> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pic Dude [SMTP:picdude@AVN-TECH.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 4:17 PM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Re: [PIC]:strange analog in problem
>
> For simplicity, could you not form a voltage divider
> w/2 fixed resistors, and the large variable resistor
> to be measured placed in parallel across one of the
> fixed resistors?  Of course you now need some math
> since the voltage measured at the AD port is no longer
> linearly proportional to the variable resistance.
>
> Cheers,
> -Neil.
>
The change in voltage at the A/D converter would be very small which could
reduce resolution to unacceptable levels.

Regards

Mike

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