UM_6613_045
78M6613 Evaluation Board User Manual
Rev. 2
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1 Introduction
The Teridian™ 78M6613 Evaluation Board is an electrical measurement unit for performing
measurements of up to two single-phase AC loads. It incorporates the 78M6613 power- and energy-
measurement IC and connects to a PC through a USB cable such as the one provided in the demo kit.
The Evaluation Board demonstrates the capability of the 78M6613 energy-meter controller chip for
measurement accuracy and overall system use.
The board is preprogrammed with Firmware Demo Code (file name
66132_URT_V1_1x.hex) in the flash memory of the
78M6613 IC that allows evaluation of the IC’s capabilities.
The 78M6613 energy-measurement data and status is read back over
the serial UART interface using a text-based command line interface
(CLI) command set. Easy manual operation is performed using
HyperTerminal. Refer to the applicable
66132_URT_V1_1x
Firmware Description Document
for invocation usage of the CLI
commands.
1.1 Package Contents
The 78M6613 Evaluation Board Demo Kit includes:
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78M6613 Evaluation Board
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USB Cable Assembly USB A-B 28/24 1.8M (Tyco/Amp 1487588-3)
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CD with documentation
1.2 System Requirements
The 78M6613 Evaluation Board requires use of a PC with the following features:
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PC (1 GHz, 1 GB) with Microsoft Windows XP
®
, Windows Vista
®
, or Windows 7 operating systems
equipped with USB port
•
Minimum 1024 x 768 video display resolution
Teridian is a trademark of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.