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78M6612 Split-Phase Evaluation Board User Manual
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 Evaluation Board is connected
to a PC through a USB cable such as one provided in the demo kit package. Optionally, the 78M6612
UART TX & RX signals can be accessed via a header for communicating with an external controller or
wireless communications module. The Evaluation Board demonstrates the capability of the 78M6612
energy meter controller chip for measurement accuracy and
overall system use.
The board is pre-programmed with Split-Phase Demo Firmware
in the flash memory of the 78M6612 IC, which allows evaluation
of the IC’s capabilities.
The 78M6612 Split-Phase energy measurement data and status
is read back using an ASCII text string CLI command set. Easy
manual operation is performed using HyperTerminal. Optionally,
a Windows®-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) is provided for
simplified access to the following measurement data and
controls:
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Power, current, voltage and power factor indicator dials
Line frequency
Alarm indicators
Programmable Alarm thresholds
1.1 Package Contents
The 78M6612 Split-Phase Evaluation Board Demo Kit includes:
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78M6612 Split-Phase Evaluation Board
USB Cable Assembly USB A-B 28/24 1.8M (Tyco/Amp 1487588-3)
+12VDC@1A power supply
CD with OMU Software and Documentation
1.2 System Requirements
The 78M6612 Split-Phase Evaluation Board requires use of a PC with the following features:
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PC (1 GHz, 1 GB) with Microsoft Windows XP® or Windows 2000, equipped with USB port.
Minimum 1024 x 768 video display resolution.
Windows and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
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