Low Noise Programmable DC Amplifier with Remote Control
Introduction. The developmental direction of information-measuring systems used to record, pre-process and analyse excess low-frequency noise (flicker noise) in modern experimental technology is well known. Every measuring channel is presented in the form of a multistage circuit with specified param...
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| Language: | Russian |
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Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI"
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Известия высших учебных заведений России: Радиоэлектроника |
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| Online Access: | https://re.eltech.ru/jour/article/view/359 |
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| Summary: | Introduction. The developmental direction of information-measuring systems used to record, pre-process and analyse excess low-frequency noise (flicker noise) in modern experimental technology is well known. Every measuring channel is presented in the form of a multistage circuit with specified parameters at each stage. This creates difficulties in adapting a measuring system to specific experimental conditions. While the solution may be to unify all the components of the channel, the problem lies in estimating the intrinsic noise of the electronic elements which provide a change in amplifier parameters. Objective. To analyse the intrinsic noise of electronic potentiometers. To develop a low-noise unified DC amplifier with the possibility of external digital control parameters. To study the characteristics of a DC amplifier thus developed. Materials and methods. The superposition method was used to perform theoretical calculation of noise gain for each component of a non-inverting amplifier. Experimental studies were based on a system consisting of a low-noise amplifying path and spectroanalyser using the data acquisition module E14-440. Software "Power-Graph" was used. Results. The results of the theoretical analysis of noise amplification for metal-film resistors and experimental studies of the characteristics of electronic potentiometers indicated that their noise voltages specific values are almost identical. The use of a digital potentiometer as a feedback element and a low-noise bipolar-powered bias source (AD8400) permitted the implementation of a unified module with cascading capability. External digital control was based on a single-chip microcontroller PIC18F2550, using the "Master-Slave" channel level protocol and ASCII-command-line interface based on RS-485 network. This control enabled adaptation for measuring electronic component noise, low currents and voltages, flicker noise and the construction of systems for information collecting and processing. Conclusion. The theoretical and practical results achieved herein enable the design of multichannel distributed DC measuring systems. The systems will offer adaptability for measuring channels to the tasks required, and the possibility of correction of real time characteristics. |
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| ISSN: | 1993-8985 2658-4794 |