SBAS994B September   2023  – September 2023 AMC131M03

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Revision History
  6. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  7. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3  Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4  Thermal Information
    5. 6.5  Insulation Specifications
    6. 6.6  Safety-Related Certifications
    7. 6.7  Safety Limiting Values
    8. 6.8  Electrical Characteristics
    9. 6.9  Timing Requirements
    10. 6.10 Switching Characteristics
    11. 6.11 Timing Diagrams
    12. 6.12 Typical Characteristics
  8. 7 Parameter Measurement Information
    1. 7.1 Noise Measurements
  9. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1  Isolated DC/DC Converter
        1. 8.3.1.1 DC/DC Converter Failure Detection
      2. 8.3.2  High-Side Current Drive Capability
      3. 8.3.3  Isolation Channel Signal Transmission
      4. 8.3.4  Input ESD Protection Circuitry
      5. 8.3.5  Input Multiplexer
      6. 8.3.6  Programmable Gain Amplifier (PGA)
      7. 8.3.7  Voltage Reference
      8. 8.3.8  Internal Test Signals
      9. 8.3.9  Clocking and Power Modes
      10. 8.3.10 ΔΣ Modulator
      11. 8.3.11 Digital Filter
        1. 8.3.11.1 Digital Filter Implementation
          1. 8.3.11.1.1 Fast-Settling Filter
          2. 8.3.11.1.2 SINC3 and SINC3 + SINC1 Filter
        2. 8.3.11.2 Digital Filter Characteristic
      12. 8.3.12 Channel Phase Calibration
      13. 8.3.13 Calibration Registers
      14. 8.3.14 Register Map CRC
      15. 8.3.15 Temperature Sensor
        1. 8.3.15.1 Internal Temperature Sensor
        2. 8.3.15.2 External Temperature Sensor
        3. 8.3.15.3 Clock Selection for Temperature Sensor Operation
      16. 8.3.16 General-Purpose Digital Output (GPO)
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 Power-Up and Reset
        1. 8.4.1.1 Power-On Reset
        2. 8.4.1.2 SYNC/RESET Pin
        3. 8.4.1.3 RESET Command
      2. 8.4.2 Start-Up Behavior After Power-Up
      3. 8.4.3 Start-Up Behavior After a Pin Reset or RESET Command
      4. 8.4.4 Start-Up Behavior After a Pause in CLKIN
      5. 8.4.5 Synchronization
      6. 8.4.6 Conversion Modes
        1. 8.4.6.1 Continuous-Conversion Mode
        2. 8.4.6.2 Global-Chop Mode
      7. 8.4.7 Power Modes
      8. 8.4.8 Standby Mode
    5. 8.5 Programming
      1. 8.5.1 Serial Interface
        1. 8.5.1.1  Chip Select (CS)
        2. 8.5.1.2  Serial Data Clock (SCLK)
        3. 8.5.1.3  Serial Data Input (DIN)
        4. 8.5.1.4  Serial Data Output (DOUT)
        5. 8.5.1.5  Data Ready (DRDY)
        6. 8.5.1.6  Conversion Synchronization or System Reset (SYNC/RESET)
        7. 8.5.1.7  SPI Communication Frames
        8. 8.5.1.8  SPI Communication Words
        9. 8.5.1.9  Short SPI Frames
        10. 8.5.1.10 Communication Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
        11. 8.5.1.11 SPI Timeout
      2. 8.5.2 ADC Conversion Data
      3. 8.5.3 Commands
        1. 8.5.3.1 NULL (0000 0000 0000 0000)
        2. 8.5.3.2 RESET (0000 0000 0001 0001)
        3. 8.5.3.3 STANDBY (0000 0000 0010 0010)
        4. 8.5.3.4 WAKEUP (0000 0000 0011 0011)
        5. 8.5.3.5 LOCK (0000 0101 0101 0101)
        6. 8.5.3.6 UNLOCK (0000 0110 0101 0101)
        7. 8.5.3.7 RREG (101a aaaa annn nnnn)
          1. 8.5.3.7.1 Reading a Single Register
          2. 8.5.3.7.2 Reading Multiple Registers
        8. 8.5.3.8 WREG (011a aaaa annn nnnn)
      4. 8.5.4 ADC Output Buffer and FIFO Buffer
      5. 8.5.5 Collecting Data for the First Time or After a Pause in Data Collection
    6. 8.6 AMC131M03 Registers
  10. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
      1. 9.1.1 Unused Inputs and Outputs
      2. 9.1.2 Antialiasing
      3. 9.1.3 Minimum Interface Connections
      4. 9.1.4 Multiple Device Configuration
      5. 9.1.5 Calibration
      6. 9.1.6 Troubleshooting
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 9.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 9.2.2.1 Voltage Measurement
        2. 9.2.2.2 Current Shunt Measurement
        3. 9.2.2.3 Temperature Measurement
      3. 9.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 9.3 Power Supply Recommendations
    4. 9.4 Layout
      1. 9.4.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 9.4.2 Layout Example
  11. 10Device and Documentation Support
    1. 10.1 Documentation Support
      1. 10.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 10.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 10.3 Support Resources
    4. 10.4 Trademarks
    5. 10.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 10.6 Glossary
  12. 11Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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9.2 Typical Application

This section describes a typical three-phase energy measurement front-end using the AMC131M03. The ADC samples the outputs of resistive current sensors (shunts) and voltage dividers to measure the current and voltage of each leg of the AC mains. The design can achieve high accuracy across a wide input current range (0.05 A–100 A) and supports high sampling frequencies necessary for advanced power-quality features, such as individual harmonic analysis. Using the AMC131M03 to sample the voltages and currents per phase provides designers greater flexibility in the choice of metrology microcontrollers (MCU) when compared to an integrated system-on-a-chip (SoC) and dedicated application-specific products.

Figure 9-4 illustrates the front-end for a three-phase energy measurement design. In this design, one AMC131M03 per phase measures the current and voltage for this respective phase, providing galvanic isolation from phase to phase. This isolation is critical because the voltage level in a typical case can be in the order of 220 V on one phase and –220 V at another phase. If only one ADC for multiple phases is used, a voltage difference in the order of 440 V between two adjacent ADC inputs can appear, potentially destroying the device.

The design also includes a fourth ADC to monitor the current in the neutral line. Assuming the system ground for the metering front-end is connected to the neutral line, this ADC can be a non-isolated device such as the ADS131M02. This fourth device is optional and is typically used if tamper detection is a concern.

RC antialiasing filters are not given in Figure 9-4 for simplicity, but are recommended for all channels.

The microcontroller uses the SPI port to communicate with the four ADC devices, and provides a clock to all ADC devices at the respective CLKIN pins. Four of the microcontroller I/O pins (CS_A, CS_B, CS_C, and CS_D) generate the SPI CS signals. The SCLK, DIN, and DOUT connections are shared between all ADC devices. To simplify the figure, these connections are not shown in detail.

GUID-20230907-SS0I-VXMG-6RXX-BJJN8CCCQ5JM-low.svg Figure 9-4 3-Phase Metrology Design Front-End Using the AMC131M03