Many other possible ranges are possible by physically changing the resistor values that make up the attenuator circuit.

NOTE: Analog input LN7_IN does not have the 10 kΩ resistor installed, and so no resistor attenuator is available, limiting its maximum input voltage to 2 V. This input is intended to be used for a thermistor that you may install at header location JP25.

It is also possible to read a negative voltage on LN0_IN–LN5_IN by moving the 0 Ω jumper (see Figure B-6) on header JP23 or JP24 associated with the A/D converter input from analog ground to the reference voltage generated and buffered by the A/D converter. Adjacent input channels are paired; moving the jumper on JP 23 changes both of the paired channels (LN4_IN–LN5_IN), and moving the jumper on JP24 changes LN0_IN– LN3_IN. At the present time Rabbit Semiconductor does not offer the software drivers to work with single-ended negative voltages, but the differential mode described below may be used to measure negative voltages.

Differential measurements require two channels. As the name differential implies, the dif- ference in voltage between the two adjacent channels is measured rather than the differ- ence between the input and analog ground. Voltage measurements taken in differential mode have a resolution of 12 bits, with the 12th bit indicating whether the difference is positive or negative.

The A/D converter chip can only accept positive voltages, as explained in Section 4.4. Both differential inputs must be referenced to analog ground, and both inputs must be positive with respect to analog ground. Table B-4provides the differential voltage ranges for this setup.

Table B-4. Differential Voltage Ranges

Min. Differential

Voltage

(V)

Max. Differential

Voltage (with

prescaler)

(V)

A/D Converter

Gain

mV per Tick

0

±22.528

1

11

 

 

 

 

0

±11.264

2

5.5

 

 

 

 

0

±5.632

4

2.75

 

 

 

 

0

±4.506

5

2.20

 

 

 

 

0

±2.816

8

1.375

 

 

 

 

0

±2.253

10

1.100

 

 

 

 

0

±1.408

16

0.688

 

 

 

 

0

±1.126

20

0.550

 

 

 

 

User’s Manual

101

Page 107
Image 107
Digi RCM4000 user manual Table B-4. Differential Voltage Ranges