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How to read in analog voltages on AN0 & AN1??

 
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How to read in analog voltages on AN0 & AN1??
PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 2:01 pm     Reply with quote

Hi all,

I have 2 IR sensors which output an analog signal corresponding to distance. I'm feeding the output from sensor #1 into AN0 and the output from sensor #2 to AN1. I'm trying to read each value, do ADC, and print it to hyperterminal. When running the code below, I get similar (erroneous) values for "value1" and "value2" despite holding them at different distances from obstacles.

When just using 1 sensor and hooking up to AN0, both "value1" and "value2" again have similar distance readings, but are accurate. Not sure why AN0 and AN1 seem to be linked together? Maybe it's something wrong in my code?

Code:

#include <16F877A.h>
#device adc=10
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <math.h>

#fuses HS,NOWDT,NOPROTECT,PUT,NOLVP
#use delay(clock=10000000)
#use rs232(baud=9600, xmit=PIN_C6, rcv=PIN_C7, stream=PC)

#define LED PIN_C0


main()
{
    long value1=0, value2=0;

   output_high(LED);

   // setup to do A/D conversion
    setup_adc_ports(RA0_RA1_RA3_ANALOG);
   setup_adc(ADC_CLOCK_DIV_8);

    while(1)
   {
      // read in value on AN0
      set_adc_channel(0);
      value1 = read_adc();

      delay_ms(10);

      // read in value on AN1
      set_adc_channel(1);
      value2 = read_adc();
       

      delay_ms(10);
      
      fprintf(PC, "%ld,     ", value1);
      fprintf(PC, "%ld\r\n", value2);
   }

} // end of main
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 2:13 pm     Reply with quote

You need a delay after you switch the ADC channel.
This is in the data sheet. See the sample code at this link:
http://www.ccsinfo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29074&start=1
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:46 am     Reply with quote

It might be me PCM but the code seems to show that there is a 10ms delay between changing channels!

Can you verify that the voltage on the A/D input is actually changing by using a scope?

What version compiler are you using? On the newer ones your setup ports info is not correct ,it's been changed, check the 16F877A.h file to get the correct one for your compiler.

JFK
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:06 am     Reply with quote

The delay needs to be between changing channels and reading the adc.
i.e.
set_adc_channel(0);
delay_us(20);
value = read_adc();
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:05 am     Reply with quote

Yeah, that worked - thanks PCM!
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