Energy Meter

[aaronik19]

Dear All,

Does some ever use this board? http://docs-europe.electrocomponents.com/webdocs/0fb4/0900766b80fb475a.pdf

I would like to buy this board to interface it with PIC and on page 8, there are some "forks" assuming the bured resistor to connect the live and neutral in circuit. can someone explain please because I read the datasheet twice and still confused.

Thanks

[gpsmikey]

Something got lost in the translation :-) On page 8 of the pdf file, there are just some notes. On the page that has "Page 8" at the bottom (pg 12 of the pdf file), there is the image of the circuit as well as some discussion. Are you by chance referring to the "shunt" there in the image below the circuit board and above the terminal strip ?? If so, a shunt is a low value resistor used to convert a current into a small voltage drop that can be measured for determining the current through the wire. If that is not what you are talking about, it is not clear to me what is the question.

mikey
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