Op Amp Design #2: Solving Vo = 3*10^4(i2-i1)

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The discussion revolves around designing an op-amp circuit to achieve the output Vo = 3*10^4(i2-i1) using current sources i2 and i1. Participants are addressing challenges with the number of unknowns in their equations and the need for accurate labeling of circuit components. A key suggestion is to simplify the design by using only two resistors, which is a departure from the traditional difference amplifier template. There is also a focus on improving the clarity of shared diagrams, with a preference for simpler image formats over PDFs for accessibility. The conversation highlights the importance of correct labeling and circuit simplification in achieving the desired output.
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Homework Statement


Design a circuit containing a single op amp that can perform the following operation: Vo = 3*10^4(i2-i1), where i2 and i1 are input current sources


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Where I'm at right now, I am just using the equation for a difference amplifier gains, but I have more unknowns than equations, so I don't know what to do.
 

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Hi Maylis. Could I suggest that you post images as unadorned jpeg (or png, etc) files, so those using basic tablets (and costly data plans) are still able to participate?
 
Alright, here is a .png
 

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Your diagram labeling does not agree with your equations.

Big hint: since the inputs are current you need a total of only 2 resistors.
 
Oh I see, I need to change the label of R2 and R3. Either way my problem persists. The equation should be correct now with that change, as well as making it R3*i2 in my second stop
 
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Okay, I source transformed, corrected the labeling, and this is what I came up with.

Edit: my bad, I was saying that no current goes through R1 and R3, which can't be possible since there is a potential difference between Vn/Vp and the resistors. Now the equations are even messier. Where do you get the fact that I only need 2 resistors from? I am following the template for a difference amplifier as given in the textbook and I redrew as my original image, pre-source transform
 

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See if you can get it to work without R1 and R3.
 
NascentOxygen said:
See if you can get it to work without R1 and R3.

And RL.


And BTW the pdf file is a lot easier to read, for me anyway.

If the new tablets, iPads etc etc can't even read pdf files any more I am more po'd than ever that xp is disappearing ... we are dumbing-down at an ever-increasing rate ...
 

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