I have a brushed DC motor which operates from 0-40VDC. It gets a supply signal from a motor controller. There is also a tachometer output from the motor (0-40VDC as well) which gets fed back into the motor controller.
I need to have a reading of the the motor supply voltage and tach voltage fed into a computer DAQ system. The DAQ system I'm using has a 0-10VDC analog input.
My question is: How do I signal condition The motor supply and the tach output to be properly read by the DAQ system?
Seems like you have much greater issues than simply reducing the motor voltage to the input range of your ADC card which can be done simply by using resistors and capacitors to make a precision voltage divider (like a 10x scope probe).
You might need two ADC channels to read the voltage (referenced to the ground on the motor driver) on each end of the motor, and then subtract those two readings in software to determine the voltage across the motor.
Another possibility is that you cannot tie the analog ground of your ADC to the drive circuit (because of safety or noise), in which case you will need opto-isolation, which gets quite complex.
You might need two ADC channels to read the voltage (referenced to the ground on the motor driver) on each end of the motor, and then subtract those two readings in software to determine the voltage across the motor.
I've seen industrial systems where the motor and tacho voltages are converted to freq, linearly, then optocouplers used to transmit the freq. Good for noisy environments, long transmission distances, fully isolated etc. Google should bring up some "voltage to frequency" converter chips.
I've seen industrial systems where the motor and tacho voltages are converted to freq, linearly, then optocouplers used to transmit the freq. Good for noisy environments, long transmission distances, fully isolated etc. Google should bring up some "voltage to frequency" converter chips.
Hmm yeah I never thought of that. It looks like the best input range Analog Devices has for their voltage to frequency converters is +/-14V. I'll keep looking though. Thanks.
I've seen industrial systems where the motor and tacho voltages are converted to freq, linearly, then optocouplers used to transmit the freq. Good for noisy environments, long transmission distances, fully isolated etc. Google should bring up some "voltage to frequency" converter chips.