Evaluation Board User Guide
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Evaluation Board for the ADE7816 Six Current Channels, One Voltage Channel
Energy Metering IC
FEATURES
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Evaluation board to implement a fully functional 6-channel
energy meter
Accompanying PC-based LabVIEW software
Easy connection of external transducers via screw terminals
Optically isolated metering components
USB-based PC connection
External voltage reference option available for on-chip
reference evaluation
The ADE7816 evaluation kit includes an evaluation board that
allows the performance of the ADE7816 6-channel energy
measurement IC to be evaluated. The ADE7816 evaluation kit
includes evaluation software, written in LabVIEW®, that provides
access to the registers of the ADE7816 using a PC interface. This
document provides information to assist the user in evaluating
the ADE7816.
Complete specifications for the ADE7816 are available in the
ADE7816 data sheet available from Analog Devices, Inc., and
should be consulted in conjunction with this user guide when
using the evaluation board.
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ADE7816 INTERFACE AND EVALUATION BOARD
Figure 1.
PLEASE SEE THE LAST PAGE FOR AN IMPORTANT
WARNING AND LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Features .............................................................................................. 1
Evaluation Software Functions ........................................................9
General Description ......................................................................... 1
Communication ............................................................................9
ADE7816 Interface and Evaluation Board .................................... 1
Main Menu .....................................................................................9
Revision History ............................................................................... 2
Reset the ADE7816 ........................................................................9
Evaluation Board Hardware ............................................................ 3
Active Energy .................................................................................9
Overview........................................................................................ 3
Reactive Energy .......................................................................... 10
Powering the ADE7816 Evaluation Board ................................ 3
RMS .............................................................................................. 10
Typical Input Configurations...................................................... 3
Waveform Sampling ................................................................... 10
Jumper Configuration.................................................................. 3
ADE7816 Interrupts................................................................... 11
Installing the Evaluation Board Software ...................................... 7
Read and Write Registers .......................................................... 11
Installing the Drivers ................................................................... 7
All Registers Access.................................................................... 11
Launching the Evaluation Board Software ................................... 7
Troubleshooting.......................................................................... 12
Running the Evaluation Software............................................... 8
Evaluation Board Schematics........................................................ 13
Troubleshooting the Launch ....................................................... 8
REVISION HISTORY
11/12—Rev. 0 to Rev. A
Changes to Installing the Drivers Section and to
Launching the Evaluation Board Software Section ................. 7
3/12—Revision 0: Initial Version
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EVALUATION BOARD HARDWARE
Current Channels
OVERVIEW
The ADE7816 evaluation kit includes an evaluation board that
is used to evaluate the silicon. The board includes the ADE7816
energy measurement IC, associated filtering, and isolation to
allow high voltage inputs to be applied. It also includes an NXP
Semiconductors LPC2368FBD100 microcontroller that handles
all communication from the PC to the ADE7816. Connect P14
of the ADE7816 evaluation board to the USB port of the PC,
using the cable provided in the evaluation board kit.
The ADE7816 includes six single-ended current channels that can
be interfaced with either a current transformer (CT) or a Rogowski
coil. Apply the sensor output for Current Channel A to P1. Similar
to the voltage channel, all current inputs have a maximum input of
0.5 V peak. Figure 3 shows a typical configuration for Current
Channel A when a CT is being used.
A schematic of the ADE7816 evaluation board is shown in
Figure 20, Figure 21, and Figure 22
P1
POWERING THE ADE7816 EVALUATION BOARD
TYPICAL INPUT CONFIGURATIONS
Voltage Channel
The voltage channel input is applied to P6. The ADE7816
evaluation board is designed to interface directly with a line
voltage source. A resistor divider is therefore included to step
down the input voltage. Figure 2 shows the default configuration
of the voltage channel input.
