Looking to see if anyone has done something similar to this. I have thought about using a relay controlled by incoming voltage, so that if AC is present it latches the relay and then puts the voltage through the required circuit to read the AC voltage, if the voltage is not AC then path of voltage is through the required circuit to read DC.

Any information would be helpful.

 

I can think of no practical application for this process. AFAIK there is no such thing as an androgynous voltage source. The closest thing I can imagine is an AC source with a DC offset.

 

Welcome to AAC.

If the connection for the DC has a definite polarity any reversal of that polarity would indicate either an error or AC.
You should be able to take advantage of that to decide if it is DC or AC.

 

Use an opto isolator, which will detect polarity on its input, the output would go to the Micro.
Opto to only conduct when AC.

 

What You want is an Auto-Ranging-Oscilloscope, ( if there were such a thing ).
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The reason behind building this device is to make a small stand-alone device that will read multiple voltages and display them for troubleshooting (up to ten different voltages).

Depending on where you plug into the system, there are different voltage sources. Sometimes AC, sometimes it's DC.

I have built the circuits to measure either the DC or AC and convert/send to Microcontroller. I'm in the process of engineering a device to auto detect what type of voltage.

 

Welcome to AAC.

If the connection for the DC has a definite polarity any reversal of that polarity would indicate either an error or AC.
You should be able to take advantage of that to decide if it is DC or AC.

I might could use a notch filter at 60hz. Use that to activate the circuit.

 

Digitize and FFT the input signal. All AC and DC (within the bandwidth of the sampled signal) info can then be extracted and displayed.

Easy peasy.