[ts-7000] Re: Current measurement IC?

["Jesse Off" <>]

--- In  Philip Heron <> wrote: 
> Hi all, 
>  
>  Speaking of power, is there an IC or device out there that I 
could use 
> with the TS-7200 so that it can measure it's own current usage? 
All the 
> ones I've found can only measure up to about 20mA. 
>  
> -Phil <> 
 
I've used these before: 
 
http://www.allegromicro.com/hall/currentsensor.asp 
 
Though they're really tuned to higher currents and you need to use 
an ADC channel. 
 
The other common way is to put a precision 1 Ohm resistor in series 
with the power and measure the voltage drop across it. 
 
//Jesse Off 





 
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