Diff Amp Gain
Compute the op-amp difference amplifier gain as Rf / Rin.
Description
Compute the op-amp difference amplifier gain as Rf / Rin.
Diff Amp Gain: Compute the op-amp difference amplifier gain as Rf / Rin.
When to use Diff Amp Gain
Use this electronics calculation for a first-pass component, converter, signal, motor, or sensor estimate when the stated operating conditions and units match the device data.
- Feedback resistor (Ω)
- Required number input.
- Input resistor (Ω)
- Required number input.
How Diff Amp Gain works
Compute the op-amp difference amplifier gain as Rf / Rin. The tool evaluates the supplied inputs together and returns the named outputs below; it does not infer omitted operating conditions or change the units shown.1
- Differential gain (ratio)
- The resulting differential gain returned as a number.
Limitations and assumptions
- Amplifier gain and rejection calculations are small-signal approximations unless the operating point is checked. Gain-bandwidth, slew rate, input and output range, stability, noise, offset, bias current, loading, and frequency-dependent CMRR can limit the result.
- Use finite inputs in the displayed units and preserve more precision than the final presentation requires. Independently verify safety-critical, financial, compliance, or production decisions.
Alternative or Complementary approaches
Check the result against the current datasheet and worst-case operating corners, then verify the circuit or measurement with simulation and bench testing where failure matters.
References
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Operational amplifier — Wikipedia contributors
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