Secure, accurate energy monitoring achieved with TI's new MSP430 MCU for e-metering...

Secure, accurate energy monitoring achieved with TI's new MSP430 MCU for
e-metering applications

MSP430F471xx ultra-low power MCUs offer high accuracy, simultaneous sampling
and anti-tamper for three-phase e-metering applications

DALLAS, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- In order to meet growing energy demands,
utilities are turning to highly accurate and robust poly-phase electricity
metering (e-metering) solutions to monitor energy consumption. Supporting
three-phase e-metering applications, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI)
(NYSE: TXN) today announced the new ultra-low power MSP430F471xx
microcontroller (MCU) series. The F471xx system-on-chip metering solution
achieves leading accuracy results, and offers simultaneous sampling of voltage
and current as well as tamper-detection for efficient and reliable energy
measurement. For more information, visit www.ti.com/F471xx-prhome.

Key features and benefits of the MSP430F471xx three-phase e-metering MCU
-- Integrated MCU solution with dedicated 16-bit sigma delta converters
for
three-phase e-metering applications
-- Precise energy measurements with better than 0.1 percent accuracy
-- Well suited for power-line monitoring with simultaneous sampling of
all
channels
-- Ultra-low power consumption when LCD, real-time clock and other
peripherals are in use helps maintain data when back-up battery is
used
during power outage
-- Support of tamper detection and high-precision measurements like
temperature and humidity with 7th sigma delta converter for
measurement
of current and voltage signals
-- Flexible memory options with up to 120kB Flash and 8kB RAM

-- Development made easy with code examples, evaluation module and
application note that details faster calibration to jump-start design

TI's broad portfolio drives smarter grid solutions
TI's comprehensive utility metering portfolio includes devices targeted at
electricity, water and gas metering, as well as power line communications
(PLC) and radio frequency (RF) interfaces for advanced meter infrastructure
(AMI) that allow customers to design smart grid solutions. From highly
optimized application specific embedded processors, low power RF, power
management and RFID to dedicated software support for ZigBee, 6LoWPAN, WMBUS,
OFDM and SFSK modulations, TI offers the most complete solution set for smart
metering.

Pricing and availability
F471xx MCUs are priced between $5.75 and $7.95 for 1K units and are available
now along with the $75 MSP-TS430PZ100A target board. In addition, these
devices are fully compatible with the $149 MSP-FET430U100A flash emulation
tool and e-meter EVM (available via local sales support).

Find out more about TI's MSP430F471xx MCU by visiting the links below:
-- F471xx product folder - www.ti.com/F471xx-prprod
-- MSP430 metering - www.ti.com/F471xx-prhome
-- TI's metering microsite - www.ti.com/F471xx-pr-meteringhome
-- TI MSP430 - www.ti.com/F471xx-430prhome
-- MSP430 tools page - www.ti.com/F471xx-430prtools
-- TI's microcontrollers - www.ti.com/F471xx-prmcu
-- MCU tools videos - www.ti.com/F471xx-prvid
-- TI E2E MCU community - www.ti.com/F471xx-pr-e2emcu
-- TI eStore - www.ti.com/F471xx-prestore
-- TI energy blog - www.ti.com/F471xx-prtinergy
-- Follow TI on Twitter - www.ti.com/F471xx-prtwitter

-- Sign up for TI MCU newsletters and other information:
www.ti.com/F471xx-mytipr

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