D e r iv in g "F ull R a n g e " A D C v a lu e f r o m a 4 - 2 0 m a c u r r e n t o u t p u t s e n s o r

Sing le En de d
R1 Me as ur em en t
Vi Vo
5.0V
??.0K O hm
R4 R7
G = 1 + Vy =Vx
R2 R1 R3 R6 +R 7
Vi = 5.0 V DC 10.0K Oh m 40 .0K ê
R3 R4
Vo = 1.0 V DC 1.0 V D C
V x = 0- 10 V D C
R1 = Un kn ow n 10.0Kê 10.0Kê
R2
R2 = 10 .0K O hm s Ar ba tra ir ally ch os en 10.0Kê
15 V DC Vy
Se ns or AV R
4- 20 ma R6
Find in g R1: R5 - 0- 5 V DC
+ 1-5 V D C A AD Cn
+
R2 I+ 10.0Kê
V o =V i Rin 5.1Kê R7
R1+ R2 6- 15 V DC
- 25 0ê 10.0Kê
Re ar ra ng in g: I-
V iR 2
R1 = - R2 R3 R4 Ta rg et
Vo R5 = Bo ar d
R3 +R 4
So :
5.0 * 10.0 Kê
R1 = - 10.0Kê = 4 0.0 Kê No te : F or s im plif ic at io n, n o ca pa cito rs a re sh ow n.
1.0

0x 3F F Y
Find in g th e AD C va lu e Y2
102 3d
Y = m X + b
W he re : 0x 2F F
Y Y2 - Y 1 10 bit AD C valu e 76 7d
m =
X = X2 - X 1 Y= m(X 2- X1)+ b
102 3 - 0 102 3 0x 1FF
m = = = 63 .9 37 5
20 .00 m a - 4.0 0 m a 16.00 ma 511d

Ac co un ting f or t he 4 ma 'X ' ax is s hift :

0x 0FF
Y = m * (X2 - X 1) + b Y - b
25 5d X = + X1
m
As su me t ha t 12 ma is for ce d in to t he c ur re nt in pu t,
0x 000
Th e 10 bit ADC v alu e will b e: Y1 X
0
4 ma 8 ma 12 ma 16 ma 20 m a
Y = 63 .9 37 5 * (12 ma - 4.00 ma ) + 0 = 511.5
X1 Inp ut C ur re nt X2

Find in g th e Sc aled V o ltag e V alu e:

Y = m X + b
W he re :
Y Y2 - Y 1 5.00 V Y
Y2
m = 20 .0 ma
X = X2 - X 1
V olt ag e/ Miliam pe re s

5.00 - 0 5.00
m = = = 0.004 88 75 8 3.75 V
102 3 - 0 102 3
15.0 ma
As su me t ha t 511 is r ead f ro m th e AD C, Y= mX +b
Th e sc ale d A DC v olt ag e w ill b e: 2.50 V
10.0 m a
Y = 0.004 88 758 * 5 11 + 0 = 2.49 V

1.2 5 V
Y - b
Find in g th e Sc aled M iliamp er e V alu e: 5.0 ma X =
m
Y = m X + b
0.00 V
W he re : Y1 X
0.0 m a
Y Y2 - Y 1 0x 000 0x 0FF 0x 1FF 0x 2F F 0x 3F F
m =
X = X2 - X 1 0 25 5d 511d 76 7d 102 3d
X1 10 bit AD C V a lue X2
20 .0 - 0 20 .0
m = = = 0.0195 5
102 3 - 0 102 3
As su me t ha t 511 is r ead f ro m th e AD C:
Th e sc ale d A DC c ur re nt w ill b e:
Y = 0.0195 5 * 511 + 0 = 9 .9 9 ma L iv in g s t o n Ele c t r o n ic s
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PR OJ EC T NA ME :
Y=mX+b
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