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For the LM741A the average input offset is 2mV with the maximum being 6mV (at 25C) . If you have a circuit with a gain of 100 then the output could be off by 200mV (typical) or as much as 0.6V worst case. Note: The input offset voltage could be as much as 7.5mV depending on the temperature.  \nInput Offset Voltage Drift: How much the input offset changes with temperature. For the LM741A the worst case drift is 15uV/C. So, if your circuit had to operate from 0-60C the input offset could change by 15uV/C * 60C = 0.9mV over the 60C temperature range.  \nInput Offset Voltage Adjustment Range: By connecting a potentiometer to the null pins you can trim the input offset voltage by about +/-15mV.  \nInput Offset Current: Earlier we stated that the input impedance of the ideal op-amp is infinite and that no current entered the input pins. Well, in the real world some current does enter the inputs. In this case the difference between the two input currents is about 20nA (200nA worst case at 25C) .  \nInput Bias Current: The current that flows into the input pins to bias the transistors (about 80nA in this  \ncase) . Note: Some FET op-amps have input bias currents well below 1pA.  \nInput Resistance: The impedance seen looking into the input pins. The LM741A has a minimum input impedance of 2MΩ . Note: This is considered low. Many op-amps have input impedances over 1GΩ .  \nInput Voltage Range: How high or low the voltage at the input pins can be before the op-amp doesn't function properly (or gets damaged) . In this case (assuming +/-15V supplies) the inputs should stay below +/-13V. Note: In general  \nLarge Signal Voltage Gain: The gain of the op-amp at DC (i.e. low frequency) . Earlier we stated that the gain was infinite. In the real world it's large but not infinite. The typical gain is listed as 200V/mV (200,000) . Note: Many op-amps have gains over 10^6 .  \nOutput Voltage Swing: The output can't swing all the way to the power supply rails. The max output voltage also depends on the load current. With a smaller load (i.e. a big load resistor drawing little current) the output can go higher than with a large load (i.e. a small load resistor requiring more current) . Most op-amps can swing the output to within a few volts of the power supply rails. Note: There are special opamps called \"Rail-to-Rail\" op-amps that can swing the output to within 100mV of the supply rails. These special op-amps are often used in battery-operated products where the power supply may be 6V or less.  \nOutput Short Circuit Current: How much current the op-amp can source or sink from the output pin. Note: The output voltage could drop near zero volts when delivering the maximum current. Typically the op-amp can't deliver more than 25mA (but always can deliver at least 10mA) . See \"Output Voltage Swing\" to get an idea of how much voltage you can put across various sized resistors.  \nCommon-Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR): The ratio of the difference gain to the common mode gain. Op-amps are only supposed to amplify the difference between the input pins. In reality, if there is a common voltage (say 1VDC on both pins) there will be a small gain even though the inputs are the same. The CMRR tells you how good the op-amp is at minimizing this common gain. The LM741 has a worstcase CMRR of 70db and typically it 90 (20db is a factor of 10 so 90db is a ratio of 30,000) . Note: Some instrumentation and difference amplifiers can have a CMRR over 110db (300,000) .  \nPower Supply Voltage Rejection Ratio (PSRR): This tells you how well the op-amp fil","cbCaimFkzKxCDbeQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimFkzKxCDbeQ","pdf",82151,"English","# How to read an op-amp data sheet\n## LM741 input specifications\n## Gain and output capability\n## Noise rejection and dynamic performance\n## Bandwidth and slew rate","[{\"question\":\"What does input offset voltage mean on an op-amp datasheet?\",\"answer\":\"It is the apparent voltage difference between the inputs even when the inputs are shorted. The guide explains typical and maximum values for the LM741A and how this error grows with circuit gain.\"},{\"question\":\"How should you interpret input offset voltage drift?\",\"answer\":\"It describes how the input offset changes with temperature. 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