21EEL305-ASP-Lab Manual
21EEL305-ASP-Lab Manual
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Prepared by : Gururaj.K
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course student will be able to
1. Verify MOSFET characteristics and biasing circuits to validate operating point
2. Use MOSFET for amplifier applications to determine the gain, frequency
response, input & output impedances
3. Design MOSFET based oscillator circuits to generate required frequency signals.
4. Use of Opamp to design application specific circuit
5. Use of Opamp to design unipolar application specific circuit
TEXT BOOKS:-
1. Sedra /Smith, “Microelectronic Circuits” 6th Edition, Oxford University
Press-New Delhi,2013.
2. David A Bell, Operational Amplifier and Linear IC’s, Oxford University
Press-New Delhi, 3rd Edition, 2011
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Jacob Millman & Christos C. Halkias, “Integrated Electronics”, McGraw
Hill Publications, 2nd Edition, 2011.
2. Nashelesky & Boylestead, “Electronic Devices & Circuit Theory”, PHI,
11TH Edition.2015.
3. Ramakanth Gayakwad, Operational Amplifier and Linear IC’s, 4 th edition,
Prentice Hall, 2000.
Experiment 1:
Study of MOSFET characteristics and determine
transconductance & output resistance
Aim: To study MOSFET characteristics and determine transconductance & output
resistance
Apparatus Required
Circuit Diagram
𝜕𝐼𝐷
𝑔𝑚 =
𝜕𝑉𝐺𝑆|𝑉𝐷𝑆
𝜕𝑉𝐷𝑆
𝑟𝑜 =
𝜕𝐼𝐷|𝑉𝐺𝑆
Observations
𝑉𝐷𝑆 = 2𝑉 𝑉𝐷𝑆 = 3𝑉
𝑉𝐺𝑆 (𝑉) 𝐼𝐷 (𝑚𝐴) 𝑉𝐺𝑆 (𝑉) 𝐼𝐷 (𝑚𝐴)
0.0 0.0
0.5 0.5
1.0 1.0
1.3 1.3
1.4 1.4
1.5 1.5
1.6 1.6
1.7 1.7
1.8 1.8
1.9 1.9
2.0 2.0
2.1 2.1
2.3 2.3
2.5 2.5
Expected Waveform
𝑉𝐺𝑆 = 2𝑉 4.5
𝑉𝐷𝑆 (𝑉) 𝐼𝐷 (𝑚𝐴) 5.0
0.0 5.5
0.1 6.0
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
𝑉𝐺𝑆 = 3𝑉
𝑉𝐷𝑆 (𝑉) 𝐼𝐷 (𝑚𝐴)
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
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Table 1.3: Output Characteristics
Expected Waveform
Experiment 2:
Design of MOSFET biasing circuit
Aim: To design MOSFET biasing circuit and validate the operating point
Apparatus Required
Circuit Diagram
Determine 𝑅𝐷
𝑉𝐷𝐷 − 𝑉𝐷
𝑅𝐷 = = Ω
𝐼𝐷
Determine 𝑅𝑆
Assume 𝑉𝑆 = 0.05𝑉𝐷𝐷
𝑉𝑆 = 𝑉
𝑉𝑆
𝑅𝑆 = = Ω
𝐼𝐷
Procedure
Rig up the circuit as shown in step1
Keep voltage and current knob in minimum and maximum positions
respectively and switch on the RPS 𝑉𝐷𝐷 and 𝑉𝐺𝐺
Turn voltage knob of RPS 𝑉𝐷𝐷 till it increases to 10V and 𝑉𝐺𝐺 till it increases to
3V
Vary 𝑉𝐺 using rheostat until drain current 𝐼𝐷 is 0.5mA
Tabulate the values of 𝑉𝐺 , 𝐼𝐷 and 𝑉𝐷𝑆
𝑊
𝑔𝑚 = √2 ∗ 𝐾 ′ 𝑛 ∗ ∗ 𝐼𝐷
𝐿
𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔
𝐾 ′𝑛 ∗ 𝑊 𝑔𝑚 2
=
𝐿 2 ∗ 𝐼𝐷
′
𝐾 𝑛∗𝑊
= 𝐴/𝑉 2
𝐿
Substituting above value in 𝐼𝐷 equation as follows to find 𝑉𝐺𝑆
1 𝐾 ′𝑛 ∗ 𝑊
𝐼𝐷 = ∗ ∗ (𝑉𝐺𝑆 − 𝑉𝑡 )2
2 𝐿
𝑉𝐺𝑆 = 𝑉
Theoretical value of 𝑉𝐺 is
𝑉𝐺 = 𝑉𝐺𝑆 + 𝐼𝐷 ∗ 𝑅𝑆
𝑉𝐺 = 𝑉
Assume 𝑅1 = 560𝑘Ω
𝑅2
𝑉𝐺 = 𝑉𝐷𝐷 ∗
𝑅1 + 𝑅2
