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A programmable gain amplifier (PGA) is a electrical circuit that allows the controller (user, machine) to adjust its transfer function so as to provide larger or lesser voltage gain.

Usually it is a simple circuit, using an operational amplifier with negative feedback. In the negative feedback loop, several resistors and switches open and close, in order to achieve the desirable gain.

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