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Evaluation Kit Manual (Revision 1.0)
February 2015

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  • Page 1 MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit Manual (Revision 1.0) February 2015...
  • Page 2 Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (hereafter, “Maxim”). Products that are referenced in this document such as Microsoft Windows® may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Ordering Part Number ........................5 Package Contents ..........................5 System Requirements ........................5 Safety and ESD Notes ........................7 Testing the MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Board Prior to Shipping .............7 Installation and Setup ..................8 System Description ..........................8 Powering the Evaluation Kit Board ....................9 Serial Interfaces Selection and Configuration ...................9 2.3.1...
  • Page 4 Figure 7. MAX78615+PPM Delta System 3V + 3I ...................25 Figure 8. MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Board Connections ................26 Figure 9. MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Board (Host) Electrical Schematic (1 of 2) .........27 Figure 10. MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Board (Host) Electrical Schematic (2 of 2) ........28 Figure 11.
  • Page 5: Introduction

    • Calibration coefficients document (hardcopy only) 1.3 System Requirements In addition to an AC source and load for measuring, the MAX78615+PPM evaluation kit provides a GUI to be used with a PC with the following features: • 1GHz processor and 1GB RAM •...
  • Page 6: Figure 1. Max78615+Ppm Evaluation Kit Typical Connection Diagram

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual SOURCE 3.3V REGULATOR SHUNT MAX78700 ISOLATION Controller 3.3V SPI/UART MAX78615 +PPM DI/O MAX78700 RS485 Trasceiver SHUNT LOAD Figure 1. MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit Typical Connection Diagram Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 7: Safety And Esd Notes

    Standard ESD precautions must be taken when handling electronic equipment. Exercise extreme caution handling the hardware and connecting test equipment to the nonisolated portion of the MAX78615+PPM modem board (highlighted in red below). Ignoring the safety requirements can lead to shock, injury, and damage of the hardware.
  • Page 8: Installation And Setup

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual 2 Installation and Setup The MAX78615+PPM evaluation kit connects to a PC through a USB cable that provides both power and data communication to the board. A Windows®-based graphical user interface (GUI) communicates with the device over a USB/SPI virtual COM port.
  • Page 9: Powering The Evaluation Kit Board

    2.2 Powering the Evaluation Kit Board The MAX78615+PPM evaluation board is normally powered through the USB port (J21). In case the power needs to be supplied from a different source, a 5VDC supply can be connected to the terminal block J14. Jumper J44 selects the power source as in Table 1.
  • Page 10: Serial Interface Signals Connection (All Interfaces)

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual The pins IFC0 and IFC1 are sampled at power-on and set as general purpose digital I/O (MP/multipurpose) after the initialization phase. 2.3.2 Serial Interface Signals Connection (All Interfaces) The serial interface signals can be connected to the USB interface (default configuration) or to the PMOD connector (J16).
  • Page 11: Uart Interface Settings

    DEVICE ADDRESS BIT 1 (AD1) BIT 0 (AD0) The evaluation board includes a RS-485/422 transceiver. The MAX78615+PPM serial UART can be connected to the RS-485/422 transceiver when a multi-drop RS-485/422 bus is available. UART/USB Interface and UART/RS-485/422 Interface Configuration In order to operate the UART through the USB/FTDI device or RS-485/422, the jumper must be set according to Table 8.
  • Page 12: Spi Interface Settings

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual UART/RS-485/422 Interface Configuration In order to operate the UART through the RS-485/422 transceiver, the jumpers must be set accordingly to Table 9. Table 10 contains the pin assignment of connector J22. Table 9. Jumpers Settings for UART/RS-485/422...
  • Page 13: Table 11. I 2 C Address Selection

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual Device Address DEVADDR Register bit 4:0 MP6/AD1 Pin SPCK/AD0 Pin Table 11. I C Address Selection DEVICE ADDRESS BIT 1 (AD1) BIT 0 (AD0) C Signals Interface Note that the USB FTDI interface chip does not support I C/USB interface.
  • Page 14: Connector J1

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual 2.4 Connector J1 Connector J1 allows probing and connection to most of the digital and analog pins of the MAX78615 device. Table 12 includes J1 connector pin assignment. Table 12: J1 Connector Pin Assignment NAME DESCRIPTION +3.3V...
  • Page 15: Usb Driver Installation

    The FTDI Windows driver is a certified driver for Windows XP and Windows 7. Upon attaching the MAX78615+PPM evaluation board to the PC, the Found New Hardware Wizard automatically launches and installs the appropriate driver files. If your PC does not find the FTDI driver files on its local hard disk drive, locate and reference the FTDI USB driver and utilities subdirectory on the CD.
  • Page 16: Ftdi Com Port Troubleshooting

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual 2.5.2 FTDI COM Port Troubleshooting If the FTDI device driver did not install properly, there would be no assigned COM port number for the FTDI controller. To repeat the USB driver installation, see Section 2.1.
  • Page 17: Graphical User Interface (Gui)

