> Maybe this has been covered before, but please bear with me...
>
> I need to measure AC current at 60 Hertz, 0 to 35 amps to approx. 0.1A or so
> precision.  How might I most easily do such measurement using a
> microcontroller?  I understand that a voltage measurement across a precision
> resistor, or a few wraps of coated wire around a conductor will allow a
> current to be calculated, but with AC, isn't the measurement time varying?
> Won't the A/D read a constantly varying event and get something between 0A
> and peak current?
> What am I missing here?
> Any links to URLs with similar projects would be welcome.
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Bill K.