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Methods for precision improvement

AN3137

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4.3

Software methods

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Averaging samples:

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averaging decreases speed but can give improved accuracy

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Digital filtering (50/60 Hz suppression from DC value)

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set proper sampling frequency (the trigger from timer is useful in this case)

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perform software post-processing on sampled data (e.g.: comb filter - for 50 Hz

noise and its harmonics suppression)

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Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) for AC measurements:

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to show harmonic parts in measured signal

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slower, due to the use of more computation power

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Calibration of ADC: offset, gain, bit weight calibration

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decreases internal ADC errors

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internal ADC structure must be known

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Minimizing internal noise generated by CPU

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design firmware to use minimum disturbance from microcontroller during ADC

conversion - digital silence.

4.3.1

Averaging samples

The principle of this method is to increase ADC precision but decrease ADC conversion

speed. If the measured analog signal produces unstable ADC values, then the mean value

of the given input signal can be obtained by averaging a set of values. Variation can be

caused by signal noise or noise generated by the microcontroller itself (high speed digital

signals capacitively coupled to the analog input signal).

Averaging is performed by choosing an appropriate number of samples to be averaged. This

number depends on the required precision, minimum conversion speed and the level of

other ADC errors (if another error has a greater influence on ADC precision, then increasing

the number of averaging values has no effect on total measurement precision).

The advantage of this method is improving precision without any hardware changes. The

disadvantage is lower conversion speed and therefore also lower frequency response (it is

equivalent to decreasing effective sampling frequency).

4.3.2

Digital signal filtering

This is a modern method which uses digital signal processing techniques. In principle,

averaging is also a simple digital filter with a specific frequency response. But if the noise

frequency spectrum is known, a digital filter can be designed which minimizes noise

influence and maximizes ADC frequency response. For example, if the noise in the

measured signal is coming from the 50 Hz power lines, then an appropriate digital filter

suppresses the 50 Hz frequency and delivers a precise 10 Hz input signal response.

The disadvantage of this method is that it needs sufficient microcontroller processing power

and resources: CPU speed, data/program memory usage.

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