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enka e hka hik - Ap r 2 1 , 2 0 0 9 - 0 7 :4 6 AM Po bjec : Ne g a t ive vo lt a g e in p u t t o ADC Hi, I a m d o in g t e mp e ra t u re s e n s o r p ro je ct u s in g k t p e t h e rmo co u p le . I co u ld a b le t o s e n s e +ve t e mp e ra t u re a n d re a d it t h ro u g h a micro co n t ro lle r. Bu t w h e n it co me s t o s u b e ro t e mp e ra t u re , I co u ld n t g e t co rre ct re s u lt . I g u e s s t h e p ro b le m is w it h ADC . Ho w t o d o ADC co n ve rs io n w it h -ve vo lt a g e a s in p u t t o ADC . M t o +5 v. Am u s in g 1 0 b it ADC . It w o u ld b e o f g re a t h e lp if s o me b o d Th a n ks a n d re g a rd s , Ka rt h ik leon_ helle - Ap r 2 1 , 2 0 0 9 - 0 7 :5 3 AM Po bjec : RE : Ne g a t ive vo lt a g e in p u t t o ADC Yo u n e e d a s imp le re s is t o r n e t w o rk t o co n ve rt o u r b ip o la r s ig n a l t o a u n ip o la r o n e : e n lig h t e n me o n t h is . in p u t t o ADC ra n g e fro m -5 v

h t t p ://w w w .le o n h e lle r.co m/De s ig n s /co n ve rt e r.GIF Le o n enka e hka hik - Ap r 2 1 , 2 0 0 9 - 0 7 :5 9 AM Po bjec : RE : Ne g a t ive vo lt a g e in p u t t o ADC Le o n, I h a ve g o n e t h ro u g h t h is t o p ic in a vrfre a ks fo ru m. W h a t I w a n t t o kn o w is , s u p p o s e co n s id e r w it h re s is t o r d ivid e r n e t w o rk a d c w a s a b le t o a cce p t t h e in p u t a n d t h e co n ve rs io n is s u cce s s fu l. Bu t w h e n I t a ke t h e a d c re s u lt a n d co n ve rt it b a ck t o a n a lo g d a t a , w ill I b e g e t t in g a ct u a l -ve d a t a a n d h o w ? Th a n ks a n d re g a rd s , Ka rt h ik leon_ helle - Ap r 2 1 , 2 0 0 9 - 0 8 :1 4 AM Po bjec : RE : Ne g a t ive vo lt a g e in p u t t o ADC Tr s u p p l in g a n e g a t ive va lu e a n d s e e w h a t o u g e t . Th a t s h o u ld ma ke t h in g s cle a r.

Le o n enka e hka hik - Ap r 2 1 , 2 0 0 9 - 0 8 :3 0 AM Po bjec : RE : Ne g a t ive vo lt a g e in p u t t o ADC Le o n, W h e n I g ive -4 v in p u t , a m g e t t in g 0 .2 2 7 d e g C a s t e mp e ra t u re o u t p u t w h ih c is n o t t h e co rre ct re s u lt . Als o t h e o u t p u t o f ADC is 0 . Re g a rd s , Ka rt h ik leon_ helle - Ap r 2 1 , 2 0 0 9 - 0 8 :4 0 AM Po bjec : RE : Ne g a t ive vo lt a g e in p u t t o ADC
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Th e o u t p u t ch a n g e is a h a lf o f t h e in p u t o n e . So I t h in k t o fin d t h e in p u t va lu e fro m t h e o u t p u t w e s h o u ld co u n t C ode: in p u t = 2 * (o u t p u t - 1 .2 5 ) [Vo lt ] O f co u rs e , t h e re s is t a n ce s s h o u ld b e g re a t e r t h e n in my t e s t . P ro b a b ly t h e g re a t e r, t h e b e t t e r (in a re a s o n a b le ra n g e ). fie Po a - Ap r 2 1 , 2 0 0 9 - 0 3 :4 0 P M bjec : RE : Ne g a t ive vo lt a g e in p u t t o ADC

Ye s , w h a t a re yo u u s in g fo r C J co mp e n s a t io n ? Als o , mo re imp o rt a n t ly, w h a t a re yo u u s in g t o a mp lify t h e t yp e -K TC w it h ? Yo u a re n 't fe e d in g it d ire ct ly in t o t h e ADC a re yo u ? Th e re is n o w a y yo u w ill h a ve t h e re s o lu t io n t o d o a n yt h in g u s e fu l w it h it . I u s e a MAX6 6 7 5 t o in t e rfa ce a TC w it h t h e u C BU T it w ill NO T d o n e g a t ive t e mp s . If yo u re q u ire n e g a t ive t e mp s t h e n yo u ca n u s e L MC 6 0 6 1 A o p -a mp a n d fe e d in in t o a ch e a p ADC like a IC L 7 1 3 5 t h e n in t o yo u r u C . L o t s o f ch ip s e t s o u t t h e re t o d o w h a t yo u n e e d t o d o , b u t fe e d in g a TC d ire ct ly in t o t h e u C is n o t g o in g t o w o rk fo r yo u . leon_ helle - Ap r 2 1 , 2 0 0 9 - 0 5 :0 1 P M Po bjec : RE : Ne g a t ive vo lt a g e in p u t t o ADC Vis o via n : Th e re s is t o rs s h o u ld b e s e le ct e d t o g ive t h e s p e cifie d in p u t imp e d a n ce fo r t h e ADC . Le o n P o w e re d b y All t ime s a re GMT + 1 Ho u r NphpBB2 2 0 0 3 -2 0 0 6 Th e P Np h p BB Gro u p C re d it s

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