C9
22nF
IAN
R94
1kΩ
IAN
C17
22nF
If a Rogowski coil is used, no burden resistor is required. A second
stage antialiasing filter is recommended and is enabled through
JP3A. Because the differential nature of the Rogowski coil output
counterbalances a single-pole filter, a second stage is required to
achieve a suitable level of attenuation at the Nyquist frequency.
JP1A
R1
DO NOT
INSTALL
JP3A
JP5A
R9
100Ω
R17
1kΩ
C9
22nF
1
2
3
C26
22nF
ADE7816
IAP
IAN
IAN
C17
22nF
1kΩ
IN
1
2
3
Figure 4. Typical Current Channel A Configuration with a Rogowski Coil
VN
VN
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1
2
C25
22nF
JP7N
IAP
C17
22nF
R94
1kΩ
VN
R25
1kΩ
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Figure 3. Typical Current Channel A Configuration with a CT
JP9C
JP8C
1kΩ
IN
IAN
VP
R34
1kΩ
ADE7816
IAP
C17
22nF
VN
JP9A
IAP
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VP
R17
1kΩ
IAP
ADE7816
VP
R9
100Ω
IAN
P1
R28
1MΩ
R31
1kΩ
R1
BURDEN
RESISTOR
JP5A
IAP
An external 3.3 V dc supply is required to power up the ADE7816
evaluation board. P9 provides the 3.3 V supply. This provides
power for the ADE7816 and the nonisolated side of the circuit,
including the ADE7816 IC. Power for the isolated side of the
circuit, which includes the microcontroller, is provided by
default by the USB connection. If an external power source
is preferable, apply this power source on P12. When using an
external power supply, Jumper JP24 must be changed to the
1, 2 position (see Table 1).
P6
JP1A
JP3A
Current Channel B through Current Channel F are configured
in a similar manner. Note, however, that Current Channel D,
Current Channel E, and Current Channel F share a common
neutral line and, therefore, only a single antialiasing filter is
present on the neutral line for all three channels.
JUMPER CONFIGURATION
Figure 2. Typical Voltage Channel Configuration
The maximum signal level that can be applied to the VP pin of
the ADE7816 is 0.5 V peak with respect to VN. Any input level
can be accommodated by modifying the resistor divider network,
R28 and R34.
Table 1 describes the jumpers included on the ADE7816 evaluation
board and the required settings for different configurations.
Before connecting any high voltage signal, review the jumper
configuration and verify that it is correct for its specific setup.
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Table 1. Jumper Configurations
Jumper
JP1
JP1A
Option
Closed
Open (default)
Closed
Open (default)
JP1B
Closed
Open (default)
JP1C
Closed
Open (default)
JP1N
Closed
Open (default)
JP2
JP3
Closed
Open (default)
Closed
Open (default)
JP3A
Closed (default)
Open
JP3B
Closed (default)
Open
JP3C
Closed (default)
Open
JP3N
Closed (default)
Open
JP4
Closed
Open (default)
JP5
Closed (default)
Open
JP5A
JP5B
JP5C
Closed
Open (default)
Closed
Open (default)
Closed
Open (default)
Description
Pin 2 (PULL_HIGH) is controlled externally by the microcontroller.
Pin 2 (PULL_HIGH) is connected to VDD via the pull-up resistor, R86.
This connects Pin 1 of the Channel IA pin connector (P1) to AGND. Use this configuration in conjunction
with JP3A and JP5A closed to short the IAP pin of the ADE7816 to AGND.
Pin 1 of the Channel IA pin connector (P1) is left floating. Use this configuration in normal operation to
drive the IAP pin with an analog signal.
This connects Pin 1 of the Channel IB pin connector (P2) to AGND. Use this configuration in conjunction
with JP3B and JP5B closed to short the IBP pin of the ADE7816 to AGND.
Pin 1 of the Channel IB pin connector (P2) is left floating. Use this configuration in normal operation to
drive the IBP pin with an analog signal.