    3 Graphical User Interface (GUI) A graphical user interface (GUI) is included on the MAX78615+PPM evaluation kit CD to facilitate quick evaluation of the MAX78615+PPM energy measurement device. The GUI requires Microsoft.NET Framework 4 on the PC, for which the GUI is to execute on.
  • Page 18: Direct Tab

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual 3.1.2 Direct Tab The Direct tab allows access to the all the registers and can both read and write to the registers. The data can be displayed with the scale factor and units applied for convenience. In the example below the voltage register is being read, so the volts option is used to display the data.
  • Page 19: Power Tab

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual 3.1.4 Power Tab The Power tab displays the current power being consumed by the loads. P (active power), Q (reactive power), and S (apparent power) are displayed along with the voltage, current, crest factor, and power factor are also displayed.
  • Page 20: Fundamental Tab

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual 3.1.6 Fundamental Tab The Fundamental tab is used to display the fundamental and harmonic measurements for voltage, current and power. The harmonics displayed can be selected with the get/set harmonic buttons. Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 21: Remotes Tab

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual 3.1.7 Remotes Tab The Remotes tab is used to display the communication status between host (MAX78615+PPM) and the remote ADCs. Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 22: Alarm Tab

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual 3.1.8 Alarm Tab The Alarm tab is a user definable display of whatever parameters are required in a particular application. The alarms are described in detail in the MAX78615+PPM data sheet. Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 23: Basic Connection Setup

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual 4 Basic Connection Setup This section shows examples of basic connections of the MAX78615+PPM evaluation board to Wye and Delta systems. The proper equations are selected by setting the CONFIG register; refer to the MAX78615+PPM data sheet.
  • Page 24: Figure 6. Max78615+Ppm Delta System 2V + 2I

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual 2V + 2I Delta-Connected Three-Phase Systems SOURCE Δ 3.3V REGULATOR SHUNT MAX78700 ISOLATION Controller 3.3V SPI/UART MAX78615 +PPM Channel 2 DI/O MAX78700 RS485 Trasceiver SHUNT LOAD Δ Figure 6. MAX78615+PPM Delta System 2V + 2I Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 25: Figure 7. Max78615+Ppm Delta System 3V + 3I

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual 3V + 3I Delta-Connected Three-Phase Systems SOURCE Δ 3.3V REGULATOR SHUNT MAX78700 ISOLATION Controller 3.3V SPI/UART MAX78615 +PPM Channel 2 DI/O MAX78700 RS485 Trasceiver SHUNT LOAD Δ Figure 7. MAX78615+PPM Delta System 3V + 3I Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 26: Figure 8. Max78615+Ppm Evaluation Board Connections

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual Wye-Connected Source, Delta-Connected Load SOURCE 3.3V REGULATOR SHUNT MAX78700 ISOLATION Controller 3.3V SPI/UART MAX78615 +PPM Channel 2 DI/O MAX78700 RS485 Trasceiver SHUNT LOAD Δ Figure 8. MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Board Connections Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 27: Schematics, Bill Of Materials, And Pcb Layouts

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual 5 Schematics, Bill of Materials, and PCB Layouts This section includes the schematics, bill of materials, and PCB layouts for the MAX78615+PPM evaluation board. 5.1 MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Board Schematics Figure 9. MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Board (Host) Electrical Schematic (1 of 2)
  • Page 28: Figure 10. Max78615+Ppm Evaluation Board (Host) Electrical Schematic (2 Of 2)

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual Figure 10. MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Board (Host) Electrical Schematic (2 of 2) Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 29: Figure 11. Max78615+Ppm Evaluation Board (Daughter Board) Electrical Schematic

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual Figure 11. MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Board (Daughter Board) Electrical Schematic Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 30: Max78615+Ppm Evaluation Board Bill Of Materials

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit User Manual 5.2 MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Board Bill of Materials Table 13. MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Board (Host) Bill of Materials ITEM QUANTITY REFERENCE PART PCB FOOTPRINT C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, C12, C15, C22, C23, C24, C26, 0.1µF C28, C29, C31, C38, C39, C40, C54, C55...
  • Page 31: Table 14. Max78615+Ppm Evaluation Board (Daughter Board) Bill Of Materials

    REFERENCE PART PCB FOOTPRINT VBT1-5V VBT1 3.3V at 950mA SOT223 20.00MHz ABLS 6MHz CSTCR Table 14. MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Board (Daughter Board) Bill of Materials ITEM QUANTITY REFERENCE PART PCB FOOTPRINT C1, C3, C5 0.047µF, 50V 10pF 0.1µF 10µF L1, L2, L3...
  • Page 32: Contact Information

    MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit Manual Chapter 6: Contact Information 6 Contact Information For more information about Maxim products or to check the availability of the MAX78615+PPM, contact technical support at www.maximintegrated.com/support. Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 33 MAX78615+PPM Evaluation Kit Manual Chapter 6: Contact Information Revision History Pages Revision Date Description Changed 2/15 Initial release — Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 34 Mouser Electronics Authorized Distributor Click to View Pricing, Inventory, Delivery & Lifecycle Information: Maxim Integrated MAX78615PPM70EVK1#...

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