78M6612SP-EVM-1 Maxim Integrated Products, 78M6612SP-EVM-1 Datasheet
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... A Maxim Integrated Products Brand 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board 19-5642; Rev 11/10 User Manual November 8, 2010 Rev. 1.0 UM_6612_044 ...
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... Maxim cannot assume responsibility for use of any circuitry other than circuitry entirely embodied in a Maxim product. No circuit patent licenses are implied. Maxim reserves the right to change the circuitry and specifications without notice at any time 2010 Maxim Integrated Products Maxim is a registered trademark of Maxim Integrated Products. UM_6612_044 ...
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UM_6612_044 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Package Contents ................................................................................................................ 5 1.2 System Requirements ........................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Safety and ESD Notes .......................................................................................................... 6 1.4 Firmware Demo Code Introduction ........................................................................................ 6 1.5 Testing the 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board Prior to Shipping ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual Figures Figure 1: Split Phase Energy Measurement Configuration........................................................................ 7 Figure 2: Top Side 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board Connections ................................................. 8 Figure 3: Bottom Side 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board Connections ............................................ 9 ...
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UM_6612_044 1 Introduction The Teridian Semiconductor Corporation (TSC) 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board is an electrical measurement unit for performing measurements from a single electrical outlet. It incorporates the TSC 78M6612 power and energy measurement IC. The 78M6612 Split Phase ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual 1.3 Safety and ESD Notes EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN LIVE AC VOLTAGES ARE PRESENT! Standard ESD precautions must be taken when handling electronic equipment. The 78M6612 contains ESD protected interfaces. Do not connect test ...
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UM_6612_044 2 Installation The 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board is intended for use with a 3-wire single-phase distribution system. This 3-wire single-phase distribution system is typically sourced from a distribution transformer with a single-phase input (primary) winding. The distribution transformer’s ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual 2.1 Basic Connection Setup Figure 1 and 2 show the basic connections of the 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board for use with external equipment. The 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board is powered either ...
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UM_6612_044 J13 J7 Figure 3: Bottom Side 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board Connections The high voltage AC wires attach to the spades located on the bottom side of the board. The following table describes the wiring connections. Table 1: High ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual Host PC USB USB Controller Figure 4: 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board Application Diagram The 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board is preconfigured to measure the Load currents present on Line 1 and Line ...
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UM_6612_044 2.2 Optional UART Interface The 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board provides an option to bypass the on-board serial USB controller. This option is useful for communicating with an external controller or attachment of a wireless module. The optional UART ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual Table 3: J12 UART Connector Pin Assignments J12 Pin Number The UART Isolator daughter card maintains the same pin functions on its connector interface to the external controller. The ...
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UM_6612_044 2.3 USB Driver Installation This evaluation kit includes an isolated USB interface for serial communications with a PC. The FTDI USB controller IC FT232R performs the USB functions. The FTDI Windows driver presents a virtual COM port for enabling ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual 2.4 Confirm COM Port Mapping • Launch the Control Panel and click on the System icon. • The System Properties screen appears. Click on the Hardware tab. Click on Device Manager. Under Ports ...
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UM_6612_044 2.5 Verify Serial Connection to the PC After connecting the USB cable from the 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board to the host PC, start the HyperTerminal application (or another suitable communication program) and create a session using the communication ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual Note that port parameters can only be adjusted when the connection is not active. It may be necessary to click the Disconnect Button to disconnect the port. Disconnect FTDI COM Port Trouble-Shooting If ...
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... The I command is used to identify the revision of the 6612_OMU_S2+3_URT_v114c firmware code. The host sends the I command to the 78M6612 as follows: >I<CR> The 78M6612 replies with the following: MAX 78M6612 SPL S2+3 URT v114c, Sep 01 2010(c)2010 Maxim Integrated Products. All Rights Reserved > 3.2 Reset Commands A soft reset of the 78M6612 can be performed by using the Z command ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual 3.4 Consecutive Read The host can request information from consecutive addresses by adding an additional ? for the human readable decimal format or an additional $ for the 2s-complement hex format. An example ...
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UM_6612_044 3.8 Measurement Results Registers Registers can be read via the command line interface by sending a “)” symbol, followed by the register address (in hexadecimal), and a carriage return <CR> character. Data is returned in hexadecimal. Example: )26 will ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual 3.9 Input Registers Registers can be written via the command line interface by sending a “)” symbol, followed by the register address (in hexadecimal), and equal sign “=”, the value to be written ...