This connects Pin 1 of the Channel IC pin connector (P3) to AGND. Use this configuration in conjunction
with JP3C and JP5C closed to short the ICP pin of the ADE7816 to AGND.
Pin 1 of the Channel IC pin connector (P3) is left floating. Use this configuration in normal operation to
drive the ICP pin with an analog signal.
This connects Pin 1 of the Channel IF pin connector (P4) to AGND. Use this configuration in conjunction
with JP3N and JP5N closed to short the IFP pin of the ADE7816 to AGND.
This connects Pin 1 of the Channel IC pin connector (P4) to AGND. Use this configuration in conjunction
with JP3N and JP5N closed to short the IFP pin of the ADE7816 to AGND.
Pin 3 (PULL_LOW) is controlled externally by the microcontroller.
Pin 3 (PULL_LOW) is connected to GND via the pull-down resistor, R87.
This connects Pin 1 of the Channel ID pin connector (P38) to AGND. Use this configuration in conjunction
with JP5 and JP7 closed to short the IDP pin of the ADE7816 to AGND.
Pin 1 of the Channel ID pin connector (P38) is left floating. Use this configuration in normal operation to
drive the IDP pin with an analog signal.
This disables the antialiasing filter composed of R9 and C9 in the IAP signal path. This filter is required
only when using a di/dt sensor.
This enables the antialiasing filter composed of R9 and C9 in the IAP signal path. This filter is required
only when using a di/dt sensor.
This disables the antialiasing filter composed of R11 and C11 in the IBP signal path. This filter is required
only when using a di/dt sensor.
This enables the antialiasing filter composed of R11 and C11 in the IBP signal path. This filter is required
only when using a di/dt sensor.
This disables the antialiasing filter composed of R13 and C13 in the ICP signal path. This filter is required
only when using a di/dt sensor.
This enables the antialiasing filter composed of R13 and C13 in the ICP signal path. This filter is required
only when using a di/dt sensor.
This disables the antialiasing filter composed of R15 and C15 in the IFP signal path. This filter is required
only when using a di/dt sensor.
This enables the antialiasing filter composed of R15 and C15 in the IFP signal path. This filter is required
only when using a di/dt sensor.
This connects Pin 1 of the Channel IE pin connector (P39) to AGND. Use this configuration in conjunction
with JP6 and JP8 closed to short the IEP pin of the ADE7816 to AGND.
Pin 1 of the Channel IE pin connector (P39) is left floating. Use this configuration in normal operation to
drive the IEP pin with an analog signal.
This disables the antialiasing filter composed of R90 and C69 in the IDP signal path. This filter is required
only when using a di/dt sensor.
This enables the antialiasing filter composed of R90 and C69 in the IDP signal path. This filter is required
only when using a di/dt sensor.
This disables the antialiasing filter composed of R17 and C17 in the IAP signal path.
This enables the antialiasing filter composed of R17 and C17 in the IAP signal path.
This disables the antialiasing filter composed of R19 and C19 in the IBP signal path.
This enables the antialiasing filter composed of R19 and C19 in the IBP signal path.
This disables the antialiasing filter composed of R21 and C21 in the ICP signal path.
This enables the antialiasing filter composed of R21 and C21 in the ICP signal path.
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Jumper
JP5N
JP6
Option
Closed
Open (default)
Closed (default)
Open
JP7
JP7C
Closed
Open (default)
1, 2
2, 3
Open (default)
JP7N
JP8
JP8C
JP9
JP9C
Closed (default)
Open
Closed
Open (default)
1, 2 (default)
2, 3
Closed
Open (default)
Closed (default)
Open
JP10
1, 2 (default)
2, 3
JP11
1, 2 (default)
2, 3
JP12
Closed
Open (default)
JP13
JP14
Closed
Open (default)
Closed
JP15
Open (default)
Closed
JP17
Open (default)
Closed
JP18
Open (default)
Closed
JP21
Open (default)
Closed
Open (default)
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Description
This disables the antialiasing filter composed of R23 and C23 in the IFP signal path.
