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CC18: Analog inputs

This does not apply to the CC16

The CC18 has two analog voltage inputs. The input voltage range is 0 to Vcc, where Vcc is the +5V nominal onboard logic power supply. The onboard 5V regulator (which is effectively the analog reference voltage) is accurate to ±5%. The resolution is 10 bits (0.1%).

These inputs are very well suited to use with the ratiometric sensor devices that are becoming common. These sensors run off a 5V logic supply and give an output proportional to the supply voltage X the quantity being measured. The inputs will also work very well with potentiometers.

The following diagram shows the analog pinning and a potentiometer connected to one input.

cc18_analog_connection

This circuit will give a floating point analog reading (fAnIn 0 instruction) of 0 with the wiper at the top of the diagram (at the 0V end of the potentiometer) and 1.0 at the other end.

How to blow up the analog inputs

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