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UM_6612_044 3.9.1 Update Command for MPU The U command is used for updating default values of the MPU Data permanently in the flash. Before issuing the U command, CE must first be turned off by the disable CE command. An ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual ) MPU Data Access )28:4D? )04=12345678<CR> )04=12345678=9876ABCD<CR> )04=+123<CR> )04=+123=-334<CR> 22 Read data words at MPU address location starting 0x28 to 0x4D in decimal. Writes 0x12345678 to MPU address location 0x04 in the hex ...
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UM_6612_044 3.10 STATUS Section (Alarm STATUS and MASK bits) The following table lists the bits of the STATUS and MASK registers. The user sets the MASK register to determine which bits will cause an ALARM and which is output on ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual 3.11 CLI Command String Example The following examples represent typical CLI commands to turn on the load relays and read back various measurement data. The characters following the prompt symbol “>” are the ...
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UM_6612_044 3.12 Calibration The 78M6612 Split Phase firmware includes built in calibration routines. An external voltage source and external current source (or load) is required. The firmware assumes an external 120VAC ± 0.5% is present on each phase and a ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual Once the 78M6612 Split Phase board is calibrated recommended to read back and record the calibration coefficients. Should the firmware be updated in the future, the calibration coefficients can be easily ...
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UM_6612_044 ] CE Data Access ]7E=12345678=9876ABCD<CR> ]7E=+2255<CR> ]7E=+2255=-456<CR> To restore the four calibration coefficients, first write the four coefficients, turn off the CE, save the coefficients to internal Flash, and then turn on the CE. The commands that follow are ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual 4 Windows Graphical User Interface (GUI) The 78M6612 Split Phase GUI displays RMS voltage and current, power, volt-amperes, and power factor for two independent phases as well as totals for these parameters. A ...
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UM_6612_044 Confirm installation completion and click on Finish: 4.2 Changing the Com Port Assignment The 78M6612 Split Phase GUI only allows for selecting Com Port assignments of COM1 through COM4. If your FTDI device is assigned a higher Com Port ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual Click on the Device Manager button in the Hardware tab: Click on the Ports (COM & LPT) line item to display all assigned ports. Then high-light and click Properties of the desired USB ...
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UM_6612_044 Click on the Port Settings tab: Click on the Advanced button: Rev. 1.0 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual 31 ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual Click on the COM Port Number drop down arrow and select an available Com Port between 1 and 4: Click OK on the various screens to accept this Com Port assignment change. 4.3 ...
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UM_6612_044 Click on Action to display the Measurement panel: Click on the Start and Stop buttons to operate the GUI: Write address = F0 and data = 0 to turn on the relays. Write address = F0 and data = ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual 5 Schematics, Bill of Materials and PCB Layouts This section includes the schematics, bill of materials and PCB layouts for the 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board. 5.1 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board Schematics ...
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UM_6612_044 V3P3 R27 NC 0603 Optional Reset Switch SW1 EVQ-PJX05M Panasonic R56 1K R57 1K C28 1000pF J11 ICE SIP100P6 J12 DEBUG SIP100P4 GND USB3V USBTX VCCIO RXD VOA VIA USB5V USBRX 19 30 ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual 5.2 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board Bill of Materials Table 10: 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board Bill of Materials Item Qty Reference Part C3,C5,C20 1000pF C31,C32 C1,C13,C18 C21,C22,C26, 0.1uF ...
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UM_6612_044 Item Qty Reference Part 24 4 R4,R5,R7,R8 1M, 0. 16.9K, R11 17.4K, 10.0K, 20.0K, R22,538,R39 R32 330 31 3 R15,R36,R37 10K 32 1 ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual 5.3 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board PCB Layouts Figure 11: 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board PCB Top View 38 Figure 12: 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board PCB Bottom View UM_6612_044 Rev. 1.0 ...
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... The following 78M6612 documents are included on the CD: 78M6612 Data Sheet 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual 8 Contact Information For more information about Maxim products or to check the availability of the 78M6612, contact technical support at www.maxim-ic.com/support. Rev. 1.0 78M6612 Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual Order Number 78M6612SP-EVM-1 39 ...
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Split Phase Evaluation Board User Manual Revision History REVISION DATE 1.0 11/8/2010 Initial release 40 DESCRIPTION UM_6612_044 PAGES CHANGED — Rev. 1.0 ...