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19823
I have had a bad experience with using a Radio Shack power adapter (1.5V - 12 V 300mA) with the LCD+2 using the onboard female plug to the adapter. It burned...
Brian Little
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Oct 1, 2005
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19824
Which port would I be better using to program my atmosperic climate control system? Which lends itself better to ease of programming?...
c04203420
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Oct 1, 2005
10:11 pm
19825
... If I was doing this project, I would use the Basicx and program the climate controls you are going to use with it. The basicx would only send Raw data back...
Kenneth Smith
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Oct 2, 2005
2:42 pm
19826
Im very new to the world of electronics so forgive my apparent lack of knowledge. Input Devices ============= Could someone point me in the right direction for...
c04203420
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Oct 2, 2005
8:36 pm
19827
Remember, those cheap supplies are rated for the specified voltage at the specified current. At less power draw, the voltage will be higher, potentially much...
arhodes19044
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Oct 3, 2005
3:10 am
19828
Unless you NEED parallel, then you will save many pins by going with serial. Parallel is faster, but usually serial is fast enough. -Tony...
arhodes19044
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19829
... I ... longivity ... If you do not want to spend too much time on interface circuits, consider using 1-wire sensors from Maxim/Dallas. All you need is a 4k7...
Tore Fintland
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Oct 3, 2005
7:22 am
19830
... How does serial deal with concurrency?...
c04203420
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Oct 3, 2005
11:07 am
19831
My atmosperic climate control system will place a heavy reliance on fans for temperature control. Typically industry standard fans (@ 100mm for example) are...
c04203420
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Oct 3, 2005
11:23 am
19832
I am not sure what you mean by concurrency in this situation. It is asynchronous, and relatively low speed, although some hardware can deal with up to 1M...
arhodes19044
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Oct 3, 2005
1:41 pm
19833
[Much removed by moderator] ... exactly what you mean. Thanks for that. Your last paragraph answered what i needed to know. I obviously didn't read what i had...
c04203420
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Oct 3, 2005
6:42 pm
19834
I have been asked to convert some +/- 10V sensor signals to 0 - +5 volt for use with a Basicx 24. Is there a way to do this without using a 3rd party signal...
p_dubinsky
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Oct 3, 2005
7:42 pm
19835
... I have been asked to convert some +/- 10V sensor signals to 0 - +5 volt for use with a Basicx 24. Is there a way to do this without using a 3rd party...
Ken Arck
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Oct 3, 2005
7:45 pm
19836
... That's exactly what is - an analog -10 to + 10 voltage voltage from an analog sensor. Paul "I've seen the future, and you're not going to like it." --...
Paul Dubinsky
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Oct 3, 2005
7:49 pm
19837
So I think I have found a suitably priced temperature/humidity sensor that at seems reasonably accurate for my application. ...
c04203420
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Oct 3, 2005
8:08 pm
19838
... The conversion needs two parts. Firstly, you need to convert the 20 volt swing (-10 to +10) into a 5 volt swing. That's easy - use a voltage divider....
Don Kinzer
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Oct 3, 2005
9:18 pm
19839
Maybe you should also look at the SHT75 It's cheaper and more easy to mount in a probe. I know a cheap website where to buy them. Let me know if you want more...
Wim Nijntjes
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Oct 3, 2005
9:31 pm
19840
Look at: http://www.onsetcomp.com/Products/Product_Pages/Tattletale_pages/sensirionsht71_75.html The strange thing is that the more accurate sht75 is cheaper...
Wim Nijntjes
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Oct 3, 2005
9:32 pm
19841
So I think I have found a suitably priced temperature/humidity sensor that at seems reasonably accurate for my application. ...
Lauren Vanderhoof
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Oct 3, 2005
9:37 pm
19842
... Something like this? +/-10V Input +5V ... 100K 10K ... 33K | ... Gnd | Gnd Paul ... "I've seen the future, and you're...
Paul Dubinsky
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Oct 3, 2005
9:51 pm
19843
At 09:17 PM 10/3/2005 -0000, you wrote: The conversion needs two parts. Firstly, you need to convert the 20 volt swing (-10 to +10) into a 5 volt swing. ...
Ken Arck
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Oct 3, 2005
10:15 pm
19844
... Something like this? +/-10V Input +5V ... 100K 10K ... 33K | ... Gnd | Gnd Paul, Something more like: +/-10V Input ...
Lauren Vanderhoof
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Oct 3, 2005
10:18 pm
19845
Of course. Thanks for helping an old dummy. Thanks, Paul ... "I've seen the future, and you're not going to like it." -- Vincent van Gui [Non-text portions of...
Paul Dubinsky
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Oct 3, 2005
10:31 pm
19846
... By itself, it doesn't. Once you've limit the swing to +/-2.5 volts and shift it up by 2.5 volts, the signal will always be 0-5V unless there is a...
Don Kinzer
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Oct 4, 2005
3:13 am
19847
... Note that the circuit that Lauren suggested is designed so that the 2.5V offset is supplied with an impedance about a factor of 10 lower than the impedance...
Don Kinzer
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Oct 4, 2005
3:15 am
19848
Insert "NOT" in the appropriate place. neil...
Jepsen Electronics Ltd
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Oct 4, 2005
3:22 am
19849
... Indeed. It should have read: ... so that variations in the current flowing through the upper divider do *not* disturb the offset voltage (very much)....
Don Kinzer
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Oct 4, 2005
5:05 am
19850
... A great deal of thanks to Don, Lauren, Neil and others for the quick response to my question. It never ceases to amaze how much you guys know and how...
Paul Dubinsky
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Oct 4, 2005
11:34 am
19851
... If it is easier to mount and cheaper then it sounds like a good option. What is the website? Thanks in advance. Marc....
c04203420
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Oct 4, 2005
1:51 pm
19852
Is anyone aware of a treatise on the two-button interface? I have a device that, in normal mode, uses two momentary switches for a single parameter up/down...
Tom Becker
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Oct 4, 2005
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