Current 9 Click is a compact add-on board providing a precise and accurate current sensing solution. This board features the CT415-HSN830DR, high-bandwidth and ultra-low-noise XtremeSense® TMR current sensor designed for the current range up to 30A from Crocus Technology. This sensor also features an integrated current-carrying conductor which handles rated current and generates a current measurement as a linear analog output voltage, accomplishing a total output error of about ±1% full-scale. After that, the user is allowed to process the output voltage in analog or digital form.
- Author : Stefan Filipovic
- Date : Aug 2022.
- Type : ADC/I2C type
We provide a library for the Current 9 Click as well as a demo application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.
Package can be downloaded/installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.
This library contains API for Current 9 Click driver.
current9_cfg_setup
Config Object Initialization function.
void current9_cfg_setup ( current9_cfg_t *cfg );
current9_init
Initialization function.
err_t current9_init ( current9_t *ctx, current9_cfg_t *cfg );
current9_read_voltage
This function reads raw ADC value and converts it to proportional voltage level.
err_t current9_read_voltage ( current9_t *ctx, float *voltage );
current9_read_current
This function reads the input current level [A] based on @b CURRENT9_NUM_CONVERSIONS of voltage measurements.
err_t current9_read_current ( current9_t *ctx, float *current );
current9_set_vref
This function sets the voltage reference for Current 9 click driver.
err_t current9_set_vref ( current9_t *ctx, float vref );
This example demonstrates the use of Current 9 click board by reading and displaying the input current measurements.
The demo application is composed of two sections :
Initializes the driver and logger.
void application_init ( void )
{
log_cfg_t log_cfg; /**< Logger config object. */
current9_cfg_t current9_cfg; /**< Click config object. */
/**
* Logger initialization.
* Default baud rate: 115200
* Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
* @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX
* are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will
* need to define them manually for log to work.
* See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
*/
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );
// Click initialization.
current9_cfg_setup( ¤t9_cfg );
CURRENT9_MAP_MIKROBUS( current9_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
err_t init_flag = current9_init( ¤t9, ¤t9_cfg );
if ( ( ADC_ERROR == init_flag ) || ( I2C_MASTER_ERROR == init_flag ) )
{
log_error( &logger, " Communication init." );
for ( ; ; );
}
log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
}
Reads the input current measurements and displays the results on the USB UART approximately once per second.
void application_task ( void )
{
float current = 0;
if ( CURRENT9_OK == current9_read_current ( ¤t9, ¤t ) )
{
log_printf( &logger, " Current : %.3f[A]\r\n\n", current );
Delay_ms( 1000 );
}
}
For better accuracy, set the voltage reference by using the @b current9_set_vref function, increase the number of conversions by modifying the @b CURRENT9_NUM_CONVERSIONS macro, and adjust the @b CURRENT9_ZERO_CURRENT_OFFSET voltage value.
The full application code, and ready to use projects can be installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.
Other Mikroe Libraries used in the example:
- MikroSDK.Board
- MikroSDK.Log
- Click.Current9
Additional notes and informations
Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART click, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. UART terminal is available in all MikroElektronika compilers.