How exactly does a comparator work? - Electrical Engineering Stack …
Apr 12, 2015 · How exactly does a comparator work? Comparators have many uses and its concept is not too hard to grasp. What I don't understand however is how exactly it compares two voltages. …
Can someone explain how this transistor comparator works?
Apr 10, 2015 · The circuit is a comparator and can be remarkably useful more or less as shown. I have used a circuit essentially the same as that in production equipment to meet a requirement which was …
operational amplifier - LM358 comparator circuit - Electrical ...
Jan 21, 2025 · I drew the following circuit using LM358 opamp in order to understand the comparator behavior. I have few questions regarding the circuit below: How should I wire the unused opamp? …
schmitt trigger - How to calculate hysteresis of a comparator ...
Oct 16, 2024 · How to explore it The best way to understand this idea is to try implementing hysteresis step by step in your op-amp inverting comparator circuit. Let's simulate each step with a separate …
How to deal with strobe and balance pins of this comparator for single ...
I want to use this LM311 comparator with a single supply. But these are pins called balance and strobe which confuses me. What are these for? In a forum I read someone suggests pin 5 and pin 6 sho...
Understanding this comparator circuit for AC voltage protection
Jul 15, 2019 · The circuit shown below is taken from this whole design. I understand the main idea. They want to measure some voltage condition and trigger something else with the comparator. R39 and …
Comparator with hysteresis; what resistors go where?
Apr 11, 2023 · The comparator does it during the transition with the help of the positive feedback. What positive feedback is This is positive feedback "out of control" or as they call it, "self-reinforcing …
What is the difference between a general comparator and a differential ...
6 I notice that the LM339 quad comparator comes in 2 different varietys: general-purpose and differential. Besides a big difference in price, what is the difference between the two? Specifically, I …
Comparator control circuit - Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange
Nov 18, 2025 · The value 2.7kΩ should produce about 6mA, which the comparator is able to sink, according to the LM393 datasheet. It will be difficult to interface an indicator LED to this open …
Understanding a window comparator - Electrical Engineering Stack …
Apr 10, 2020 · I don't understand the output of the window comparator. How does the window comparator switch from HIGH to LOW? There is no transistor or anything else. Only two OPAMP …