
Contents
1
Getting Started
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1.1
Preface
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1.2
Safety and Precautions
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1.3
Package Contents
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1.4
Introduction
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1.5
Features
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1.6
Hardware
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1.6.1
Top View of the EVM
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1.6.2
Bottom View of the EVM
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1.6.3
Hardware Setup Procedures
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1.7
Calibrator Software
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1.7.1
Software Package Content
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1.7.2
Setting up the PC Software Tool
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1.8
Instruments
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2
Operating the PC Software Tool
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2.1
Introduction
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2.2
Start Using the EVM
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2.3
Known Issues
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3
Calibration Techniques
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3.1
Introduction
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3.2
Calibration Techniques
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3.3
Calibration Procedures
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3.3.1
Calibration of AC and DC Parameters
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3.3.2
Calibration of Compensation Resistance and Capacitance
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3.3.3
Calibration of Current AC Offset
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3.3.4
Calibration of Voltage AC Offset
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3.3.5
Calibration of Phase Correction
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3.3.6
Calibration of DC Parameters
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4
Serial Communication Commands
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4.1
Introduction
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4.2
Communication Protocol
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4.2.1
Polling Mode
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4.3
Commands
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4.3.1
HOST_CMD_GET_METER_NAME
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4.3.2
HOST_CMD_GET_METER_VER
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4.3.3
HOST_CMD_GET_METER_CONFIGURATION
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4.3.4
HOST_CMD_GET_RTC
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4.3.5
HOST_CMD_ALIGN_WITH_CALIBRATION_FACTORS
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4.3.6
HOST_CMD_SET_PASSWORD
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4.3.7
HOST_CMD_GET_READINGS_PHASE_n
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4.3.8
HOST_CMD_GET_EXTRA_READINGS_PHASE_n
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4.3.9
HOST_CMD_SUMCHECK_MEMORY
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4.3.10
HOST_CMD_CLEAR_CALIBRATION_DATA
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4.3.11
HOST_CMD_SET_CALIBRATION_PHASE_n
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4.3.12
HOST_CMD_GET_CALIBRATION_PHASE_n
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SLAU587 – August 2014
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