MCP6548 comparator circuit isn't working

Question

Hey guys back at it again, sorry.

I am using a standard MCP6548 Comparator to finish the first stage of my project.

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OP's schematic.

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A little tidy-up to separate the rectifier and comparator functions, run R4 downwards to GND and clean up the power supply. Section labels don't hurt either. [Transistor]

The probem is the comparator isn't working. When - > +, it is not staying at GND. When the input signal CH1 is Higher than CH2 it should stay at GND. Yes the output of the OPA350 is solid and working as it should.

Answer 1

I’m glad to see you got your first circuit working.

Just a little note.

First rail to rail Op Amp is a negative input wave “inverting precision peak detector” that produces a positive output at x1 gain.

Since the comparator only detects inputs greater than the reference voltage so the negative peak detector is somewhat unnecessary if you expect positive input peaks to be symmetrical.

Thus you can go directly into the comparator.