𝐻𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑅2 = Ω
Procedure
Rig up the circuit as shown in step3
Keep voltage and current knob in minimum and maximum positions
respectively and switch on the RPS 𝑉𝐷𝐷
Turn voltage knob of RPS 𝑉𝐷𝐷 till it increases to 10V
Measure voltage 𝑉𝐺 using multimeter
Tabulate the results
Experiment 3:
Design Common Source (CS) MOSFET amplifier to
determine frequency response
Aim: To determine maximum signal handling capacity, plot frequency response of an
Apparatus Required
Circuit Diagram
Procedure
Rig up the circuit as in Step1
Keep voltage and current knob in minimum and maximum positions
respectively and switch on the RPS 𝑉𝐷𝐷
Turn voltage knob of RPS till it increases to 10V
Measure voltage 𝑉𝐺 using multimeter
Tabulate the result
Procedure
Rig up the circuit as in Step2
Keep voltage and current knob in minimum and maximum positions
respectively and switch on the RPS 𝑉𝐷𝐷
Turn voltage knob of RPS till it increases to 10V
Measure voltage 𝑉𝐺 and 𝑉𝐷𝑆
To calculate 𝐶𝑆
𝐶𝑆 = 𝐹
Select 𝐶𝑆 = 220𝜇𝐹
To calculate 𝐶1
1
𝜔𝑝1 =
𝐶1 ∗ (𝑅1||𝑅2 )
𝐶1 = 𝐹
Select 𝐶1 = 1𝜇𝐹
To calculate 𝐶2
Where 𝑅𝐿 = 100𝑘Ω
1
𝜔𝑝3 =
𝐶2 ∗ (𝑅𝐷 + 𝑅𝐿 )
𝐶2 = 𝐹
Select 𝐶2 = 200𝑛𝐹
The amplitude of input voltage is set to a value less than 𝑉𝑖𝑛𝑚𝑎𝑥 obtained in the
last step of above procedure
The frequency is varied from 50Hz to 1MHz in steps and output amplitude is
noted each time. Ensure that input voltage is kept constant
Gain in dB is calculated using the formula
𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡
𝐴𝑣 = 20 log
𝑉𝑖𝑛
Frequency response is plotted in semilog graph sheet
𝑉𝑖𝑛 = 𝑉
𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡
Frequency (Hz) 𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 (𝑉) Gain 𝐴𝑣 = Gain in dB 𝐴𝑣𝑑𝐵 = 20 log 𝐴𝑣
𝑉𝑖𝑛
50
100
500
1k
4k
8k
10k
25k
50k
75k
100k
250k
500k
1M
Table 3.3 Frequency Response
Experiment 4:
Application of MOSFET as a switch
Aim: To demonstrate switching action of MOSFET Common Source amplifier
Apparatus Required
Circuit Diagram
Procedure
Step1:
Step2:
Experiment 5:
Design MOSFET source follower to determine Input &
Output impedance
Aim: Testing of FET Source follower and determination input and output impedances
Apparatus Required
Circuit Diagram
To find 𝑅𝐷 :
To find 𝑅1 and 𝑅2 :
𝑅1 = 𝑅2 = Ω
Theoretical Gain
𝑅𝐿
𝐴𝑣 = 1
𝑅𝐿 +
𝑔𝑚
To calculate 𝐶1
𝑅𝑖𝑛
𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑋𝐶1 = 𝑎𝑡 𝑓𝐿 = 10𝐻𝑧
10
𝑅𝑖𝑛 = 𝑅1||𝑅2
𝐶1 = 𝐹
Select 𝐶1 = 1𝜇𝐹
To calculate 𝐶2
𝑅𝑜
𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑋𝐶2 = 𝑎𝑡 𝑓𝐿 = 10𝐻𝑧
10
𝑅𝑜 = 𝑅𝐿 ||𝑅𝑆
𝐶2 = 𝐹
Select 𝐶2 = 22𝜇𝐹
Procedure
Rig up the circuit as in Step1
Keep voltage and current knob in minimum and maximum positions
respectively and switch on the RPS 𝑉𝐷𝐷
Turn voltage knob of RPS till it increases to 10V
Measure voltage 𝑉𝐺 using multimeter
Tabulate the result
