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| guitchess:
Hello. I am trying to design a switched receptacle that is triggered by current on a parallel receptacle. The issue I'm having is that the ACS711 starts with a normal output (Vcc/2) but after amperage reaches about 5 amps, the output falls/rises back to the original level. The IC is the x25AB version. Vcc is from a 1117-3.3 giving a base Vout of 1.64v. Depending on current direction, Vout will rise to about 1.91v or fall to 1.58 before resetting. I'm testing with a drill, which has a peak current draw rating of 7.8 amps. The Vout resets at about 3/4 trigger pull. If any of you more experienced designers have some advice, I would greatly appreciate the input. Attached are schematic, pcb images, and ACS711 datasheet. |
| jdraughn:
When you say resetting, do you mean from 3/4 to full the current reading output resets to vcc/2, but if you release the trigger a tiny bit like back to 1/2 then the current goes back up? |
| mikerj:
Is that a 1uF capacitor on the output of the ACS711 (marked 105 on the schematic)? The datasheet specifies the maximum capacitive load as 1nF, a thousand times lower. |
| guitchess:
--- Quote from: jdraughn on October 24, 2019, 09:11:20 am ---When you say resetting, do you mean from 3/4 to full the current reading output resets to vcc/2, but if you release the trigger a tiny bit like back to 1/2 then the current goes back up? --- End quote --- Yes. Once I hit that threshold, the 711s output reverts back to Vcc/2. If I slightly release the trigger, it does go back to working. Also, if I pulse the drill at a low level, being careful not to go past half or so, the Viout(the datasheet label) will peak higher. I got to wondering if the ACS711 was being upset by the magnetic flux(I'm a rookie, not sure what this is really called) of the relay, but yesterday I tested without the jumper that leads to the MCU and it functioned no differently. I was also thought that the current draw of the relay may be keeping the 711 from functioning properly, but the no jumper tests made no difference. |
| guitchess:
--- Quote from: mikerj on October 24, 2019, 11:46:52 am ---Is that a 1uF capacitor on the output of the ACS711 (marked 105 on the schematic)? The datasheet specifies the maximum capacitive load as 1nF, a thousand times lower. --- End quote --- Yes, I had made that mistake. Unfortunately, changing it to the proper value made no difference in the IC's output. I had also used a 10k instead of the 1k resistor for the fault pullup. Sadly, the change to 1k failed to make the IC function as expected. |
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