Our customer needed a simple mathematical inverter: Output = (Constant) x (1/Input). Our standard product line includes analog division.
We simply disconnected input A and tied it internally to full scale.
The key requirement was that the user properly specify the input/output relationship. (Note that at 0% input the output would be 1/0 = infinity.) This application required:
Input = 1 volt, Output = 5 volts
Input = 2 volts, Output = 2.5 volts
Input = 5 volts, Output = 1 volt
Mathematically this is: Output = 5 / Input.
We tied input A to a fixed internal voltage and set the instrument's gain appropriately.
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