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Help building a o-5v input +5v to -5v output circuit

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Hi I am trying to drive a galvonometer that takes +/-5v input signal.
I was told it could be done using a DAC chip output to an opamp chip.
The Opamp I was recomended to use is a TL082CN which is a dual JFET chip.
I think I have the DAC part of the circuit down, but I need help taking the DAC output and running it through the OPAMP
Could someone help me figure out how to do this?

It sounds like a very simple circuit and maybe my problem is simply that I don't know the correct name to google.
Any help would be very appreciated...
 
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Not sure I understand you right - You want a linear voltage amplifier that har the following input/output:

Input=0V --> Output=+5V
Input=5V --> Output=-5V

It that is rigth, you'll need an inverting amplifier circuit that has a gain of -2. Also, the positive input terminal should have -1,667V input.
 
Hi I just posted this but it did not go through...sorry if this ends up being a duplicate post
What I need is for the 0-5v output of the dac to go into the galvo unit which has a 3 pin input (+, g, -)
I think the 0-5v needs to be converted into a seperate 0 to 5v and -5 to 0v outputs.

I think the dual opamp is used by doubling the voltage (0 to 10v) shifting it to -5v to 5v then one opamp is used to cutt off the upper half of the signal giving me -5 to 0v out and the second OPamp does the opposite giving me the 0v to 5v part of the signal.... I am new to electronics so its just a guess and even if Im right, I have no idea how to accomplish this...

the output of the dac is a constantly changing signal that will control the mirror position of the galvonometer...
 
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You have a galvanometer that is -5 volts to +5 volts with a 0 volts center scale. A normal mirror backed galvanometer. Metering systems like this are generally driven by what is called a null detector circuit. Now what exactly are you trying to do? Step by step what is the objective? What DAC are you using and what is driving the DAC?

Ron
 
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Explanation:

Above circuit shifts input voltage by 2.5 volt so 0..5V apears as -2.5..+2.5V (hence needs 2.5V reference created by R1 and 2.5V precision voltage reference). then this is amplified to get -5..+5V output. All work is done by first opamp. second one is just buffer. note that you need dual power supply for this to work (+12V/-12V for example).
 
I am driving it off of an arduino using SPI output. I was able to get a bit of info on the net for the DAC part of the circuit but not the opamp.
The setup is ARDUINO out ----> DAC -----> OPAMP ----> galvodriver board input so that it will connect to the +5v and -5v input signal pins on the galvo driver board.

Here is a schematic of the DAC circuit:

**broken link removed**

The DAC is a TLV5618 and the OPAMP is a TL082CN which is a dual JFET chip.

BTW the galvonometer comes with a power supply and a set of driver boards so that part is already set... all I need is to get the signal that it needs as an input.
Here is a link to the unit I bought and the user manual.

**broken link removed**
 
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