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ADAQ7767 in ratiometric applications

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The user inquired about using the ADAQ7767 in a ratiometric, single-ended application with a TE 820M piezoelectric sensor. The final answer advised against using the internal LDO to power the sensor due to its 20mA limit, recommending an external 5V supply instead. The sensor's zero-g offset is VDD/2, and the maximum full-scale output is ±1.25V. The configuration involves connecting the 5V from an external LDO to the sensor's VDD and the ADC's REF+, with IN1- and REF- grounded.
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Product Number: ADAQ7767-1

How would one connect the ADAQ7767 in a ratiometric, single-ended application?

We want to use a piezoeletric sensor (TE 820M) in a ratiometric way where the supply voltage of the sensor is the same as the reference voltage of the ADC.

The sensor has a zero-g offset of VDD/2 and maximum full scale output of +-1.25 V. 

Is this ratiometric working principle possible (and useful) with the ADAQ?

Could we connect the 5V from OUT_LDO to REF+ and to the VDD from the sensor?

We are planning to buffer the output of the sensor with the same 5V from the LDO and the connect it to IN1+.

IN1- and REF- would be grounded.

Thank you for your answers.

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