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Multi Sim Tutorial 2

The document introduces how to use MultiSim software to simulate operational amplifier circuits. It provides step-by-step instructions to simulate an inverting unity gain op amp circuit. This includes placing components, running transient and AC analyses, and interpreting the output graphs which show voltage over time and the circuit's bode plot. The bode plot graphs gain and phase shift versus input frequency.

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Multi Sim Tutorial 2

The document introduces how to use MultiSim software to simulate operational amplifier circuits. It provides step-by-step instructions to simulate an inverting unity gain op amp circuit. This includes placing components, running transient and AC analyses, and interpreting the output graphs which show voltage over time and the circuit's bode plot. The bode plot graphs gain and phase shift versus input frequency.

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Introduction to MultiSim – Part 2

Prepared by:
Mohamad Eid
Summer 2007
The purpose of this tutorial is to demonstrate the use of MultiSim to simulate operational
amplifier circuits (uA741 OpAmp), such as inverting and non-inverting amplifiers, filters,
and oscillators. The circuit shown in Figure 1 is used as a simulation example in the
current tutorial.

Figure 1. An inverting unity gain operational amplifier circuit

1) Start the MultiSim program as shown in the previous tutorial (For Windows users the
default location can be found by clicking: Start ->All Programs -> Electronics
Workbench -> DesignSuite Freeware Edition 9 -> MultiSim 9).

2) You will be creating a new schematic and simulation so choose File->SaveAs,


navigate to or create a directory where you can save this schematic and simulation then
fill in the filename as shown below. (I called this one tut1.) Click OK when you have
navigated to the proper directory and entered a name for the project.

3) You should now have a blank schematic. Start placing components by selecting Place-
>Component from the menu bar. You will see another dialog box as shown. Start with
the OpAmp so pick Analog Components in the drop down menu as shown:
4) You should see a new dialog box. Select OPAMP then LM741CN as shown below then
click OK.
5) Place the OpAmp on the schematic. Next you must add a couple of power supply
connections. You will add a DC source by again selecting Place->Component. Only this
time pick SOURCES from the drop down menu. Then select POWER_SOURCES and
DC_POWER as shown below then click OK.

6) Put the battery (DC power source) on the schematic somewhat above the OpAmp as
shown below.
7) Double click on the “12V”. Change the voltage from 12 to 18 then click OK.

8) Place the rest of the components on the schematic as shown below. Use Place->Wire
to add wires for connecting components together. Resistors are under the Basic
components drop down menu. Note you must specify “k_” in the filter to locate the 10K
resistors. Note GROUND symbols are at SOURCES->POWER_SOURCES. Your
completed schematic should resemble the one below.

9) Be sure all components are connected as shown above. Now you will name the input
and output signals to make them easier to locate in simulation. First highlight the wires
above the 5V 1KHz source V3. Do this by placing the cursor on the red wire and left
clicking once. Now right click once and select “properties” from the popup menu.
Change the net name to Vin as shown on the next page then click OK. Use the same
method to change the output net name to “Vout”.
10) You will now run a simulation. First select Simulate->Analyses->Transient Analysis
from the top menu bar. Change the End Stop Time (TSTOP) to 0.002 as shown below.

11) Next choose the Output page and select the two signals you want to see on the output.
Your dialog box should now look like the one on the next page.
12) At this point you are ready to simulate. Left click on the Simulate button to run the
simulation. You should get a result window that looks like the one below.

Now run an AC analysis to make a Bode plot of the response of your circuit. For an ideal
Op Amp the gain would be always be 1. In the real world, capacitive and inductive
effects at higher frequencies cause the gain (and phase) to shift. The Bode plot is a graph
of gain and a graph of phase shift relative to input frequency.

13) Select Simulate->Analyses->AC Analysis as shown.

14) Make sure the frequency dialog box looks as shown below then click the Output tab.
Make Vout the only output then click the Simulate button as before.
15) The simulation results should appear as below. Note the top graph is gain in decibels
(0 db is the same as unity gain or 1). See how the gain rolls off starting around 1 MHz.
The bottom graph is phase shift. Since this is an inverting configuration, expect the phase
shift to be 180 degrees. But notice how it drops to around 90 degrees by 10MHz then
rolls down to around 0 by 10GHz.

16) Put the cursor in the graph and right click to get the menu show. From there you can
turn the grids on or off, add cursors, etc. You can also choose Properties and change the
axes of the graphs. Use File->Print to print the Bode plot.
Examples

Simulate the following circuits:

a) Average Amplifier:

b) Bandpass Filter:

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