Sunday, October 23, 2016

Initial schematics for low accuracy voltmeter prototype PCB is ready

The initial schematics for the first PCB prototype is done. 
It can be found in the git opendcm repository:

The changes from breadboard prototype are related mostly to increased over-voltage protection. The voltage supply of the input buffer LTC2057HV was increased to ± 30V, which will protect up to ± 40V with 1K resistor in series. Because the automatic voltage range switch ADG5419 is rated maximum to ± 22V, additional 1K resistor in series was added to the 20V range op-amp buffer LTC2057HV powered by ± 22V. By this way if input voltage is increased to ± 40V, the input voltage of the ADG5419 switch will be limited to ±22V by the power supply of the LTC2057HV buffer on the pin 8.


There are no changes in the ADC section at all:

 The power supply and reference section:
The power supply will be more complicated as I though in the beginning. It should provide 7 positive and negative voltages. I'm not sure now if an AC with isolated transformer or step-up dc-dc converter from battery will be used as main power supply. The current consumption which I measured only on analog part, except the uController, was ~15mA, which is suitable for battery powered supply.

The next thing which I have to experiment is the connection between the ohm-meter and the voltmeter input.

The final multi-meter prototype will contain 3 PCB - one for the voltmeter and the ohm-meter, second for the current meter and the third for the power supply.  

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