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An Electrical Question
« on: January 06, 2003, 11:58:06 AM »
i have a 0-250ma scale that i would like to read with the ADC what resistor network would i need to use

thanks Karen
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Re: An Electrical Question
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2003, 03:48:49 PM »
Do you mean your analog data can output 250mA full scale (or do you mean 250 mV??).  If it is really 0-250mA current output, then  you can convert it into 0-5V by using a 20 Ohm resistor. However, take note that the heating:

  P = I^2 * R = 0.25*0.25*20 = 1.25 W

That means that you need a resistor that is quite stable when heated up.

A better way is to use a smaller resistor to convert into lower voltage and use an opAmp to amplify the signal to 0-5V.

If your circuit is 0-250mV output, then construct a non-inverting OpAmp with 20 time gain to amplify the output to 0-5V.

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