Procedure
Rig up the circuit as in Step2
Keep voltage and current knob in minimum and maximum positions
respectively and switch on the RPS 𝑉𝐷𝐷
Turn voltage knob of RPS till it increases to 10V
Measure voltage 𝑉𝑆
Input Voltage 𝑉𝑖𝑛 Output Voltage 𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 Desired Gain Observed gain 𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 /𝑉𝑖𝑛
0.9
Experiment 6:
Design and test MOSFET based RC phase shift
oscillator
Aim: Testing for the performance of MOSFET based RC Phase shift Oscillator for required
frequency 𝑓𝑜
Apparatus Required
Circuit Diagram
Procedure
Rig up the circuit as in Step1
Keep voltage and current knob in minimum and maximum positions
respectively and switch on the RPS 𝑉𝐷𝐷
Turn voltage knob of RPS till it increases to 10V
Measure voltage 𝑉𝐺 using multimeter
Tabulate the result
Procedure
Rig up the circuit as in Step2
Keep voltage and current knob in minimum and maximum positions
respectively and switch on the RPS 𝑉𝐷𝐷
Turn voltage knob of RPS till it increases to 10V
Measure voltage 𝑉𝐺 and 𝑉𝐷𝑆
𝑓𝑜 = 650 𝐻𝑧
Let 𝐶 = 10𝑛𝐹
Select R = 10kΩ
Procedure:
Rig up the circuit as shown in the circuit diagram 6.1.
Switch on the supply to RPS keeping in zero setting.
Apply bias voltage VDD
Make initial setting in the CRO.
Connect the probe across amplifier output and ground. Observe sinusoidal
oscillations on the CRO for proper undistorted sine-wave adjust pot
Plot the graph and calculate frequency of oscillations obtained
Lissajous Pattern:
To measure the phase shift at different stages
To observe Lissajous pattern keep CRO in X-Y mode, connect the probe at
node ’0’ to X-channel and repeat the following by connecting Y-channel
Connect probe at node ’1’ for 60 degree Phase shift
Experiment 7:
Design MOSFET based differential amplifier to
determine differential and common mode gains
Aim: To determine differential and common mode gain of FET differential amplifier
Apparatus Required
Circuit Diagram
Design Calculation:
Design parameters
𝐼𝑆 = 𝐼𝐷1 + 𝐼𝐷2
𝑉𝑆𝑆 − 𝑉𝑆
𝑅𝑆 = = Ω
𝐼𝑆
Select 𝑅𝑆 = 8.2𝑘Ω
Step1: DC Biasing
Procedure
Rig up the circuit as shown in step1
Apply +10V in 𝑉𝐷𝐷 and -10V in 𝑉𝑆𝑆
Tabulate 𝑉𝐷1 , 𝑉𝐷2 and 𝑉𝑆
𝑉𝐷2 − (−𝑉𝐷1 )
𝐴𝐷 =
𝑉𝑖𝑛1 − 𝑉𝑖𝑛2
Procedure
Modify the circuit connections by disconnecting the ground connection at point
𝑉𝑖𝑛2 and connect this point to 𝑉𝑖𝑛1 as shown in Step3
This circuit configuration is known as differential amplifier with a common-
mode input signal.
Measure and record the peak values
Calculate the common-mode gain 𝐴𝑐𝑚 and calculate the CMRR (Common
Mode Rejection Ratio) (dB)
𝑉𝐷2 − 𝑉𝐷1
𝐴𝑐𝑚 =
𝑉𝑖𝑛
𝐴𝐷
𝐶𝑀𝑅𝑅 = 20 ∗ 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝐴𝑐𝑚
Experiment 8:
Design and testing of capacitor coupled voltage follower
and inverting amplifier for gain, frequency response, Zin.
