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            | Subject: 
 | Re: input impedance 
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            | Newsgroups: 
 | lugnet.robotics.handyboard 
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            | Date: 
 | Thu, 11 Jun 1998 02:08:44 GMT 
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            | Original-From: 
 | David Kott <(dakott@)antispam(alpha.delta.edu)> 
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 |  | On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, Joe Martin wrote: 
 > Does anyone know the impedance onto the sensor inputs on the HB and/or any
 > suggestions for setting them to receive signals sent at 220K Ohm.
 > Joe Martin
 > joema@mpx.com.au
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 >
 
 Hmmmmmm.. as I recall, there are 47k pullups on those inputs.  These are
 used to condition the signals when used as a digital input.  The 'HC11
 pink book suggests that any input resistance of greater then 10K will
 "...degrade A/D accuracy."  The ADC module draws 400nA continuously.  Your
 220K will drop ~80 mV.  This will result in only 6(ish) bit precision.
 Also, the ADC subsystem is modeled as 20pF cap.  220K driving such a cap
 will increase your acquisition time significatly.   You will definately
 want to condition this signal with a low impedance driver.  I suggest an
 instrumentation amplifier (a special kind of rail to rail, high frequency
 Op-Amp) to condition that signal.  National Semiconductor offers many
 single supply, rail to rail devices. Analog Devices has a pretty keen
 selection too.  I don't remember the particular part number, but NS has a
 swift selection tree.  The output impedance of an OpAmp is quite low.
 This means you will be able to leave the 47K's on the HB ADC inputs alone.
 
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 |  | Does anyone know the impedance onto the sensor inputs on the HB and/or any suggestions for setting them to receive signals sent at 220K Ohm. Joe Martin joema@mpx.com.au    (27 years ago, 10-Jun-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard) 
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