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Re: Analog-to-Digital Converter Code

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Originally Posted by windell747 View Post
Hi Kevin, We have recently come to realize that the p1_y and p1_x ADCs are somewhat noisy. The output value varies randomly maybe about +/-10 of 127 when the joystick is connected, but not touched. Does your code address this problem? We were trying to work around the problem using a comb digital filter.

Thanks,
Windell
No, that code runs on the PIC inside the operator interface, which I didn't write. I would try using a running average of 2-4 samples to see if it quiets down.

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