LM231, LM331

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SNOSBI2B – JUNE 1999 – REVISED MARCH 2013

Details of Operation: Precision V-To-F Converter (Figure 16)

When the integrator's output crosses the nominal threshold level at pin 6 of the LM231/331, the timing cycle is

initiated.

with

accuracy of the V-to-F converter as it does in the stand-alone V-to-F converter; nor does the LM231/331 bias

current or offset current. Instead, the offset voltage and offset current of the operational amplifier are the only

limits on how small the signal can be accurately converted. Since op-amps with voltage offset well below 1 mV

and offset currents well below 2 nA are available at low cost, this circuit is recommended for best accuracy for

small signals. This circuit also responds immediately to any change of input signal (which a stand-alone circuit

spacing can be measured.

In the precision mode, excellent linearity is obtained because the current source (pin 1) is always at ground

The circuit of Figure 17 operates in the same way as Figure 16, but with the necessary changes for high speed

operation.

*Use stable components with low temperature coefficients. See APPLICATIONS INFORMATION.

**This resistor can be 5 k

***Use low offset voltage and low offset current op-amps for A1: recommended type LF411A

Figure 16. Standard Test Circuit and Applications Circuit, Precision Voltage-to-Frequency Converter

DETAILS OF OPERATION: F-to-V CONVERTERS

(Figure 18 and Figure 19)

causes the input comparator to trigger the timer circuit. Just as with a V-to-F converter, the average current

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