Monday, October 18, 2010

Modeling LM741 Slew Rate in LTSpice





Modeling the slew rate of the LM741 can be accomplished using a simple voltage follower as shown above.




The slewing can be observed with a transient analysis.









Sunday, October 10, 2010

Installing Solver in Excel 2007

Solver is a very powerful add-in for solving linear programming problems. To install Solver, complete the following steps:

Step 1. Click the office button, and click the excel options button


Step 2: Click Add-Ins, and then click "GO" to manage add-ins



Step 3: Now, just click to add the Solver add-in and click OK



Step 4: After install you can start using the Solver! Solver is now located on the Data -> Analysis toolbar.






Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Modeling a basic inverting op amp in LTSpice




Here is a basic op amp schematic in LTSpice using the "universal op amp" component.