SBOS919C August 2019 – August 2020 OPA862
PRODUCTION DATA
Figure 8-1 shows the configuration that can be used for a single-ended-to-differential gain of 4 V/V. Amplifier A1 follows all the conventional equations of a regular voltage-feedback amplifier for inverting and noninverting gains. With the fixed inverting gain of –1 V/V for the configuration of A2, the primary role of A2 is to invert the output of A1 so that a differential signal is available at the output pins, VOUT+ and VOUT–. In the configuration shown in Figure 8-1, VOUT+ is always in phase with VIN and equal to VIN times two. VOUT– has the same swing as VOUT+ but 180° out of phase. The common-mode voltage at A1 is equal to VIN and the common-mode voltage at A2 is equal to the voltage on the VREF pin, which in the case of Figure 8-1 is GND.
Equation 1 through Equation 4 can be derived from the configuration in Figure 8-1. The output common-mode voltage, VOCM, is the average of VOUT+ and VOUT–, and is equal to the voltage on the VREF pin as given by Equation 4.