PWM with measurement pulse between low level

Forum 2005-2010 (read only) Hardware Interfacing
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Hi guys,

I got an Arduino Duemilanove Board and want to measure a certain voltage with a current pulse between the low signal of the PWM. Any ideas how that would be realized without using too many main loop and just interrupts? A complete code would save me of course all the work but code snippets and examples would be good as well.
Below I have explained the situation in a picture a bit more detailed. The measurement must take place when the PWM level is 0 so any method available would help me.
The conversation of the voltage would happen with the MCP3204 A/D convertor with precision external voltage reference. The result must be as good as possible with the 12Bit available.

I also have 2 situations to measure:

  1. PWM on + pulse (when PWM signal is 0)
  2. PWM off + pulse
    I can switch between those with a hardwired switch already.

Cheers!

xcron

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yes I had that idea before but I have no more space on the circuit board now to add these additional components. I thought about the all in one solution since the microcontroller can output pulses triggered by timers and interrupts. The PWM is controlled by a timer too so it must be possible to use these interrupts to trigger a delayed pulse. Will definitely take me some time to figure that out since i was expecting a not so deep coded solution first.