The OPAMP peripheral is highly flexible and can be used in various analog signal
conditioning applications. This section describes a broad range of configurations and the
multiplexer settings required to achieve them. Many of these configurations require no
external components.
The figure above displays an op amp connected directly to the pins of the device without
being connected to any of the internal resistors. This is useful for situations where the user
desires to make all connections to other components externally. The multiplexer settings
required to achieve this configuration are:
Table 35-3. Op Amp Connected Directly to
Pins
MUXPOS
MUXNEG
MUXBOT
MUXWIP
MUXTOP
OPn
INP
INN
OFF
WIP0
OFF
The figure above displays a voltage follower, also known as a unity-gain buffer. The
non-inverting (+) input is connected to a pin, and the output is connected to the inverting
(-) input. The multiplexer settings required for this configuration are:
Table 35-4. Voltage Follower
MUXPOS
MUXNEG
MUXBOT
MUXWIP
MUXTOP
OPn
INP
OUT
OFF
WIP0
OFF
The figure above displays a non-inverting Programmable Gain Amplifier. The required
multiplexer settings are as follows:
Table 35-5. Non-Inverting PGA
MUXPOS
MUXNEG
MUXBOT
MUXWIP
MUXTOP
OPn
INP
WIP
GND
Setting determines gain
OUT
The figure above shows the inverting PGA configuration. The multiplexer settings
required are:
Table 35-6. Inverting PGA
MUXPOS
MUXNEG
MUXBOT
MUXWIP
MUXTOP
OPn
VDDDIV2
WIP
INN
Setting determines gain
OUT
The figure above shows how an op amp can be configured as an integrator. An external
capacitor and external resistor are required. The DUMPn event closes a switch to discharge the
capacitor and reset the integrator. The multiplexer settings required are:
Table 35-7. Integrator
MUXPOS
MUXNEG
MUXBOT
MUXWIP
MUXTOP
OPn
VDDDIV2
INN
OFF
WIP0
OFF
The figure above shows how a differential amplifier can be constructed from two op amps.
The differential amplifier accepts two input signals, V1 and V2. The output also consists of
two signals, OP1OUT and V2. The difference of the output signals, VDIFF, is
proportional to the difference (V2-V1) of the two input signals. The multiplexer settings
required to implement this configuration are as follows:
Table 35-8. Differential Amplifier using Two Op
Amps
MUXPOS
MUXNEG
MUXBOT
MUXWIP
MUXTOP
OP0
INP
OUT
OFF
WIP0
OFF
OP1
INP
WIP
LINKOUT (OP0OUT)
Setting determines gain
OUT
The figure above shows a cascaded non-inverting PGA constructed from two op amps. The
following multiplexer settings are required:
Table 35-9. Cascaded (Two) Non-Inverting
PGA
MUXPOS
MUXNEG
MUXBOT
MUXWIP
MUXTOP
OP0
INP
WIP
GND
Determines gain
OUT
OP1
LINKOUT (OP0OUT)
WIP
GND
Determines gain
OUT
The figure above shows a cascaded inverting PGA constructed from two op amps. The
required multiplexer settings are:
Table 35-10. Cascaded (Two) Inverting PGA
MUXPOS
MUXNEG
MUXBOT
MUXWIP
MUXTOP
OP0
VDDDIV2
WIP
INN
Determines gain
OUT
OP1
VDDDIV2
WIP
LINKOUT (OP0OUT)
Determines gain
OUT
The figure above shows a cascaded non-inverting PGA constructed from three op amps. The
following multiplexer settings are required:
Table 35-11. Cascaded (Three) Non-Inverting
PGA
MUXPOS
MUXNEG
MUXBOT
MUXWIP
MUXTOP
OP0
INP
WIP
GND
Determines gain
OUT
OP1
LINKOUT (OP0OUT)
WIP
GND
Determines gain
OUT
OP2
LINKOUT (OP1OUT)
WIP
GND
Determines gain
OUT
The figure above shows a cascaded inverting PGA constructed from three op amps. The
required multiplexer settings are:
Table 35-12. Cascaded (Three) Inverting PGA
MUXPOS
MUXNEG
MUXBOT
MUXWIP
MUXTOP
OP0
VDDDIV2
WIP
INN
Determines gain
OUT
OP1
VDDDIV2
WIP
LINKOUT (OP0OUT)
Determines gain
OUT
OP2
VDDDIV2
WIP
LINKOUT (OP1OUT)
Determines gain
OUT
The figure above displays three op amps configured as an instrumentation amplifier. The
following multiplexer settings are required:
Table 35-13. Instrumentation Amplifier
MUXPOS
MUXNEG
MUXBOT
MUXWIP
MUXTOP
OP0
INP
OUT
GND
See the table below
OUT
OP1
INP
OUT
OFF
WIP0
OFF
OP2
LINKWIP (OP0WIP)
WIP
LINKOUT (OP1OUT)
See the table below
OUT
The resistor ladders associated with OP0 and OP2 must be configured as follows to
select the desired gain:
Table 35-14. Gain Selection for Instrumentation
Amplifier
GAIN
OP0RESMUX.MUXWIP
OP2RESMUX.MUXWIP
1/15
0x7
0x0
1/7
0x6
0x1
1/3
0x5
0x2
1
0x3
0x3
3
0x2
0x5
7
0x1
0x6
15
0x0
0x7
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