PAC1921
HIGH-SIDE CURRENT/POWER SENSOR
EVALUATION BOARD USER’S GUIDE
2015 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS50002376A-page 11
Chapter 1. Product Overview
1.1
INTRODUCTION
The PAC1921 is a dedicated power monitoring device with a configurable output. The
PAC1921 High-Side Current/Power Sensor Evaluation Board package provides users
with the means to exercise device functionality while connected either to target
systems (Sys mode) or while utilizing on-board sources (Demo mode).
1.2
PAC1921 EVALUATION SYSTEM
The evaluation system has three major parts, as shown in
• Customer-provided Windows
®
PC with an available USB port
• Microchip PAC1921 Graphical User Interface (GUI) (based on
National Instruments™ LabVIEW™ software)
• Microchip PAC1921 High-Side Current/Power Sensor Evaluation Board
• USB Cable for GUI communications (Standard-A plug to Mini-B plug)
FIGURE 1-1:
PAC1921 Evaluation System.
USB Cable
PC with
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GUI and
Microchip USB Bridge Driver
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Note:
Screen captures in this document were taken on a PC with Windows
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7
Professional using the default desktop colors. The colors on your screen
may vary, especially if a Windows theme has been applied on the PC.
