I have a function generator IC XR2206 from EXAR. It's application circuits uses dual power supply +/-9 volts. How can I make such a 9-0-9 dual supply from a single voltage source like a battery or an adapter?
What are the ways to make a dual power supply from a single voltage source
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Best Answer
A relatively painless approach, assuming you have just the requisite positive supply, say +9 Volts, would be the use of a switched-capacitor voltage converter such as the MAX1044 or ICL7660 in voltage inverting mode. The first typical operating circuit schematic in the linked datasheet shows how.
This will provide an inverted voltage supply of up to 10mA, matching the positive voltage supply, up to 10 Volts: Sufficient for XR2206 operation with a high impedance load.
For higher current requirements, other negative voltage generation modules exist from various manufacturers, typically switch mode converters.
If a supply of twice the required minimum voltage is available, another option is to simply split the supply and create a virtual ground, either using an op-amp fed from a pair of matched resistors as voltage divider, or using a dedicated rail splitter part such as the Texas Instruments TLE2426.
This article provides some ideas on virtual ground / rail splitter circuits.