This enables the antialiasing filter composed of R23 and C23 in the IFP signal path.
This disables the antialiasing filter composed of R91 and C70 in the IEP signal path. This filter is only
required when using a di/dt sensor.
This enables the antialiasing filter composed of R91 and C70 in the IEP signal path. This filter is only
required when using a di/dt sensor.
This disables the antialiasing filter composed of R92 and C71 in the IDP signal path.
This enables the antialiasing filter composed of R92 and C71 in the IDP signal path.
This bypasses the voltage divider. Use this configuration in conjunction with JP9C (open). Use this
configuration when applying low voltage signals.
This connects the VP input to AGND.
This enables the voltage divider consisting of R28 and R34. Use in conjunction with JP9C (closed). Use
this configuration when applying high voltage signals.
This enables the antialiasing filter composed of R25 and C25 in the VN signal path. Connects VN to
ground. Use this configuration when using high voltage signals.
This enables the antialiasing filter composed of R25 and C25 in the VN signal path.
This disables the antialiasing filter composed of R93 and C72 in the IEP signal path.
This enables the antialiasing filter composed of R93 and C72 in the IEP signal path.
This connects R34 and C26 to AGND.
This connects R34 and C26 to VN. This configuration is not typically used in normal operation.
Pin 34 (NC) is connected to the microcontroller. This configuration is not required for normal operation.
Pin 34 (NC) is left floating.
This enables the voltage divider consisting of R28 and R34. Use in conjunction with JP7C (open). Use this
configuration when applying high voltage signals.
This bypasses the voltage divider. Use this configuration in conjunction with JP7C (1, 2). Use this
configuration when applying low voltage signals.
This connects the 16.38 MHz, on-board crystal (Y1) to the CLKIN and CLKOUT pins of the ADE7816.
This allows an external clock to be connected to the EXT_CLKIN connector. This configuration
disconnects the on-board crystal (Y1).
This connects the supply of the second side of the isocouplers (VDD2) to VDD, the supply of the ADE7816.
This connects the supply of the second side of the isocouplers (VDD2) to a 3.3 V supply provided at the
P10 connector.
This connects the ADR280 voltage reference to the REF pin of the ADE7816. Use this configuration when
the ADE7816 is configured for external reference use.
This disconnects the ADR280 voltage reference from the REF pin of the ADE7816. Use this configuration
in normal operation when the ADE7816 internal reference is used.
Pin 33 (NC) is connected to the microcontroller. This configuration is not required for normal operation.
Pin 33 (NC) is left floating.
This connects the IAN pin to the IBN, ICN, and IN pins. This allows a single antialiasing filter to be used for
all neutral inputs.
The antialiasing filter for the IAN pin is provided by R94 and C73.
This connects the ICN pin to the IAN, IBN, and IN pins. This allows a single antialiasing filter to be used for
all neutral inputs.
The antialiasing filter for the ICN pin is provided by R95 and C74.
This connects the IBN pin to the IAN, ICN, and IN pins. This allows a single antialiasing filter to be used for
all neutral inputs.
The antialiasing filter for the IBN pin is provided by R96 and C75.
This connects the IN pin to the IAN, IBN, and ICN pins. This allows a single antialiasing filter to be used for
all neutral inputs.
The antialiasing filter for the IN pin is provided by R97 and C76.
This signals the microcontroller, NXP LPC2368, to declare all I/O pins as outputs. Use this configuration
when another microcontroller manages the ADE7816 through the P17 socket.
Disables the option to use another microcontroller to manage the ADE7816 through the P17 socket. Use
this in normal operation to allow the microcontroller, NXP LPC2368 (U8), to manage the ADE7816.
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Jumper
JP24
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Option
1, 2
2, 3 (default)
JP31,
JP32,
JP33, JP34
1, 2
2, 3 (default)
Description
This selects an external 3.3 V power supply, provided at the P12 connector, to power the domain that
includes the NXP LPC2368 and one side of the isocouplers. Use this configuration if using the USB provided
power supply is not desired.
