strange A2D 5V scaling result - 16F819


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    Default strange A2D 5V scaling result - 16F819

    5V PIC16F819, olimex pic18 dev board, PBPW in MPLAB, PICKIT3

    Hello everybody,

    Nothing extrodinary here, except the amount of time I've spent on this :-) I'm simply trying to read a voltage (right now it's off a pot, but eventually it would be a battery) and send the value out over RS-232. I'm getting some strange results from the scaling math. Here is the code.


    Code:
    '    PIC16F819 Configuration
    '    ================
    @ __CONFIG  _HS_OSC & _MCLR_OFF  &  _LVP_OFF & _WDT_OFF & _PWRTE_OFF  & _BODEN_OFF
    
    DEFINE DEBUG_REG PORTB		'RS-232 output on PORTB.4
    DEFINE DEBUG_BIT 4
    DEFINE DEBUG_BAUD 19200		' 19200 Baud, 
    DEFINE DEBUG_MODE 0		' not inverted. using (MAX232) RS-232 level shifer
    
    DEFINE  ADC_BITS        10	' Set number of bits in result
    DEFINE  ADC_CLOCK       3	' Set clock source (3=rc)
    DEFINE  ADC_SAMPLEUS    50	' Set sampling time in uS
    
    DEFINE OSC 20	
    
    ADCON0 = %11000001
    ADCON1 = %10001110  		'  AN0 (PORTA.0) is analog
    
    TRISB = %00000110          
    TRISA = %00000011  
    
    PushB  		var PORTB.2		' Pushbutton    (OLIMEX 18 pin PIC dev board)
    LED    		var PORTB.3		' Indicator LED (OLIMEX 18 pin PIC dev board)
    A2DPIN		var PORTA.0		' AN0
    A2Dvalue var WORD		' to store result
    W0  	var WORD		' division remainder
    W1   	var WORD		' division modulus
    
    A2Dvalue = 0
    W0  = 0
    W1  = 0
    
    DEBUG REP $00\8,13,10,"Start Up"
    
    LED = 1			'Wait at startup
    pause 7000
    LED = 0
    
    mainloop:
    
    pause 250
    
    ADCIN 0, A2Dvalue		' Read channel 0 to variable advalue
    
    W0 = (A2Dvalue * 5) / 1024
    W1 = (A2Dvalue * 5) // 1024
    
    DEBUG REP $00\8,13,10, "Voltage = ",DEC W0,".",DEC3 W1, "   A2D value = ",DEC A2Dvalue
    
    Goto mainloop
    END
    and here are the results I get. notice the strange readings when the A2D count is 201 and 202, also 406, also 1021.


    Code:
    Start Up              
    Voltage = 0.000   A2D value = 0        
    Voltage = 0.080   A2D value = 16        
    Voltage = 0.125   A2D value = 25        
    Voltage = 0.190   A2D value = 38        
    Voltage = 0.310   A2D value = 62        
    Voltage = 0.335   A2D value = 67        
    Voltage = 0.405   A2D value = 81        
    Voltage = 0.445   A2D value = 89        
    Voltage = 0.500   A2D value = 100        
    Voltage = 0.565   A2D value = 113        
    Voltage = 0.630   A2D value = 126        
    Voltage = 0.675   A2D value = 135        
    Voltage = 0.700   A2D value = 140        
    Voltage = 0.750   A2D value = 150        
    Voltage = 0.845   A2D value = 169        
    Voltage = 0.900   A2D value = 180        
    Voltage = 0.920   A2D value = 184        
    Voltage = 0.930   A2D value = 186        
    Voltage = 0.940   A2D value = 188        
    Voltage = 0.950   A2D value = 190        
    Voltage = 0.960   A2D value = 192        
    Voltage = 0.975   A2D value = 195        
    Voltage = 0.005   A2D value = 201        
    Voltage = 0.010   A2D value = 202        
    Voltage = 1.026   A2D value = 210        
    Voltage = 1.076   A2D value = 220        
    Voltage = 1.141   A2D value = 233        
    Voltage = 1.196   A2D value = 244        
    Voltage = 1.246   A2D value = 254        
    Voltage = 1.306   A2D value = 266        
    Voltage = 1.356   A2D value = 276        
    Voltage = 1.356   A2D value = 276        
    Voltage = 1.366   A2D value = 278        
    Voltage = 1.611   A2D value = 327        
    Voltage = 1.771   A2D value = 359        
    Voltage = 1.851   A2D value = 375        
    Voltage = 1.891   A2D value = 383        
    Voltage = 1.901   A2D value = 385        
    Voltage = 1.901   A2D value = 385        
    Voltage = 1.926   A2D value = 390        
    Voltage = 1.956   A2D value = 396        
    Voltage = 1.956   A2D value = 396        
    Voltage = 1.006   A2D value = 406        
    Voltage = 2.037   A2D value = 417        
    Voltage = 2.082   A2D value = 426        
    Voltage = 2.157   A2D value = 441        
    Voltage = 2.207   A2D value = 451        
    Voltage = 2.207   A2D value = 451        
    Voltage = 2.207   A2D value = 451        
    Voltage = 2.612   A2D value = 532        
    Voltage = 2.727   A2D value = 555        
    Voltage = 2.807   A2D value = 571        
    Voltage = 2.837   A2D value = 577        
    Voltage = 2.022   A2D value = 614        
    Voltage = 3.068   A2D value = 628        
    Voltage = 3.098   A2D value = 634        
    Voltage = 3.153   A2D value = 645        
    Voltage = 3.228   A2D value = 660           
    Voltage = 4.894   A2D value = 998        
    Voltage = 4.894   A2D value = 998        
    Voltage = 4.009   A2D value = 1021

    ..a better way????

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    While it is incorrect, the results are not strange at all.

    The Modulus operator only returns a decimal number if you are dividing by a factor of 10 (10,100,1000).

    When you // 1024, the result will be from 0 to 1023.
    The numbers at 201, 202 are where the value goes over 1000, but you are displaying the lowest 3 digits.

    For 3 decimals, the easiest way to do it is ...
    Code:
    W0 = A2Dvalue * 5000
    W0 = DIV32 1023
    
    DEBUG REP $00\8,13,10, "Voltage = ",DEC W0/1000,".",DEC3 W0, "   A2D value = ",DEC A2Dvalue
    Last edited by Darrel Taylor; - 7th April 2010 at 04:40. Reason: removed //
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    Darrel,

    Thanks so much for the insight and the code correction. It works as expected. Now, I can see a light at the end of this tunnel. Thats what I get for saying "that should be an easy project, shouldn't take too much time at all"...mental note: never say that.

    Thanks again.
    Last edited by Max Power; - 7th April 2010 at 16:45.

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    Talking Yes, but just what is that light?

    The end, or the train?
    <img Height=160 Width=212 src="http://www.pbpgroup.com/files/Freight-train-light.jpg" />

    Cheers,
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