Electrical – Single Supply in Op-amps

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I am using in a project TL081 operational amplifiers and an INA118P instrumentation amplifier.
Both need a ± 15 V Symmetric Power Supply, however I have seen some projects in which it uses single supply.

I intend to build a portable system that sends electrical signals to the body (sinusoidal voltage of 2 V pp with 100 kHz to 1 mA). And for this I will use the op amps TL081 to make a high pass filter, a current source and a voltage follower. With the INA118P I will amplify the signal.

My questions:

I'm going to use arduino, I intend to use a single 5 V supply and GND.
What's the difference between a Symmetric Power Supply and Single Supply?

The TL081 does not have much information about Single Supply Operation. For the voltage that I intend to work, is 5 V enough?

Thanks!

Best Answer

The answer is in the datasheet. The absolute maximums don't list a minimum supply voltage, but there recommended operating conditions. enter image description here +/-5V minimum is a 10V single supply, not out of the ordinary for a JFET op amp.