Hi crossroads,
I think the part you have would be fine once you clean up the wiring and separate the strain gage & ADC from all the digital wires.
How would you do this?
Some more capacitance at the end of the analog power runs would help also.
Do you mean put some capacitors on the E+ section of the strain gauge and if so, what would you recommend?
Supplying the strain gage with a regulated voltage would likely help also. How much current does it need?
I don't know how much current the strain gauge needs because I don't have the datasheet, but for the ADC it states this:
LOW CURRENT CONSUMPTION: Continuous Mode: Only 150µA Single-Shot Mode: Auto Shut-Down
I'm not really sure how I would seperate these two items from the power system of the Arduino. Would I use something like an LM7805 powered from the Arduino 5v, and power the devices from the LM7805?
BTW: In the image:
The blue connectors are the strain gauge connectors.
The power comes in on the left, and then goes to the right, which then goes to an LCD.
Thank you for your help.
