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3 safety and esd notes, 4 firmware demo code introduction, Safety and esd notes – Maxim Integrated 78M6631 Evaluation Board User Manual

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78M6631 Evaluation Board User Manual

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Rev 1

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

78M6631 contains ESD protected interfaces.

Do not connect test equipment, ICE emulators, or external development boards directly to the

78M6631 hardware. Damage to the 78M6631 and external equipment will occur due to the

78M6631’s “high side” reference topology. The 78M6631’s V3P3 (i.e., “high side”) is connected

directly to Neutral (Earth Ground) creating a ground reference disparity with any properly

grounded external equipment.

The board components and firmware settings are designed to operate with the following nominal AC

electrical ranges (per phase):

Voltage

Current

Line Frequency

110-240 V AC

10 mA – 20A 46-64 Hz

1.4 Firmware Demo Code Introduction

The Firmware Demo Code provides the following features:

Measurement data such as Watts, Volts, current, VAR, VA, phase angle, power factor, frequency,

date/time, and various alarm statuses. The measurements data of Voltage, current and power are

also available as fundamental and harmonics.

Control of alarm thresholds, calibration coefficients, temperature compensation, etc.

The following setup is used to facilitate performance evaluation between the user at the PC host and the

firmware code in the board:

The Command Line Interface (CLI) via HyperTerminal or comparable terminal emulator on a different

operating system. For information about the CLI, see the applicable Firmware Description Document.

The 78M6631 is shipped with Firmware Demo Code Revision 1.0 or later loaded in the 78M6631 chip and

included on the CD. The code revision can be verified by entering the command

>i via the command line

interface. Firmware for the Demo Unit can be updated using either the Teridian TFP2 or an in-circuit

emulator such as the Signum Systems ADM51 (www.signum.com).

1.5 Testing the 78M6631 Evaluation Board Prior to Shipping

Before every 78M6631 Evaluation Board is shipped, the following procedures have been performed at the

factory:

Full Calibration – Precise energy source equipment is used to calibrate the current and voltage. The

temperature is also calibrated at the same time.

Accuracy Test – This “bench” level test ensures the energy accuracy is within ±0.5%.