Description
Use your Particle Electron or Photon* or Bluz Bluetooth LE (Low Energy) to monitor energy with this 1-Channel high-accuracy current monitoring controller. Use our Particle library to communicate energy monitoring data to the Particle cloud or adapt our library for your specific application using the Arduino wire language.
This device includes one off-board current sensor, and an I2C cable. It provides an ideal energy monitoring solution for most industrial and commercial applications at a low cost with unmatched accuracy.
To use this device, simply run an AC power wire through the opening of the current sensor. This controller will read the magnetic field inducted onto the current sensor and provide you with a real-world current measurement value that is 98% accurate (prior to calibration).
This current monitoring controller includes our second generation firmware, which maintains best possible accuracy when measuring inductive loads, minimizing the need for calibration. This controller is pre-calibrated for resistive loads, but has demonstrated 98% accuracy when measuring most inductive load sources.
*Particle Photon/Electron not included.
IoT Motherboard Compatibility
This is an I²C Master Device, capable of directly connecting to any of our Cross-Platform I²C Slave Devices using the I²C Output. It is directly compatible with:
Particle Electron
Particle Photon (Particle.io)
Bluz Module (Bluz.io)
ESP8266 Module
If using a Particle module, the PKFR Key Fob Receiver overlay shield may be used.
This device may be converted for direct use with:
Arduino Nano using the Arduino Nano Adapter
Arduino Micro using the Arduino Micro Adapter
Onion Omega 1&2 using the OC Adapter
Pycom WiPy using the WiPy Adapter
Adafruit Huzzah ESP8266 using the Adafruit Huzzah Adapter
This device may be converted to an I²C slave device using the Slave Adapter, ideal for use with Raspberry Pi, Beaglebone, Arduino Uno, and BridgeX5.
Arduino Interfaces:
Use the Slave Adapter and a Arduino Uno Interface Adapter
Use the Slave Adapter and a Arduino Nano I²C Shield
Use the Slave Adapter and plug into any Arduino Nano Master Device
Use the Slave Adapter and plug into any Arduino Micro Master Device
Raspberry Pi Interfaces:
Use the Slave Adapter and a Raspberry Pi I²C Interface Adapter
Use the Slave Adapter and a Raspberry Pi 2/3 I²C Interface Adapter
Use the Slave Adapter and a Raspberry Pi Zero I²C Interface Adapter
BeagleBone Interface:
Use the Slave Adapter and a BeagleBone I²C Interface Adapter
Windows 8/10 PC Interface:
Use the Slave Adapter and a Bridge Series Controller
Technobabble
These boards include off-board split-core sensors that can be clamped around a wire for simple installation. They are each tuned for one of these specific amperages:
- 10 Amp
- 20 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 50 Amp
- 70 Amp
- 100 Amp
These devices are for AC Current Measurement Only. These controllers may not be used with ay other sensor. The sensor rating of this controller is 100 Amps; however, this controller is tuned to measure the selected amperage. It is not possible to measure current outside the tuned range of this controller. Never exceed 110% of the rated current range of this controller (selected amperage) or permanent damage to the controller may result. To achieve highest possible accuracy, each channel may require calibration for the type of load under measurement. As with all current sensors of this type, loads below 1 Amp (1% of the sensor rating) are known for significantly decreased accuracy (around 90% or less). To increase accuracy of low-current loads, consider doubling the readings by looping your AC load wire through the sensor a second time. This will effectively double all readings and provide greater low-end accuracy.
Excessively noisy loads may greatly affect accuracy, but our testing has shown 98% or better accuracy with most loads tested. This controller dedicates 1.3 seconds for measurement of each channel and cycles through all available channels continuously. We recommend querying this controller every 10 seconds for best results.
Resources
10 Amp / 98%
Datasheets
Mechanical drawing
Wiring diagram
20 Amp / 98%
Datasheets
Mechanical drawing
Wiring diagram
30 Amp / 98%
Datasheets
Mechanical drawing
Wiring diagram
50 Amp / 98%
Datasheets
Mechanical drawing
Wiring diagram
70 Amp / 98%
Datasheets
Mechanical drawing
Wiring diagram
100 Amp / 98%
Datasheets
Mechanical drawing
Wiring diagram
Code Libraries
Community Libraries
Electron Overlays
Key Fob Receiver Overlay Shield for Particle
RFID Receiver Overlay Shield for Particle
Wireless Interface Overlay Shield for Particle
Motherboard Adapters
Adafruit Huzzah ESP8266 Compatible IoT Adapter with Integrated USB
Arduino Micro Compatible IoT Adapter
Arduino Nano Compatible IoT Adapter
IoT Adapter for Windows Bridge with USB and Wireless Interface Port
IoT Motherboard to Slave Adapter
Onion Omega Compatible IoT Adapter
WiPy IoT Adapter
Power
12-Volt 1.25 Amp Regulated Switcher Supply
International 12 Volt 1.25 Amp Regulated Switcher Supply
