The LMH5485-SP combines a core differential I/O, high-gain block with an output common-mode sense that is compared to a reference voltage and then fed back into the main amplifier block to control the average output to that reference. The differential I/O block is a classic, high open-loop gain stage with a dominant pole at approximately 900 Hz. This voltage feedback structure projects a single-pole, unity-gain Aol at 850 MHz (gain bandwidth product). The high-speed differential outputs include an internal averaging resistor network to sense the output common-mode voltage. This voltage is compared by a separate Vcm error amplifier to the voltage on the Vocm pin. If floated, this reference is at half the total supply voltage across the device using two 100-kΩ resistors. This Vcm error amplifier transmits a correction signal into the main amplifier to force the output average voltage to meet the target voltage on the Vocm pin. The bandwidth of this error amplifier is approximately the same bandwidth as the main differential I/O amplifier.

The differential outputs are collector outputs to obtain the rail-to-rail output swing. These outputs are relatively high-impedance, open-loop sources; however, closing the loop provides a very low output impedance for load driving. No output current limit or thermal shutdown features are provided in this lower-power device. The differential inputs are PNP inputs to provide a negative-rail input range.

To operate the LMH5485-SP connect the OUT– pin to the IN+ pin through an Rf, and the OUT+ pin to the IN– pin through the same value of Rf. Bring in the inputs through additional resistors to the IN+ and IN– pins. The differential I/O op amp operates similarly to an inverting op amp structure where the source must drive the input resistor and the gain is the ratio of the feedback to the input resistor.