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Power supply range 4.5V to 28V, and measurement range 0V to 99.9V? I’d love to see a data sheet about how they did that well, because those are some pretty impressive ranges to maintain .1V precision. Any word on what the accuracy is on that .1V precision?
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Power supply range 4.5V to 28V, and measurement range 0V to 99.9V? I’d love to see a data sheet about how they did that well, because those are some pretty impressive ranges to maintain .1V precision. Any word on what the accuracy is on that .1V precision?