[sdiy] Bipolar Rail to Rail Opamp recommendation

[Schwarz Raphael]

> Le 2 mars 2020 à 15:45, Schwarz Raphael <raphschwarz at gmail.com> a écrit :
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>>> I read it so, that you're actually interested in clamping the input voltage. Why not bias the diodes to +5.8 and -5.8v instead?
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>> It is more like +-4.2 actually. :)
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> It’s actually a good idea
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> I realized I overlooked the variation with forward current and temperature, 
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> I was a taking for granted the 0,8v drop , at 25° and 10mA it’s actually much less
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> About 0.24v on a bat54s (what I was using)
> About 0,65v on a 4148. 
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> Real life testing of a bunch of diode is consistent with this. My simulator has a very simplified model of diodes
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> I wonder if biasing to about 4.75v is a practical solution with part tolerance , out of a bunch of bat54s I randomly tested it seems to only vary by a few mV
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> temperature variation is not crazy for 10ma datasheet says 0,3v at 0° and 0.2v at 75°. So about 1% of 5V from 0° to 75°
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> So it might be doable
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> I still think a good rail to rail opamp would be a more elegant solution
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> 1% of 5v is 50mV : something that could fit that range or slightly better would be enough. The application is keeping a bunch of gain to a maximum.
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> Best,
> Raphael