Linear Technology Corp. recently introduced the LTC2946, which is a high- or low-side charge, power and energy monitor for DC supply rails in the 0-to-100-V range. According to Linear Technology’s release:
An integrated ±0.4% accurate, 12-bit ADC and external precision time base (crystal or clock) enables measurement accuracy better than ±0.6% for current and charge, and ±1% for power and energy. A ±5% accurate internal time base substitutes in the absence of an external one. All digital readings, including minimums and maximums of voltage, current and power, are stored in registers accessible by an I²C/SMBus interface. An alert output signals when measurements exceed configurable warning thresholds, relieving the host of burdensome polling for data. The LTC2946 provides access to all the necessary parameters to accurately assess and manage board level energy consumption. In addition its wide operating range makes it ideal for monitoring board energy consumption in blade servers, telecom, solar and industrial equipment, and advanced mezzanine cards (AMC).
Source: Linear Technology
The LTC2946’s features include
- 0 to 100 V Monitoring Range; greater than 100 V with internal shunt regulator
- 12-Bit ADC with Scan and Snapshot Modes
- I²C/SMBus digital interface
- Guaranteed Accuracy: ±0.4% for 12-bit voltage; ±0.6% for 12-bit current and 32-bit charge; and ±1% for 24-bit power and 32-bit energy
- Internal ±5%, external or crystal time bases
- Minimum and maximum value recorder
- Bias Supply Range: 4 to 100 V, or 2.7 to 5.9 V
- Alerts on exceeding warning thresholds
- Split SDA eases optoisolation
- Shutdown Mode with IQ < 40 µA
- 16-pin MSOP and 4 mm × 3 mm DFN Packages
Source: Linear Technology
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