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The most ridiculous, overengineered, stupid way to create a 1Hz sinewave using OP-amps ..... (and a timer)

phil-weaselPhil Weasel 07/11/2025 at 05:220 Comments

So to make my life easier, i want to only use one power supply. Thus i need to generate the negative voltage.

Get ready for some op-amp magic:

By setting the positive input to roughly 1/2 Vin and creating a feedback loop, i can use the output of the opamp as a "virtual ground".

MAGIC!

Adding a push pull transistor pair further increases the current capability of the output. However, this circuit is still pretty limited current wise but fine for our puroposes.

-> Just make sure to also use the virtual ground for any scope measurements

Adding this to my breadboard setup, it still works super fine

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