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Unread 05-30-2005, 08:21 PM   #24
redleader
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Originally Posted by dnkroz
Hi.

Firstly, sorry my bad English. I cannot be expressed as it wanted.

I am using 4 sensors of Honeywell, concretely is a 40PC series (0-15PSI, Vout is 266.6mV/PSI) is compensated and amplified. Previously it had used another model nonamplified, 26PC series.

With 40pc series, I have only needed an a power supply of 5V and a I read the Vout with a datalogger of 10bit. I don´t need more amplification in order to increase the resolution. The system still is in phase of verification

The sensors are this:



I calculate the differential pressure by sofware, but it´s posible reading Vout with a multÃ*meter and to obtain the subtraction between the sensors by means of op amps

I have obtained good resolution, aprox 0.002 mH2O, but since it has commented, the measurement fluctuates enough according to my measures. I have needed to make average of several values. For example:

This is a graph obtained with a normal pump of aquarium, 220V ac. The sensor are in water out of pump.

value of the signal



amplitude of the wave, 10 msec aprox



In this, the sensor are in the water out of WB, the singal has diminished and modified.



In this, is with a mcp350 in water out of pump. With a diferent rotor and motor of pump, the value of the signal diminishes.



Graph or resolution

Maybe I'm not understanding how you have the sensors connected, but why is there a 100Hz sin wave in there?

Also, you have a lowpass wired up before the ADC right? Lowering the cuttoff might help those spikes you're getting. That or you could do it in software.
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