
MAX78630+PPM E valuation Kit User Manual
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Ordering Information .................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Package Contents...................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 System Requirements ............................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Safety and ESD Notes ............................................................................................................... 6
1.5 Testing the MAX78630 +PPM EV Board Prior to Shipping ........................................................ 6
2 Installation ........................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 USB Driver Installation ............................................................................................................... 7
2.1.1 Confirm COM Port Mapping ............................................................................................. 7
2.1.2 FTDI COM Port Trouble Shooting .................................................................................... 7
2.2 Powering the EV Kit Board ........................................................................................................ 8
2.3 Basic Connection Setup ............................................................................................................ 8
2.3.1 Wye-Connected or 3V Delta-Connected Three-Phase Systems ..................................... 8
2.3.2 2V Delta-Connected Three-Phase Systems .................................................................. 10
2.3.3 Neutral Current M easurement Consid erations .............................................................. 12
2.4 Analog Input Jumper Description s ........................................................................................... 13
3 Serial Interfaces Selection and Configuration ............................................................................... 14
3.1 UART Interface Settings .......................................................................................................... 14
3.2 SPI Settings ............................................................................................................................. 15
4 Graphical User Interface (GUI) ......................................................................................................... 17
4.1 GUI Initialization ....................................................................................................................... 17
4.1.1 SSI ID Tab ...................................................................................................................... 17
4.1.2 Device Tab ..................................................................................................................... 18
4.1.3 Scaling Tab .................................................................................................................... 18
4.1.4 Direct Tab ....................................................................................................................... 19
4.1.5 Command and Config urat ion Tab .................................................................................. 20
4.1.6 Calibration Tab ............................................................................................................... 21
4.1.7 Power Tab ...................................................................................................................... 21
4.1.8 Energy Tab ..................................................................................................................... 22
4.1.9 Fundamental Tab ........................................................................................................... 22
4.1.10 Min/Max Tab ................................................................................................................. 23
4.1.11 Alarm Tab ..................................................................................................................... 24
4.1.12 Monitor Tab ................................................................................................................... 25
5 Schematics, Bill of Materials, and PCB Layouts ............................................................................ 26
5.1 MAX78630+PPM EV Board Schematics ................................................................................. 26
5.2 MAX78630+PPM EV Board Bill of Materials ........................................................................... 28
5.3 MAX78630+PPM EV Board PCB Layouts ............................................................................... 30
6 Contact In formation .......................................................................................................................... 32
Revision History ........................................................................................................................................ 32