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High CMRR Instrumentation Amplifier (Schematic and Layout) design for biomedical applications

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Instrumentation amplifiers are intended to be used whenever acquisition of a useful signal is difficult. IA’s must have extremely high input impedances because source impedances may be high and/or unbalanced. bias and offset currents are low and relatively stable so that the source impedance need not be constant. Balanced differential inputs are provided so that the signal source may be referenced to any reasonable level independent of the IA output load reference. Common mode rejection, a measure of input balance, is very high so that noise pickup and ground drops, characteristic of remote sensor applications, are minimized.Care is taken to provide high, well characterized stability of critical parameters under varying conditions, such as changing temperatures and supply voltages. Finally, all components that are critical to the performance of the IA are internal to the device. The precision of an IA is provided at the expense of flexibility. By committing to the one specific task of
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Simple Sound Activated Tape Switch Circuit Diagram

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This is a Simple Sound Activated Tape Switch Circuit Diagram. This circuit can cause a cassette recorder to automatically tum on and record when a sound or noise is present. Another use, is when the sound-activated switch is used to tum on a cassette player so that it operates as a burglar-alarm detector and sounder. Op amps Ula and Ulb are connected in tandem to amplify the sounds picked up by the detector`s mike. 

The amplified audio voltage, output at pin 7 of Ulb, is fed to a voltage`doubler circuit, consisting of Dl and D2. The elevated voltage from the doubler circuit is input to the positive input of op amp Ulc, which is operating as a simple comparator circuit.Sound-activated-tape-switch The other input of Ulc is connected to a voltage divider that sets the switching point for the de signal voltage, to turn on when the signal level is greater than about 1.5 V. As the comparator switches on, its output at pin 8 becomes positive and supplies a forward bias to tum on D3 and Ql, which in tum, starts the recorder. 

 Simple Sound Activated Tape Switch Circuit Diagram




The rc combination of C4/R9 sets the cassette`s run time after the input sound has ceased, preventing the recorder from chopping-up or turning-off between closely spaced sounds or words picked up by the mike. The delay time is roughly 6 to 8 seconds. Rll sets the circuit`s gain. Connect a low-impedance cassette mike to the amplifier`s input, and connect the output of Ql to the cassette`s remote input or to the internal input and set the recorder to the record position. Talk and adjust the amplifier`s gain with Rll for the desired sensitivity.

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