This selects the USB provided power supply to power the domain that includes the NXP LPC2368 and
one side of the isocouplers. Use this in normal operation to provide the power to the NXP LPC2368 and
one side of the isocouplers from the PC.
Use this configuration to select I2C communication between the ADE7816 and the NXP LPC2368
microcontroller. In this configuration, the HSDC port is enabled.
Use this configuration to select SPI communication between the ADE7816 and the NXP LPC2368
microcontroller. In this configuration, HSDC communication is not available.
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INSTALLING THE EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE
3.
INSTALLING THE DRIVERS
When using the ADE7816 evaluation tools for the first time, a
driver must be installed to allow successful communication.
The driver can be found on the Analog Device website on the
ADE7816 evaluation board page by downloading the Evaluation
Board Software.zip file. The driver is available in the Drivers
folder. There are two folders within the Drivers folder:
•
•
In the Found New Hardware Wizard window, select the
Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) option
and click Next >.
The window shown in Figure 6 appears.
The Windows XP and VISTA folder contains the driver
suitable for 32-bit operating systems, such as Windows® XP
and the 32-bit version of Windows Vista.
The Windows 7 (64 bit) folder contains the driver suitable
for 64-bit operating systems, such as Windows 7.
1.
Connect the USB cable to the PC and the interface board.
The Found New Hardware Wizard window appears,
indicating that the PC has detected the new hardware.
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Select the appropriate driver based on the operating system
used. To install the driver, follow this procedure. Note that the
format of the screens may vary depending on the operating
system being used.
Figure 6. Search for Driver Window
4.
5.
6.
7.
Select Include this location in the search: and click the
Browse button to locate the Windows XP and VISTA or
Windows 7 (64 bit) folder in the Drivers folder downloaded
from the Analog Devices website on the ADE7816 evaluation
board page.
Click Next >.
The Hardware Installation window appears, stating that
the hardware did not pass the Windows Logo test.
Click Continue until the installation is complete.
Click Finish to close the window.
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Figure 5. Found New Hardware Wizard Screen
2.
If you are installing the driver on a system running
Windows 7, the Found New Hardware Wizard may not
appear. To manually select the driver, follow these steps.
a.
c.
Choose Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
Device Manager and locate the new hardware under
the Ports heading.
Right-click the port and select Update Driver
Software.
Select Browse my Computer for Driver Software.
d.
Go to Step 4.
b.
The evaluation software is available in the ADE7816 Evaluation
Board Software.zip file that can be downloaded from the ADE7816
evaluation board page on the Analog Device website. The software
can be run even if a licensed copy of LabVIEW is not available.
If the ADE7816 evaluation software is being used on the PC for
the first time, an installer must be run. This installer is available
in the Installer folder. To run the installer, double-click on the
setup.exe file in the Installer folder. Follow the prompts to install
the LabVIEW 2010 run-time engine. When the installation is
complete, the ADE7816 evaluation software opens automatically.
It is also available in the Start menu. This shortcut can be found
by selecting Programs > ADE7816_Eval_Rev5.
A window similar to that shown in Figure 6 appears.
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TROUBLESHOOTING THE LAUNCH
When the evaluation software is running, it automatically detects
the COM port that the ADE7816 evaluation board is connected to.
If the port detection is successful, the COM port number appears
in the Port Control field, as shown in Figure 7 (COM4 in this
example).
If the software does not detect the COM port, the message shown
in Figure 8 displays.
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RUNNING THE EVALUATION SOFTWARE
Figure 8. COM Port Not Found Message
If this message appears, take the following steps:
1.
2.
3.
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4.
Figure 7. ADE7816 Evaluation Software Main Window
Note that an external power supply to the evaluation board is
not required for COM port detection, assuming that JP24 is set
to the default position of 2, 3 (connecting Pin 2 and Pin 3 of
JP24 together).