Aim: To design and study capacitor coupled voltage follower and inverting amplifier.
Apparatus Required
Circuit Diagram
Procedure:
Construct the capacitor coupled voltage follower circuit shown in Fig. 8.1 using
the component values determined.
Set the power supply voltage to ±15 V, and adjust the signal generator to produce
a ±1 V peak to peak, 1 kHz sinusoidal input to the amplifier. Record the output
voltage amplitude on the laboratory record sheet and calculate the voltage gain.
Maintaining the input voltage constant, reduce the signal frequency until vo ≈
0.707 vo. Record the lower cut-off frequency (f1).
Return the signal frequency to 1 kHz. Connect a 100kΩ in series with the amplifier
input. Check the effect on the output voltage and Calculate Zin.
Remove the 100kΩ and replace C2 with a 0.01μF capacitor. Repeat Procedure 1-
3.
Observation
𝑉𝑜 =
𝑉𝑂
𝐴𝐶𝐿 = =
𝑉𝑖
𝑓1 =
𝑉𝑜 =
𝑉𝑂
𝑉𝑧𝑖 = =
𝐴𝐶𝐿
𝑉𝑂 × 100𝑘
𝑍𝑖𝑛 = =
𝑉𝑖 − 𝑉𝑧𝑖
𝑓1 =
Circuit Diagram
𝑋𝐶2 = 𝑅𝐿 𝑎𝑡 𝑓1 𝐶2 = 4.7𝜇𝐹
𝑋𝐶𝑓 = 𝑅2 𝑎𝑡 𝑓2 𝐶𝑓 = 0.00212𝜇𝐹
Procedure:
Construct the inverting amplifier circuit shown in Fig. 8.2 using the component
values determined. Connect the power supply, signal generator, and oscilloscope
as illustrated.
Set the power supply voltage to ±15 V, and adjust the signal generator to produce
a 1V peak to peak, 1 kHz sinusoidal input (vi) to the amplifier. Record the output
voltage amplitude (vo) on the laboratory record sheet and calculate the amplifier
gain.
Maintaining the input voltage constant, reduce the signal frequency until vo
approximately equals 0.707 of the vo level at f = 1 kHz. Record the lower cutoff
frequency (f1).
Still maintaining the input voltage constant, increase the signal frequency until vo
approximately equals 0.707 of the vo level at f = 1 kHz. Record the upper cutoff
frequency (f2).
Return the signal frequency to 100 Hz. Connect a 1 kΩ in series with the amplifier
input. Check the effect on the output voltage and calculate Zin.
Observation
𝑉𝑜 =
𝑉𝑂
𝐴𝐶𝐿 = =
𝑉𝑖
𝑓1 =
𝑓2 =
𝑉𝑜 =
𝑉𝑂
𝑉𝑧𝑖 = =
𝐴𝐶𝐿
𝑉𝑂 × 1𝑘
𝑍𝑖𝑛 = =
𝑉𝑖 − 𝑉𝑧𝑖
Experiment 9:
Design and testing of capacitor coupled non inverting
and difference amplifier for gain, frequency response and
Zin calculation
Aim: To design and study capacitor coupled non inverting amplifier and difference amplifier
Apparatus Required
Circuit Diagram
Design:
For 741 opamp, 𝐼𝐵(max) = 500𝑛𝐴. Select 𝐼2 = 100 × 𝐼𝐵(max) = 50𝜇𝐴
𝑉𝑖
𝑅3 = = 10𝑘Ω
𝐼2
𝑉𝑂 𝐴𝐶𝐿 ×𝑉𝑖
𝑅2 + 𝑅3 = = = 100𝑘Ω Select 𝑅2 = 100𝑘Ω to give gain >10
𝐼2 𝐼2
0.1𝑉𝐵𝐸
𝑅1(𝑚𝑎𝑥) = = 140𝑘Ω Select𝑅1 = 100𝑘Ω
𝐼𝐵(𝑚𝑎𝑥)
𝑅1
𝑋𝐶1 = Hence 𝐶1 = 0.1𝜇𝐹
10
Procedure:
Construct the capacitor coupled non-inverting amplifier circuit shown in Fig. 9.1
using the component values determined. Connect the power supply, signal
generator, and oscilloscope as illustrated.
