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Analogue and Mixed Signal ICs
News Release from: Microchip Technology
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 24 October 2005
Utility meter design centre goes online
An online utility meter design centre provides technical tools and resources to simplify the design process and speed the design cycle for creating accurate, reliable and low-cost utility meters.
Microchip has launched an online utility meter design centre that provides engineers with technical tools and resources needed to simplify the design process and speed the design cycle for creating accurate, reliable and low-cost utility metering applications, including energy, water, gas and heat meters An "Introduction to metering" section supports those who are new to electronic design, offering an overview of the migration from mechanical meter designs to electronic-based solutions
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Apr 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The design centre also features charts that take the user through all of the building blocks and considerations in creating a utility metering design, whether it is gas, water, heat or power.
The website also offers complete access to all of Microchip's metering application notes, reference designs, and other technical documentation addressing critical design features, such as accuracy, low cost displays, low power consumption, remote communication and billing.
Specific products include the new MCP3905 and MCP3906 - stand-alone energy-measurement integrated circuits that output average and instantaneous real power.
These analogue front-ends can also be paired with a PIC microcontroller to provide highly accurate solutions for single-phase electronic energy-measurement in residential power meters and industrial applications.
Examples of ideal companion devices include the PIC18F8490 and PIC16F917 series of 8bit microcontrollers.
Both device families offer Flash program memory, low power consumption, and integrated liquid-crystal-display control with a variety of features and package options, for high performance, cost-effective metering applications.
Microchip also offers evaluation and reference design boards specifically tailored for the creation of metering designs.
The MCP3905 energy meter reference design board and the MCP3905 evaluation board are available today.
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