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Sharing A6 (+5V) and A4 (GND) between two sensors

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 5:44 am
by Kaldek
Is it possible to share the +5V and GND between two three-wire sensors so that the only dedicated wire for each sensor is the signal wire?

I would like to setup a three wire oil pressure sensor and three wire temperature sensor, but only use a single 4-core cable to do it. The plan being:

A6: Shared +5V
A4: Shared Ground
A8: Oil pressure signal
A9: Oil temperature signal

Re: Sharing A6 (+5V) and A4 (GND) between two sensors

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:49 am
by Kaldek
I made a mistake in my first post (since corrected) where I referred to the digital input pins. I have corrected that to refer to the Adc pins for signal.

Re: Sharing A6 (+5V) and A4 (GND) between two sensors

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:22 am
by ArT
Yes you can, but dedicated wires are more immune to noise.
You can also get ground wire anywhere from the car.