LM311 is an excellent Operational amplifier capable of driving DTL, RTL, TTL, or

MOS logic. The output can switch voltages to 50 volts at currents to 50 mA. IC
LM311 operates between 5 and 30 volts single supply. It can be used to drive
Relays, Lamps, Solenoids etc. But when compared to other Op Amps, the pin
connections of LM311 are different. This design note will help you to design
circuits based on LM311.

LM311 Inputs

Like all other single Op Amps, LM 311 also has two inputs. These are Inverting
input and Non inverting input. In typical Op Amps, the inverting input(negative)
is pin 2 and Non-inverting(positive ) input is pin3. But is LM311

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non inverting input and pin3 is inverting input.

LM311 Outputs

Output stage of LM 311 is different from a typical Op Amp line 741. This
modification enhances the flexibility of LM311. It has two outputs. Pin 7 is the
positive output and forms the collector of the NPN output transistor. Pin 1 is the
negative output that forms

the emitter of the output transistor. Usually pin 1 is grounded to allow collector-
emitter flow of current. Since the positive output is the collector of the output
transistor, it is current sinking. Normally in the off state, the collector of output
transistor is pulled to Vcc .The output transistor saturates when its base gets
more than 0.7 volts. When this

happens, the output is pulled to emitter voltage. That is the load turns on when
the output goes low. In typical Op Amps, the output is current sourcing and
gives current when the output becomes high.
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