5.
Click Yes to return to the ADE7816 Evaluation Software
main window (see Figure 7).
Verify that the interface board is connected to the PC using
the USB cable.
Ensure that the required drivers are installed as described in
the Installing the Drivers section.
Using the Device Manager tool, ensure that the port is
operating correctly.
Click the Port Control tab in the main window and manually
select the correct COM port.
If the COM port is still not visible, close LabVIEW and reset the
COM port manually. To do this, take the following steps:
1.
2.
3.
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Disconnect the USB cable connected to P14.
Press the S2 push-button on the ADE7816 evaluation board.
Connect the USB cable to P14 again prior to relaunching
LabVIEW.
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EVALUATION SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS
COMMUNICATION
The ADE7816 evaluation software allows access to all registers and
features of the ADE7816 using SPI, I2C, and HSDC communication. By default, the evaluation board is configured to be used
with SPI. To change the mode of communication to I2C, change
the JP31, JP32, JP33, and JP34 jumpers to Position 1, Position 2.
Then, change the communication switch in the main window of
the evaluation board software to I2C (see Figure 7). Once a menu
option is selected, the communication mode locks. To change
the communication after this time, the ADE7816 must be powered
down by removing the power on P9.
Note that only one option under MENU can be open at a time;
click Exit to return to the front panel before choosing another
option under MENU.
RESET THE ADE7816
In the ADE7816 Evaluation Software main window, click Reset
ADE7816. The Software Reset window appears, as shown in
Figure 9.
MAIN MENU
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
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The menu options available in the ADE7816 Evaluation
Software main window include the following:
Reset ADE7816
Active Power
Reactive Power
RMS
Waveform Sampling
Interrupts
Read and Write registers
All Registers Access
Exit (stops LabVIEW)
Figure 9. Reset Window
Click RESET to perform a software reset on the ADE7816. All
register data is lost with the exception of the CONFIG2 register.
ACTIVE ENERGY
The drop-down list at the top left of the window allows the
channel to be selected and registers associated with Channel A
through Channel F to be accessed. Click Read to read a register.
Register modifications can be made directly on the signal path
diagram; click Write to write these modifications to the part.
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These options provide access to all internal registers and allow
the evaluation of the performance of the ADE7816 (see Figure 7).
To access these functions, click the desired option in the MENU
panel. Click on an option under MENU to display a window
where the specific function can be accessed.
In the ADE7816 Evaluation Software main window, click Active
Power. The Active Energy window appears, as shown in Figure 10.
This window allows access to all registers associated with the
active energy measurement.
Figure 10. Active Energy Window
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Within the Active Energy window, click Line Cycle
Accumulation to access the window shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11. Line Cycle Accumulation Window
The line cycle mode allows energy to be accumulated over
an integral number of half line cycles. To activate line cycle
accumulation, an ac signal must be present on the voltage
channel.
Figure 12. RMS Window
WAVEFORM SAMPLING
Click EXIT in the Line Cycle Accumulation window to return
to the Active Energy window.
REACTIVE ENERGY
In the ADE7816 Evaluation Software main window, click
Reactive Power. The Reactive Energy window appears.
This window is similar to the Active Energy window shown
in Figure 10; however, it allows access to registers that are
associated with the reactive energy measurements. The dropdown list at the top left of the window allows the channel to be
changed to access registers associated with Channel A through
Channel F. The Line Cycle Accumulation window (see Figure 11)
is also accessible from the Reactive Energy window.
The Waveform Sampling window is shown in Figure 13. To use
the Waveform Sampling window, I2C must be selected as the
communication interface (see Figure 7) in the ADE7816
Evaluation Software main window. The I2C interface is used
in conjunction with the HSDC interface (see the ADE7816
data sheet).
