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"Chapter 1 - The Op Amp's Place in the World" - HTL Wien 10

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Additional Parameter Information<br />

11.3.16 Settl<strong>in</strong>g Time<br />

11-22<br />

It takes a f<strong>in</strong>ite time for a signal to propagate through <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternal circuitry of an op amp.<br />

<strong>The</strong>refore, it takes a period of time for <strong>the</strong> output to react to a step change <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>put.<br />

In addition, <strong>the</strong> output normally overshoots <strong>the</strong> target value, experiences damped oscillation,<br />

and settles to a f<strong>in</strong>al value. Settl<strong>in</strong>g time, t s, is <strong>the</strong> time required for <strong>the</strong> output voltage<br />

to settle to with<strong>in</strong> a specified percentage of <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>al value given a step <strong>in</strong>put.<br />

Figure 11–12 shows this graphically:<br />

VOUT<br />

Figure 11–12. Settl<strong>in</strong>g Time<br />

Tolerance<br />

Slew<br />

Rate<br />

Settl<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Time<br />

Overshoot<br />

Damped<br />

Oscillation<br />

Time<br />

F<strong>in</strong>al Value<br />

Settl<strong>in</strong>g time is a design issue <strong>in</strong> data acquisition circuits when signals are chang<strong>in</strong>g rapidly.<br />

An example is when us<strong>in</strong>g an op amp follow<strong>in</strong>g a multiplexer to buffer <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>put to an<br />

A to D converter. Step changes can occur at <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>put to <strong>the</strong> op amp when <strong>the</strong> multiplexer<br />

changes channels. <strong>The</strong> output of <strong>the</strong> op amp must settle to with<strong>in</strong> a certa<strong>in</strong> tolerance before<br />

<strong>the</strong> A to D converter samples <strong>the</strong> signal.

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