Set the power supply voltage to ±15 V, and adjust the signal generator to produce
a 1 V peak to peak, 1 kHz sinusoidal input (vi) to the amplifier. Record the output
voltage amplitude (vo) on the laboratory record sheet and calculate the amplifier
gain.
Maintaining the input voltage constant, reduce the signal frequency until vo
approximately equals 0.707 of the vo level at f = 1 kHz. Record the lower cutoff
frequency (f1).
Return the signal frequency to 1 kHz. Connect a 100kΩ in series with the amplifier
input. Check the effect on the output voltage and calculate Zin.
Observation
𝑉𝑜 =
𝑉𝑂
𝐴𝐶𝐿 = =
𝑉𝑖
𝑓1 =
𝑉𝑜 =
𝑉𝑂
𝑉𝑧𝑖 = =
𝐴𝐶𝐿
𝑉𝑂 × 100𝑘
𝑍𝑖𝑛 = =
𝑉𝑖 − 𝑉𝑧𝑖
𝑓1 =
Difference Amplifier:
Design a difference amplifier using 741 op-amp. The voltage gain is to be 50. The output
amplitude is to be 2.5 V. The lower cutoff frequency is 150Hz and the load resistance is
220Ω.
Circuit Diagram
Design:
Voltage Gain Av = 50, V0 = 2.5V, 𝑓1 = 150 𝐻𝑧
For 741 op-amp 𝐼𝐵(max) = 500𝑛𝐴. Select 𝐼1 = 100 × 𝐼𝐵(max) = 50𝜇𝐴
𝑉0
𝑉𝑖 = = 50𝑚𝑉
𝐴𝑂𝐿
𝑉𝑖 𝑉𝑜
𝑅1 = = 1𝑘Ω 𝑅2 = = 50𝑘Ω = 47𝑘Ω + 3.3𝑘Ω , 𝑅3 = 𝑅1, 𝑅4 = 𝑅2
𝐼1 𝐼1
𝑅1
𝑋𝐶1 = 𝑎𝑡 𝑓1 𝐶1 = 10𝜇𝐹
10
𝑅3 +𝑅4
𝑋𝐶2 = 𝑎𝑡 𝑓1 𝐶2 = 0.2𝜇𝐹
10
𝑋𝐶3 = 𝑅𝐿 𝑎𝑡 𝑓1 𝐶3 = 4.7𝜇𝐹
Procedure:
Construct the difference amplifier circuit shown in Fig. 9.2 using the component
values determined. Connect the power supply, signal generator, and oscilloscope
as illustrated.
Set the power supply voltage to ±15 V, and adjust the signal generator to produce
a 1V peak to peak, 1 kHz sinusoidal input (vi) to the amplifier. Record the output
voltage amplitude (vo) on the laboratory record sheet and calculate the amplifier
gain.
Maintaining the input voltage constant, reduce the signal frequency until vo
approximately equals 0.707 of the vo level at f = 1 kHz. Record the lower cutoff
frequency (f1).
Still maintaining the input voltage constant, increase the signal frequency until vo
approximately equals 0.707 of the vo level at f = 1 kHz. Record the upper cutoff
frequency (f2).
Return the signal frequency to 100 Hz. Connect a 1 kΩ in series with the amplifier
input. Check the effect on the output voltage and calculate Zin.
