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71M6541DT/71M6541FT/71M6541GT/
71M6542FT/71M6542GT
Energy Meter ICs
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Signal Input Pins
The 71M6541DT/FT/GT features five ADC inputs. The
71M6542FT/GT features six ADC inputs.
IAP-IAN and IBP-IBN are intended for use as current sen-
sor inputs. These four current sensor inputs can be con-
figuredastwosingle-endedinputs,or(morefrequently)
can be paired to form two differential inputs. For best
performance, it is recommended to configure the current
sensor inputs as differential inputs (i.e., IAP-IAN and IBP-
IBN). The first differential input (IAP-IAN) features a pre-
amplifier with a selectable gain of 1 or 8, and is intended
for direct connection to a shunt resistor sensor, and can
also be used with a current transformer (CT). The remain-
ing differential pair (i.e., IBP-IBN) may be used with CTs,
or may be enabled to interface to a remote 71M6x01 iso-
lated current sensor providing isolation for a shunt resistor
sensor using a low cost pulse transformer.
The remaining input in the 71M6541DT/FT/GT (VA) is
single-ended, and is senses line voltage in single-phase
meter applications. The 71M6542FT/GT features an
additional single-ended voltage sensing input (VB) to
support biphase applications. These single-ended inputs
are referenced to the VV3P3A pin.
All analog signal input pins measure voltage. In the
case of shunt current sensors, currents are sensed as
a voltage drop in the shunt resistor sensor. Referring
to Figure 2, shunt sensors can be connected directly to
the 71M654xT (referred to as a ‘local’ shunt sensor) or
connected through an isolated 71M6x01 (referred to as a
‘remote’ shunt sensor) (Figure 3). In the case of current
transformers, the current is measured as a voltage across
a burden resistor that is connected to the secondary
winding of the CT. Meanwhile, line voltages are sensed
through resistive voltage dividers. The VA and VB pins
(VB is available in the 71M6542FT/GT only) are single-
ended and their common return is the VV3P3A pin.
Pins IAP-IAN can be programmed individually to be differ-
ential or single-ended. For most applications IAP-IAN are
configured as a differential input to work with a shunt or
CT directly interfaced to the IAP-IAN differential input with
the appropriate external signal conditioning components.
The performance of the IAP-IAN pins can be enhanced by
enabling a preamplifier with a fixed gain of 8. When the
PRE_Ebit=1,IAP-IANbecometheinputstothe8xpre-
amplifier, and the output of this amplifier is supplied to the
multiplexer. The 8x amplification is useful when current
sensors with low sensitivity, such as shunt resistors, are
used.WithPRE_Eset,theIAP-IANinputsignalamplitude
is restricted to 31.25 mV peak.
For the 71M654xT application utilizing two shunt resistor
sensors the IAP-IAN pins are configured for differential
modetointerfacetoalocalshuntbysettingtheDIFFA_E
control bit. Meanwhile, the IBP-IBN pins are re-configured
as digital balanced pair to communicate with a 71M6x01
isolatedsensorinterfacebysettingtheRMT_Econtrolbit.
The 71M6x01 communicates with the 71M654xT using
a bidirectional digital data stream through an isolating
low-cost pulse transformer. The 71M654xT also supplies
power to the 71M6x01 through the isolating transformer.
When using current transformers the IBP-IBN pins are
configured as local analog inputs (RMT_E = 0). The
IAP-IAN pins cannot be configured as a remote sensor
interface.
Input Multiplexer
When operating with local sensors, the input multiplexer
sequentially applies the input signals from the analog
input pins to the input of the ADC. One complete sampling
sequenceis called a multiplexerframe.Themultiplexer
of the 71M6541DT/FT/GT can select up to three input
signals (IAP-IAN, VA, and IBP-IBN) per multiplexer frame.
The multiplexer of the 71M6542FT/GT adds the VB signal
for a total of four inputs. The multiplexer always starts at
state 1 and proceeds until as many states as determined
byMUX_DIV[3:0]havebeenconverted.
The 71M6541DT/FT/GT and 71M6542FT/GT each require
auniqueCEcodethatiswrittenforthespecificapplication.
Moreover,eachCEcoderequiresspecificAFEandMUXset-
tings in order to function properly. Contact Maxim Integrated
for specific information about alternative CE codes.
For a basic single-phase application, the IAP-IAN current
input is configured for differential mode and the VA pin is
single-ended and is typically connected to the phase volt-
age via a resistor divider. The IBP-IBN differential input
may be optionally used to sense the neutral current. This
configuration implies that the multiplexer applies a total of
three inputs to the ADC. In this configuration IAP-IAN (line
current), IBP-IBN (neutral current) and VA (line voltage)
aresampled.Iftheapplicationdoesn’trequiresampling
the neutral current, the IBP-IBN inputs can be connected
to VV3P3A and the current sensor for the neutral current
measurement can be omitted.
Ifatampersensorintheneutralpathisrequired,there
are two options: first, the two current inputs (the pin pairs
IAP-IAN and IBP-IBN) can be con figured for differential
mode. In this configuration, the multiplexer sequentially
applies each of the three inputs to the ADC. Alternately,
the IAP-IAN pin pair can be configured as a differential
input and connected to a local current shunt, and IBP-IBN