On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 6:23:49 PM UTC-8, john3909 wrote:
> From:  maxmike <[email protected]>
> Reply-To:  "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Date:  Monday, January 19, 2015 at 5:10 PM
> To:  "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Subject:  [beagleboard] Same wire going to adc and comparator kills interrupts
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> I have the output of an op amp go directly to the BBB adc and the values are 
> read correctly.
> But, the same wire is going to a comparator to generate interrupts.
> It looks like the comparator is not firing all the way to ground because of 
> the adc drag.
> I thought of placing a 1K resistor from the adc input to ground but that does 
> nothing.
> Anything higher is going to bother the adc. I'm stumped.
> Well, it depends on the opamp. Some opamps are not able to drive all the way 
> to 0V, but as long as it goes below the logic low for your I/O input, it 
> shouldn’t matter. If you really want an opamp that goes to zero, choose one 
> that is capable to operating rail to rail. Also, the opamp feedback circuit 
> is important because you are going to want some hysteresis or your GPIO input 
> might see some noise close to the trigger point. 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> John
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The lmv762 comparatorworks 100% if I sever its input from the adc - it's only 
when the adc is tied to it that it does't go to ground at the output.

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