Analog Circuits Cookbook (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Analog Circuits Cookbook 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
Foreword 8
Chapter 1. Advanced circuit techniques, components and concepts 10
CFBOs: delivering speed at any gain 10
Negative approach to positive thinking 17
Logamps for radar–and much more 25
Comparatively better than the op-amp 31
RF reflections 40
Chapter 2. Audio 52
Integrated creativity 52
Making a right white noise 57
Low distortion audio frequency oscillators 62
Audio op-amp with its head in the clouds 66
Chapter 3. Direct Digital Synthesis 72
Direct Digital Synthesis (Part 1) 72
Direct Digital Synthesis (Part 2) 82
Direct Digital Synthesis (Part 3) 89
Direct Digital Synthesis (Part 4) 99
Chapter 4. Measurements (audio and video) 108
Four op-amp inputs are better than two 108
DC accurate filter plays anti-alias role 113
A-to-D converter with analog muscle 118
Bootstrap base to bridge building 124
Mighty filter power in minuscule packages 130
Chapter 5. Measurements (rf) 142
Measuring detectors (Part 1) 142
Measuring detectors (Part 2) 146
Building a bridge to more cost-effective testing 151
Measuring L and C at frequency – and on a budget 160
Add on a spectrum analyser 168
Chapter 6. Opto 186
Sensing the position 186
Bringing the optoisolator into line 192
Chapter 7. Power supplies and devices 200
Battery-powered instruments 200
The MOS controlled thyristor 214
Chapter 8. RF circuits and techniques 224
Homodyn reception of FM signals 224
Oscillator tails off lamely 236
LTPs and active double balanced mixers 240
Low power radio links 247
Tuning in IF stages 260
Index 272