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Re: Filtering out Vibration while using a KOP Accelerometer

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Originally Posted by jleibs View Post
The next question is how to interpret your accelerometer values, which are in the range of 475 to 569 or so. How does this relate to millivolts coming out of the accelerometer?...So the first thing we want to verify: is the meaning of your numbers there somehow consistent with the ~2.5V +/- 1.7V that we expect to see from the output of the device?
The RC's analog inputs have ten bits of precision. That gives results from 0-1023 for a voltage from 0-5 volts. A value of 475 translates to about 2.32 volts, and 569 represents about 2.78 volts.