RMS
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In the ADE7816 Evaluation Software main window, click RMS
to display the window shown in Figure 12. From this window,
registers associated with the IRMS and VRMS measured are
accessed. Click Read Setup and Write Setup to allow the
configuration to be read and modified, respectively. Under
the Reading Time/Channel slide bar, click Read RMS
Continuously to read continuously over a specified time.
Figure 13. Waveform Sampling Window
This window allows raw waveform data to be captured and
displayed on a graph. To save the data to a file, click Write
waveforms to file? and enter a destination in the File Path box.
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ALL REGISTERS ACCESS
The ADE7816 Interrupts window is shown in Figure 14.
The All Registers Access window allows all the registers in the
ADE7816 to be accessed at once (see Figure 16).
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ADE7816 INTERRUPTS
Figure 14. ADE7816 Interrupts Window
This window allows access to the status and enable registers
associated with the IRQ0 and IRQ1 pins. The switch buttons
allow the individual interrupt enable bits to be selected. After
these selections are configured, click Write Mask0 Register and
Write Mask1 Register to write to the part. The lights represent
the corresponding interrupt status registers. Click Read Status0
Register and Read Status1 Register to read these registers. Click
Clear Status0 Register and Clear Status1 Register, respectively, to
clear the IRQ0 and IRQ1 interrupt.
READ AND WRITE REGISTERS
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The ADE7816 Read and Write Registers window is shown in
Figure 15.
Figure 16. All Registers Access Window
Click Read All Regs or Write All Regs to read or modify the
entire ADE7816 register bank. Choose a destination file at the
top of the window and click Save All Regs into a file to save the
current configuration to a comma-separated variable (.csv) file.
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To load the desired configuration from a file, click Load All Regs
from a file; the contents of the specified .csv file are written to
the ADE7816.
Figure 15. Read and Write Registers Window
Select the register name from the drop-down list to access an
individual register from this window. Alternatively, click Register
Name to access registers by number; clicking this button displays
fields for entering a register name and register size. To access the
register directly, type in the number and size of the register into
the appropriate fields.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Communication Failure
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If communication to the ADE7816 is not successful, the warning
message shown in Figure 17 displays.
Before continuing with the evaluation of the ADE7816, investigate
the reason for the communication failure. After the COM port is
cleared, the window shown in Figure 19 displays some possible
reasons for the failed communication. Click OK.
Figure 19. Error Debug Window
Figure 17. Communication Unsuccessful Message
This message indicates that the ADE7816 did not respond and that
the communication timed out. Reset the communication port
on the PC to restore communication to the ADE7816. Click OK
and the ClearPort.vi window appears (see Figure 18).
Next, go to the ADE7816 Evaluation Software main window
and click Exit from the menu drop-down list (see Figure 7).
Verify that the correct COM port is selected and ensure that the
currently configured communication mode is selected in the pulldown list. Refer to Table 1 to verify that the correct jumpers are
installed for the selected communication interface.
If the previous procedure does not correct the issue, take the
following steps:
1. Close the evaluation software.
2. Manually reset the COM port; disconnect the USB cable
connected to P14 and press the S2 push-button on the
ADE7816 evaluation board.
3. Connect the USB cable to P14 again, and then relaunch
LabVIEW.
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Figure 18. ClearPort.vi Window
When the ClearPort.vi window appears, press the S2 push-button
located below the PC connection on the ADE7816 interface port to
reset the PC COM port (see Figure 1). After completing this
action, click DONE in the ClearPort.vi window.
If the data read back from the ADE7816 registers is always
0xFFFF, a possible cause is that the ADE7816 is not correctly
powered. Ensure that a 3.3 V supply has been supplied to the
ADE7816, as described in the Powering the ADE7816
Evaluation Board section.
Another possible cause is that the incorrect communication port is
selected. Ensure that the correct jumpers are installed and that
the communication mode is selected in the ADE7816 Evaluation
Software main window of the evaluation board, as described in
the Communication section.
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Figure 22. ADE7816 Evaluation Board Schematic (Page 3)
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