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? asked in Science & MathematicsEngineering · 7 years ago

PIC ADC and Distance Sensor?

Would appreciate if anyone could help me out on this question.

A distance sensor is attached to an 8-bit ADC with a reference voltage Vref set to 5V. The latency of the sensor is 10ms. The distance sensor is placed on the side of the micro-mouse to measure a distance range from 2cm to 4cm. The sensors output response is linear. At a distance of 2cm from an object the output voltage is 3.5v and at the maximum distance of 30cm the output voltage is 0.5v.

a) Would the sensor described above be a good choice if the desired maximum step rate of the micro-mouse is 200 steps/s? Justify your answer.

b) Is the voltage range of the sensor suitable for the ADC described? Justify you answer.

Update:

puma any chance you can add details on your working out please!

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    Lv 4
    7 years ago
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    1. 1/10X10^-3 = 100 STEPS/S. SO YOU CANNOT SAMPLE 200 TIMES A SEC.

    2. 3.5V=0.5V = 3V = 28CM

    1CM = 3/28 = 100MV

    ANSWER IS YES GOOD ENOUGH

    RESOLUTION = 5/255 = 20MV/BIT

    YOU HAVE 5 BIT RESOLUTION PER CM.

    WHICH MEANS 1BIT GIVES 2MM OF DISTANCE

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