4.9 Typical Applications
4.9.1 PRECISE COMPARATOR
Some applications require higher DC precision. An
easy way to solve this problem is to use an amplifier
(such as the MCP6291) to gain-up the input signal
before it reaches the comparator. Figure 4-12 shows
an example of this approach.
VREF
VDD
MCP6291
VIN
R1
R2
VREF
VDD
MCP656X
VOUT
FIGURE 4-12:
Comparator.
Precise Inverting
4.9.2 WINDOWED COMPARATOR
Figure 4-13 shows one approach to designing a
windowed comparator. The AND gate produces a logic
‘1’ when the input voltage is between VRB and VRT
(where VRT > VRB).
VRT
VDD
1/2
MCP6562
VIN
VRB
1/2
MCP6562
FIGURE 4-13:
Windowed Comparator.
MCP6561/1R/1U/2/4
4.9.3 BISTABLE MULTI-VIBRATOR
A simple bistable multi-vibrator design is shown in
Figure 4-14. VREF needs to be between the power
supplies (VSS = GND and VDD) to achieve oscillation.
The output duty cycle changes with VREF.
R1
VREF
R2
VDD
MCP6561
VOUT
C1
R3
FIGURE 4-14:
Bistable Multi-vibrator.
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