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LOG100
Precision
LOGARITHMIC AND LOG RATIO AMPLIFIER
FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
● ACCURACY
● LOG, LOG RATIO AND ANTILOG
0.37% FSO max Total Error
Over 5 Decades
COMPUTATIONS
● ABSORBANCE MEASUREMENTS
● DATA COMPRESSION
● LINEARITY
0.1% max Log Conformity
Over 5 Decades
● OPTICAL DENSITY MEASUREMENTS
● DATA LINEARIZATION
● EASY TO USE
● CURRENT AND VOLTAGE INPUTS
Pin-selectable Gains
Internal Laser-trimmed Resistors
● WIDE INPUT DYNAMIC RANGE
6 Decades, 1nA to 1mA
● HERMETIC CERAMIC DIP
resistors. The resistors are laser-trimmed for maxi-
mum precision. FET input transistors are used for the
amplifiers whose low bias currents (1pA typical) per-
mit signal currents as low as 1nA while maintaining
guaranteed total errors of 0.37% FSO maximum.
DESCRIPTION
The LOG100 uses advanced integrated circuit tech-
nologies to achieve high accuracy, ease of use, low
cost, and small size. It is the logical choice for your
logarithmic-type computations. The amplifier has guar-
anteed maximum error specifications over the full six-
decade input range (1nA to 1mA) and for all possible
combinations of I1 and I2. Total error is guaranteed so
that involved error computations are not necessary.
Because scaling resistors are self-contained, scale
factors of 1V, 3V or 5V per decade are obtained
simply by pin selections. No other resistors are re-
quired for log ratio applications. The LOG100 will
meet its guaranteed accuracy with no user trimming.
Provisions are made for simple adjustments of scale
factor, offset voltage, and bias current if enhanced
performance is desired.
The circuit uses a specially designed compatible thin-
film monolithic integrated circuit which contains am-
plifiers, logging transistors, and low drift thin-film
Q1
Q2
9
1
–VCC
I1
7
A2
VOUT
3
A1
K = 1
4
K = 3
14
6
7.5kΩ
5
I2
K = 5
24kΩ
39kΩ
+VCC
Com
270Ω
220Ω
Scale
Factor
Trim
I1
I2
10
VOUT = K LOG
2
Resistor values nominal only;
laser-trimmed for precision gain.
International Airport Industrial Park
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Mailing Address: PO Box 11400
Cable: BBRCORP
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Tucson, AZ 85734
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Street Address: 6730 S. Tucson Blvd.
• Tucson, AZ 85706
Tel: (520) 746-1111 Twx: 910-952-1111
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Telex: 066-6491
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FAX: (520) 889-1510
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Immediate Product Info: (800) 548-6132
© 1981 Burr-Brown Corporation
PDS-437E
Printed in U.S.A. January, 1995