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10/30/11 15:50
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#184448 - Error Budget Calculations?
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Zeeshan Ashraf said:

Total measuring range = 1000 ~ 1500 KGs
Minimum weight to measure = 0.1KG
Accuracy = +/-10% approx that of min. resolution


From these specs that you provide it appears that your goal is to achieve measurements with at least this number of quantization levels:

# levels = 1500 / 0.1 = 15000.

If you throw in another x10 to try to help you get down to the desired accuracy of 10% of minimum level that translates to 150000 total reading counts. That sounds like an A/D converter of at 18-bits.

Have you attempted to calculate your total error budget to help to understand where in your proposed architecture you will be hurt by the errors such as gain error, gain drift, offset voltage errors and so forth?

Even the AD621 with its seemingly nice 0.15% total gain error corresponds to 6

One A/D count out of 150000 corresponds to:

1/150000 = 6.66E-6 or 6.66E-4% = 0.00066% of full scale.

The AD621 gain error alone is 227.27 times greater than this.

Looks like you are going to have to do everything possible to lower errors in each part of the system. In other words it looks like you have some nice challenges ahead. Have fun.

Michael Karas




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Load-cell conditioning / summing            01/01/70 00:00      
   what is that?            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: #184430 - what is that?            01/01/70 00:00      
         then say what you mean            01/01/70 00:00      
            your description leaves something unclear            01/01/70 00:00      
               RE: #184435 - your description leaves something unclear            01/01/70 00:00      
                  where are the loadcells???            01/01/70 00:00      
                     RE:            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: #184430 - what is that?            01/01/70 00:00      
         some Q/A            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE            01/01/70 00:00      
               Q/A 2            01/01/70 00:00      
                  RE            01/01/70 00:00      
                     re re            01/01/70 00:00      
                     get rid of that summing amp            01/01/70 00:00      
               you will be lucky to get 16 bits            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Precision again...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Comparison            01/01/70 00:00      
                     RE            01/01/70 00:00      
                        why do you keep babbling about a summing amp            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Priorities...            01/01/70 00:00      
                           RE            01/01/70 00:00      
                              cirrus, ti            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 maxim, linear tech, Analog Devices            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 RE            01/01/70 00:00      
                              it takes the same time ...            01/01/70 00:00      
               500 running foot of cable            01/01/70 00:00      
                  RE            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Go for ADC with multiplexed inputs instead of multiple ADC            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Good Advice            01/01/70 00:00      
                           It depends...            01/01/70 00:00      
                              This is a MODULAR concept !            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 it depends            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 don't be ridiculous            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Consider other parameters too.            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       calibration            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       if you do not buy bootleg parts ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Voltage reference            01/01/70 00:00      
            Accuracy...            01/01/70 00:00      
               RE            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Keep the signal paths as simple as possible.            01/01/70 00:00      
                  sun umbrella            01/01/70 00:00      
   Separate Gain Paths - Not The Best            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: #184439 - Separate Gain Paths - Not The Best            01/01/70 00:00      
         Error Budget Calculations?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Hysteresis            01/01/70 00:00      
         This should alarm you!            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE            01/01/70 00:00      
               No contradiction...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  RE            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Digital Summing            01/01/70 00:00      
               with DC exitacion ...            01/01/70 00:00      
            welcome on board            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE:            01/01/70 00:00      
   Look at ADuC845            01/01/70 00:00      
      ADuC845            01/01/70 00:00      
         Noise V good            01/01/70 00:00      
            Ok, then            01/01/70 00:00      

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