SBOS110C May   1998  – March 2023 OPA2227 , OPA2228 , OPA227 , OPA228 , OPA4227 , OPA4228

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information: OPA227, OPA228
    5. 6.5 Thermal Information: OPA2227, OPA2228
    6. 6.6 Thermal Information: OPA4227, OPA4228
    7. 6.7 Electrical Characteristics: OPAx227 
    8. 6.8 Electrical Characteristics: OPAx228 
    9. 6.9 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 Offset Voltage and Drift
      2. 7.3.2 Operating Voltage
      3. 7.3.3 Offset Voltage Adjustment
      4. 7.3.4 Input Protection
      5. 7.3.5 Input Bias Current Cancellation
      6. 7.3.6 Noise Performance
      7. 7.3.7 Basic Noise Calculations
      8. 7.3.8 EMI Rejection Ratio (EMIRR)
        1. 7.3.8.1 EMIRR IN+ Test Configuration
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Using the OPAx228 in Low Gains
        1. 8.2.1.1 Design Requirements
        2. 8.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 8.2.1.3 Application Curves
      2. 8.2.2 Three-Pole, 20 kHz Low Pass, 0.5-dB Chebyshev Filter
      3. 8.2.3 Long-Wavelength Infrared Detector Amplifier
      4. 8.2.4 High Performance Synchronous Demodulator
      5. 8.2.5 Headphone Amplifier
      6. 8.2.6 Three-Band Active Tone Control (Bass, Midrange, and Treble)
    3. 8.3 Power Supply Recommendations
    4. 8.4 Layout
      1. 8.4.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 8.4.2 Layout Example
  9. 9 Device and Documentation Support
    1. 9.1 Device Support
      1. 9.1.1 Development Support
        1. 9.1.1.1 TINA-TI™ Simulation Software (Free Download)
        2. 9.1.1.2 TI Reference Designs
    2. 9.2 Documentation Support
      1. 9.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 9.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 9.4 Support Resources
    5. 9.5 Trademarks
    6. 9.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 9.7 Glossary
  10. 10Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

7.3.4 Input Protection

Back-to-back diodes (see Figure 7-2) are used for input protection on the OPAx22x. Exceeding the turn-on threshold of these diodes, as in a pulse condition, can cause current to flow through the input protection diodes as a result of the amplifier finite slew rate. Without external current limiting resistors, the input devices can be destroyed. Sources of high-input current can cause subtle damage to the amplifier. Although the unit can still be functional, important parameters such as input offset voltage, drift, and noise can shift.

GUID-FA1DF0EB-3E59-4849-BE20-9A88617B0ABF-low.gifFigure 7-2 Pulsed Operation

When using the OPA227 as a unity-gain buffer (follower), limit the input current to 20 mA. This limiting is accomplished by inserting a feedback resistor or a resistor in series with the source. Equation 1 calculates the sufficient resistor size.

Equation 1. RX = VS/20mA – RSOURCE

where

  • RX is either in series with the source or inserted in the feedback path.

For example, a 10-V pulse (VS = 10 V) requires a total loop resistance of 500 Ω. If the source impedance is large enough to sufficiently limit the current, no additional resistors are needed. Carefully choose the size of any external resistors because of increased noise. For further information on noise calculation, see Section 7.3.6. Figure 7-2 shows an example implementing a current limiting feedback resistor.