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[SOLVED] LT3081/LT3090 voltage regulators output adjustment problem.

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Hello.
I'm building a dual rail power supply with LT3081(positive reg) and LT3090(negative reg) and i will not set the output voltage by use of a resistor but through feeding a external voltage into the set pin(not my idea and a lot of the basics for my supply is credited to David behind EEVBLOGG).

As David does i will simply feed a positive voltage into the positive regulators set pin and that will produce the same voltage at the regulator output, but it's something i don't get about the negative regulator.

In the data sheet at page 31 theres a picture that shows both types of regulators and its the background for my question.
http://cds.linear.com/docs/en/datasheet/3090fa.pdf
I don't even know what a 4-quadrant supply is but the lt3085 is just like the lt3081 but have I understood right when I think i need to supply the negative regulator with a negative voltage?(in my circuit)

But what seems odd to me is that comparing the two regs the positives set pin drives the +in of the amplifier and the negatives set pin drives the -in of its amplifier, and when I see them both connected to one and the same voltage I get somewhat confused. But as said i don't know what the circuits should do but it looks very strange to me.

In my circuit both regulators should output the same voltage with opposite polarity so by some means I need a positiv controll voltage for the positive reg and a negative controll voltage for the negative reg, true?

I realise that I need to aquire a better grasp of amplifiers but what would happen if I feed the negative regulators(lt3090) set pin with a positive voltage?
 

In my circuit both regulators should output the same voltage with opposite polarity so by some means I need a positiv controll voltage for the positive reg and a negative controll voltage for the negative reg, true?
Yes. You'll use an OP in inverting configuration (amplifier with gain of -1) to invert the control voltage.
 
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