LM3914 4S lithium polymer meter

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I need help creating an LM3914 voltage meter (in bar mode). I looked at the datasheet and understand how to create a standard voltmeter (0-5V for example). However, what I need is an expanded range meter, and the datasheet seems a bit confusing about that.
To be precise, I need the circuit to meter a 4S lithium polymer battery. The voltage range has to be 12 – 16,8V.

I would appreciate any help,
thanks.

Best Answer

Have you tried the engineering formula? Basically what you do is take all the input values, add them together and than divide by the number of input values, should give you what you're looking for.