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Battery-Powered Force Sensing System with nRF52840 and OPA688P

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Summary

This document provides a detailed overview of a circuit that includes a Seeed Studio nRF52840 microcontroller, a 3.7V LiPo battery, resistors, an operational amplifier (OPA688P), a rotary potentiometer, and a force sensing resistor. The circuit is designed to interface various sensors and components with the microcontroller for data acquisition and processing.

Component List

Seeed Studio nRF52840

  • Description: A microcontroller module based on the nRF52840 SoC.
  • Pins: VUSB, GND, 3V3, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, NFC1, NFC2, B-, B+

3.7V LiPo Battery

  • Description: A rechargeable lithium polymer battery.
  • Pins: +Ve, GND

Resistor (470k Ohms)

  • Description: A resistor with a resistance of 470k Ohms.
  • Pins: pin1, pin2

Resistor (51k Ohms)

  • Description: A resistor with a resistance of 51k Ohms.
  • Pins: pin1, pin2

OPA688P

  • Description: An operational amplifier.
  • Pins: NC, Inverting Input, Non-Inverting Input, -Vs, VH, +Vs, Output, VL

Rotary Potentiometer

  • Description: A variable resistor with a resistance of 10k Ohms.
  • Pins: leg1, wiper, leg2

Force Sensing Resistor

  • Description: A resistor whose resistance changes with applied force.
  • Pins: pin 0, pin 1

Wiring Details

Seeed Studio nRF52840

  • GND is connected to:

    • Resistor (51k Ohms) pin2
    • OPA688P -Vs
    • Force Sensing Resistor pin 0
  • Pin 1 is connected to:

    • Resistor (470k Ohms) pin1
    • OPA688P +Vs
  • Pin 0 is connected to:

    • Rotary Potentiometer wiper
    • OPA688P Output
  • B- is connected to:

    • 3.7V LiPo Battery GND
  • B+ is connected to:

    • 3.7V LiPo Battery +Ve

3.7V LiPo Battery

  • GND is connected to:

    • Seeed Studio nRF52840 B-
  • +Ve is connected to:

    • Seeed Studio nRF52840 B+

Resistor (470k Ohms)

  • pin1 is connected to:

    • Seeed Studio nRF52840 Pin 1
    • OPA688P +Vs
  • pin2 is connected to:

    • Resistor (51k Ohms) pin1
    • OPA688P Non-Inverting Input

Resistor (51k Ohms)

  • pin1 is connected to:

    • Resistor (470k Ohms) pin2
    • OPA688P Non-Inverting Input
  • pin2 is connected to:

    • Seeed Studio nRF52840 GND
    • OPA688P -Vs
    • Force Sensing Resistor pin 0

OPA688P

  • -Vs is connected to:

    • Seeed Studio nRF52840 GND
    • Resistor (51k Ohms) pin2
    • Force Sensing Resistor pin 0
  • +Vs is connected to:

    • Seeed Studio nRF52840 Pin 1
    • Resistor (470k Ohms) pin1
  • Output is connected to:

    • Seeed Studio nRF52840 Pin 0
    • Rotary Potentiometer wiper
  • Inverting Input is connected to:

    • Rotary Potentiometer leg2
    • Force Sensing Resistor pin 1
  • Non-Inverting Input is connected to:

    • Resistor (470k Ohms) pin2
    • Resistor (51k Ohms) pin1

Rotary Potentiometer

  • wiper is connected to:

    • Seeed Studio nRF52840 Pin 0
    • OPA688P Output
  • leg2 is connected to:

    • OPA688P Inverting Input
    • Force Sensing Resistor pin 1

Force Sensing Resistor

  • pin 0 is connected to:

    • Seeed Studio nRF52840 GND
    • Resistor (51k Ohms) pin2
    • OPA688P -Vs
  • pin 1 is connected to:

    • Rotary Potentiometer leg2
    • OPA688P Inverting Input

Code

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