Resistance divider reading vary when connected to NANO

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LAOADAM

Joined Nov 21, 2018
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Try to use NANO read a signal 0-30V, used 22.7K + 4.6K resistance divider output 4 V when input 24V, the reading vary to 2.7V when hook up to a NANO, the GND hooked, don't have diagram, just a short test, what reason can it be?
 

sagor

Joined Mar 10, 2019
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Is the Nano running on 5V or 3.3V? Your difference seems to be exactly the same ratio as 5V/3.3V. (reading 4v vs 2.7V)
Check the reference voltage of the Nano....
 

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LAOADAM

Joined Nov 21, 2018
862
Is the Nano running on 5V or 3.3V? Your difference seems to be exactly the same ratio as 5V/3.3V. (reading 4v vs 2.7V)
Check the reference voltage of the Nano....
Thanks,
I didn't find any 3.3 words, I input 12V to Vin, and there is a 5v pin27.
 

BobTPH

Joined Jun 5, 2013
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If it is as you describe, the nano pin is configured as an output. If it were configured as an input, it would have a negligible effect on the voltage divider.

Bob
 

djsfantasi

Joined Apr 11, 2010
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Is pin 15 connected to anything?

Rather than asking you how each pin s connected or what your code is doing, I strongly suggest that you post a schematic and your code (in code tags).
 

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LAOADAM

Joined Nov 21, 2018
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Is pin 15 connected to anything?

Rather than asking you how each pin s connected or what your code is doing, I strongly suggest that you post a schematic and your code (in code tags).
Thanks
pinMode(A2,INPUT_PULLUP); changed the input of 5.1v to 0.99V.

I don't have a schematic yet, just a temporary by my old board, I'll make one later.
 

djsfantasi

Joined Apr 11, 2010
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Thank you DANA.
Found a 22ph, how to get half Vcc then? use two R take the mid?

Do you think the large ohms better? my result shown different?
You don’t need Vcc/2. I think what Dana has shown is actually internal to the Nano.

First, the grounds of the Nano and the device from which you’re reading the voltage must be connected.

Secondly, I have to ask because you haven’t shared your code, how are you calculating the voltage? The analogRead() returns a value between 0 and 1023. To get the actual voltage, you have to multiply the number returned by analigRead() by 0.00488. Have you done this?
 

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LAOADAM

Joined Nov 21, 2018
862
You don’t need Vcc/2. I think what Dana has shown is actually internal to the Nano.

First, the grounds of the Nano and the device from which you’re reading the voltage must be connected.

Secondly, I have to ask because you haven’t shared your code, how are you calculating the voltage? The analogRead() returns a value between 0 and 1023. To get the actual voltage, you have to multiply the number returned by analigRead() by 0.00488. Have you done this?
Thanks

1. The GND connected
2. I didn't do calculation, just put few pieces code into my old project, I measured the input V by multi meter before and after connected.
3. I changed the board as UNO, the reading: 1.6 becomes 4.2.
 
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