[sdiy] Non-inverting summing amplifier

[David G. Dixon]

Scott,

You can have a non-inverting summer, provided the voltages have very low
source impedances.  The feedback resistor must be equal to the input
resistors (assuming they are equal) times the number of inputs minus one to
get a sum output, as opposed to an equal feedback resistor in an inverting
summer.  I'm just not sure why you would ever want to take the trouble.
It's far easier to use an inverting summer followed by a unity-gain
inverter.

David G. Dixon
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:synth-diy-
> bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Scott Nordlund
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:04 PM
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: RE: [sdiy] Non-inverting summing amplifier
> 
> 
> You don't see a non-inverting summing amplifier because it doesn't really
> exist.  An inverting mixer works because it adds currents- the inverting
> terminal is held at a virtual ground (ideally) so the currents through the
> input resistors are summed together.  A non-inverting amplifier doesn't
> have a summing node- instead the non-inverting input is a high-impedance
> voltage input, and you can't really add voltages by just combining them
> (you can just use a simple resistive mixer, but this isn't necessarily a
> good solution).
> 
> > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:41:54 +0000
> > From: elektrodwarf at yahoo.se
> > To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> > Subject: [sdiy] Non-inverting summing amplifier
> >
> > Hi list
> >
> > Is there a reason that i never see non-inverting summing amplifier, i.e.
> simply a non-inverting amp with several resistor inputs?
> >
> > Karl
> >
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