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Construct a Schmitt Trigger using the 741 Op Amp

Draw the Schmitt Trigger circuit you constructed. Identify the values of all components

To construct the circuit above I am going to use the following components and voltages:

1. $R_1 = (1.01\pm0.01)\ k\Omega$
2. $R_2 = (1.01\pm0.01)\ k\Omega$
3. $R_3 = (5.10\pm0.01)\ k\Omega$
4. $\mbox{OP}\ \mbox{AMP}\ 741$
5. $V_{ref} = (+11.90\pm0.01)\ V$
6. $V_{cc} = (+11.90\pm0.01)\ V$
7. $V_{ee} = (-12.11\pm0.01)\ V$

Identify the input voltage threshold levels at which a $V_{in}$ will produce $V_{out} \approx V_{cc}$

1) if the output is high:

[math]V_2 = \frac{R_{123}}{R_2}V_{ref} + \frac{R_{123}}{R_3}V_{cc}[/math]

2) if the output is low:

[math]V_2^' = \frac{R_{123}}{R_2}V_{ref} - \frac{R_{123}}{R_3}V_{cc}[/math]

where

[math]R_{123} = (R_1 || R_2 || R_3) = \frac{R_1 R_2 R_3}{R_1+R_2+R_3}[/math]

Here a little trick to improve my predicted threshold voltages. Because in real circuit $V_{cc} \neq V_{out}$ I am going to use the actual values of $V_{out}$ in the formulas above instead of $V_{cc}$, which are:

1. $V_{out_1} = (+11.06\pm0.01)\ V$
2. $V_{out_2} = (-10.54\pm0.01)\ V$

By substituting the actual values:

[math]R_{123} = (R_1 || R_2 || R_3) = \frac{R_1 R_2 R_3}{R_1+R_2+R_3}[/math]

[math]V_2 = \frac{R_{123}}{R_2}V_{ref} + \frac{R_{123}}{R_3}V_{cc}[/math]

[math]V_2^' = \frac{R_{123}}{R_2}V_{ref} - \frac{R_{123}}{R_3}V_{cc}[/math]

and doing math and handling the error propagation we end up with the following threshold voltages:

[math]V_2 = [/math]

[math]V_2^' =[/math]

Compare the threshold values to what is expected.

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