rail-to-rail (whole sentence)

German translation: Ausgangsspannungs kann über den ...

15:24 Oct 4, 2002
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Tech/Engineering / Semiconductors
English term or phrase: rail-to-rail (whole sentence)
These miniature, high-precision and rail-to-rail output op amps swing very close to the rails.

Can somebody set me on the right track with this sentence, please?
Friedrich Reinold
United States
Local time: 11:41
German translation:Ausgangsspannungs kann über den ...
Explanation:
Forgot to mention that I'd keep Rail-to-Rail in German - this term can be found in German spec sheets and press releases from NSC and other manufacturers. Plus, you'll be explaining the term in the very same sentence: ... deren Ausgänge über fast den gesamten Versorgungsspannungs-Bereich getrieben (ausgesteuert, gefahren) werden können.
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Klaus Herrmann
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Local time: 19:41
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4 +1Speisespannung ganz ausnutzen
jccantrell
5Ausgangsspannungs kann über den ...
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Speisespannung ganz ausnutzen


Explanation:
Rail-to-rail means that the voltage difference supplied by the + and - 'rails'.

So, your sentence is saying that, if the rail-to-rail voltage is, say 5 volts, these op amps will swing almost an entire 5 volts. In my experience, op amps usually lose 0.7 volts at each end.
Consequently, the voltage excursions with yours would be greater than 3.6 volts usually provided.

jccantrell
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agree  Klaus Herrmann: Yes, but...Unfortunately, rail-to-rail output really means something different to nearly every operational amplifier manufacturer - quote from http://www.chipcenter.com/analog/tn026.htm?PRINT=true
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Ausgangsspannungs kann über den ...


Explanation:
Forgot to mention that I'd keep Rail-to-Rail in German - this term can be found in German spec sheets and press releases from NSC and other manufacturers. Plus, you'll be explaining the term in the very same sentence: ... deren Ausgänge über fast den gesamten Versorgungsspannungs-Bereich getrieben (ausgesteuert, gefahren) werden können.

Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 19:41
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