0x3FF is the maximum value you can get from the 10 bit ADC.
So either you have _way_ overheated your board, in one way
or another, or you are not reading it correctly. Put the board
in the freezer or try a different ADC channel to see what you get.

MS

Varun Jain wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am currently trying to set up a WSN using tinyos-2.x. I have Chipcon’s 
> CC2420DBK with me, it has an onboard temperature sensor LM61 attached to 
> it with atmega128 processor. I am trying to read the temperature values 
> from this sensor, I am constantly getting 0x3ff as my data in the raw 
> packet using the Listen tool. I am trying to get Oscilloscope 
> application running. I am reading the value on ADC3 channel on PortF3.
> 
>  
> 
> I read somewhere you discussing about this value. Can you guide me as to 
> what does this value depict,  I think I am reading wrong values as I 
> keep the board in front of hot air source which really heats up the 
> sensor but still it gives the same value.
> 
>  
> 
> Any help or direction will  really help…
> 
>  
> 
> Varun Jain
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