Observation
𝑉𝑜 =
𝑉𝑂
𝐴𝐶𝐿 = =
𝑉𝑖
𝑓1 =
𝑓2 =
𝑉𝑜 =
𝑉𝑂
𝑉𝑧𝑖 = =
𝐴𝐶𝐿
𝑉𝑂 × 1𝑘
𝑍𝑖𝑛 = =
𝑉𝑖 − 𝑉𝑧𝑖
Experiment 10:
Design and testing of unipolar op amp circuits for gain,
frequency response and Zin calculations
Aim: To design and study unipolar op amp circuits
Apparatus Required
Circuit Diagram
Design:
Voltage Gain Av = 50, V0 = 2.5V, 𝑉𝐶𝐶 = 24𝑉
For 741 op-amp 𝐼𝐵(max) = 500𝑛𝐴. Select 𝐼1 = 𝐼2 = 100 × 𝐼𝐵(max) = 50𝜇𝐴
𝑉0
𝑉𝑖 = = 50𝑚𝑉
𝐴𝑂𝐿
𝑉𝑖 𝑉𝑜
𝑅1 = = 1𝑘Ω 𝑅2 = = 50𝑘Ω = 47𝑘Ω + 3.3𝑘Ω
𝐼1 𝐼1
𝑉𝐶𝐶 ⁄2
𝑅3 = 𝑅4 = = 240𝑘Ω Select 𝑅3 = 𝑅4 = 220𝑘Ω
𝐼2
𝑅1
𝑋𝐶1 = 𝑎𝑡 𝑓1 𝐶1 = 10𝜇𝐹
10
𝑋𝐶2 = 𝑅𝐿 𝑎𝑡 𝑓1 𝐶2 = 4.7𝜇𝐹
𝑋𝐶𝑓 = 𝑅2 𝑎𝑡 𝑓2 𝐶𝑓 = 0.00212𝜇𝐹
Procedure:
Construct the inverting amplifier circuit shown in Fig. 1.3 using the component
values determined. Connect the power supply, signal generator, and oscilloscope
as illustrated.
Set the power supply voltage to 24V, and adjust the signal generator to produce a
1V peak to peak, 1 kHz sinusoidal input (vi) to the amplifier. Record the output
voltage amplitude (vo) on the laboratory record sheet and calculate the amplifier
gain.
Maintaining the input voltage constant, reduce the signal frequency until vo
approximately equals 0.707 of the vo level at f = 1 kHz. Record the lower cutoff
frequency (f1).
Still maintaining the input voltage constant, increase the signal frequency until vo
approximately equals 0.707 of the vo level at f = 1 kHz. Record the upper cutoff
frequency (f2).
Return the signal frequency to 100 Hz. Connect a 1 kΩ in series with the amplifier
input. Check the effect on the output voltage and calculate Zin.
Observation
𝑉𝑜 =
𝑉𝑂
𝐴𝐶𝐿 = =
𝑉𝑖
𝑓1 =
𝑓2 =
𝑉𝑜 =
𝑉𝑂
𝑉𝑧𝑖 = =
𝐴𝐶𝐿
𝑉𝑂 × 1𝑘
𝑍𝑖𝑛 = =
𝑉𝑖 − 𝑉𝑧𝑖
Circuit Diagram
Design:
For 741 opamp, 𝐼𝐵(max) = 500𝑛𝐴. Select 𝐼1 = 𝐼2 = 100 × 𝐼𝐵(max) = 50𝜇𝐴
𝑉𝐶𝐶 ⁄2
𝑅1 = 𝑅2 = = 240𝑘Ω Select 𝑅1 = 𝑅2 = 220𝑘Ω
𝐼1
𝑉𝑖
𝑅4 = = 10𝑘Ω
𝐼2
𝑉𝑂 𝐴𝐶𝐿 ×𝑉𝑖
𝑅4 + 𝑅3 = = = 100𝑘Ω Select 𝑅3 = 100𝑘Ω to give gain >10
𝐼2 𝐼2
𝑅1 ||𝑅2
𝑋𝐶1 = Hence 𝐶1 = 0.1𝜇𝐹
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Procedure:
Construct the capacitor coupled non-inverting amplifier circuit shown in Fig. 10.3
using the component values determined. Connect the power supply, signal
generator, and oscilloscope as illustrated..
Set the power supply voltage to 24 V, and adjust the signal generator to produce
a 1V peak to peak, 1 kHz sinusoidal input (vi) to the amplifier. Record the output
voltage amplitude (vo) on the laboratory record sheet and calculate the amplifier
gain.
Maintaining the input voltage constant, reduce the signal frequency until vo
approximately equals 0.707 of the vo level at f = 1 kHz. Record the lower cutoff
frequency (f1).
Return the signal frequency to 1 kHz. Connect a 100kΩ in series with the amplifier
input. Check the effect on the output voltage and calculate Zin.
Observation
𝑉𝑜 =
𝑉𝑂
𝐴𝐶𝐿 = =
𝑉𝑖
𝑓1 =
𝑉𝑜 =
𝑉𝑂
𝑉𝑧𝑖 = =
𝐴𝐶𝐿
𝑉𝑂 × 100𝑘
𝑍𝑖𝑛 = =
𝑉𝑖 − 𝑉𝑧𝑖
𝑓1 =