Project Description and Outcomes:

Multiple feedback op-amp filters can be used to solve second order differential equations. With
Multiple feedback op-amp filters, we do not need to have many resistors, inverting, summing,
integrator, and non-inverting amplifiers. This is important from integrated circuit manufacturing
point.
At the end of this project, you will be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Design solutions for electrical engineering problems

Utilize PSPICE and MATLAB to analyze and design electronic circuits
Apply teaming skills
Use written communications to document work and present design results.

Project Notes:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Marks will be given to professional presentation of final report

Pictures (or plots) of the final circuit and of the output oscilloscope plots are required
All lab work MUST be signed off and approved by the Lab instructor
Penalties will be imposed for late submissions

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