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GX TANK 140 external power

Is there a circuit diagram of the GX 140?

When using the ADC you need the same reference voltage to prevent errors in tank levels stemming from a variable voltage (12...14.6V) when using voltage sensors. Is there a DCDC buck/boostconverter inside or just fuses?

Another Question, the manual says fuses are 20mA, isn't that too close to 4-20mA sensors, there is always a risk, the fuse trips when the tank is full, regarding voltage / resistive sensors, 20mA would require at least 800 Ohm at 12V and 1.6kOhm at 24V to prevent tripping.

An easy extension of the functionality would be a 1kOhm pull-up resistor in Vcc to enable also 180Ohm / 240 Ohm resistive sensors (Voltage reading 0.0 - 2.2V, 15mA) with a software compensation for linearity.

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Just tried with my resistive tank sensors and works as supposed to,

used 920 Ohm on 12V or 1.8k Ohm on 24V,

Voltage range full 2.1V (for lead acid batteries) ... 2.16V (lithium) / empty 0V.

If you use a voltage stabilized power supply, you can calculate the exact voltages.


You can adjust nonlinearity with a correction table, deviation is about -2%, so neglectible.

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