TI INA219 hi-side i2c current/power monitor Library for Arduino

Authors

John De Cristofaro

• Initial releases

Jukka-Pekka Sarjanen

• Quite much small changes to Johns's original lib mostly documentation and C++ "mambo jambo" Doxy documentation etc.
• One major change / fix: calibrate() function fixed to give correct ratings.

gandy92

• Fix compiling issue due to case sensitivity on linux systems

Flavius Bindea

• More examples
• added shuntCurrentRaw()
• changed begin() and default values for ADAFRUIT INA219 breakout
• Added rewrite modes, read conversion ready, overflow functions
• Fixed bug in calibrate() in order to use class variable cal

Tests and fonctionalities

• Tested at standard i2c 100kbps signaling rate.
• This library does not handle triggered conversion modes. It uses the INA219 in continuous conversion mode. All reads are from continous conversions.
• A note about the gain (PGA) setting: The gain of the ADC pre-amplifier is programmable in the INA219, and can be set between 1/8x (default) and unity. This allows a shunt voltage range of +/-320mV to +/-40mV respectively. Something to keep in mind, however, is that this change in gain DOES NOT affect the resolution of the ADC, which is fixed at 1uV. What it does do is increase noise immunity by exploiting the integrative nature of the delta-sigma ADC. For the best possible reading, you should set the gain to the range of voltages that you expect to see in your particular circuit. See page 15 in the datasheet for more info about the PGA.

Known bugs:

• may return unreliable values if not connected to a bus or at bus currents below 10uA.

Dependencies:

• Arduino Wire library

Usage

Basic

Look at ina219_test exemple sketch. This example works out of the box for Adafruit's INA219 Breakout.

Include defintions and define needed object:

#include <Wire.h>
#include <INA219.h>

INA219 monitor;

In the setup() function initialise the INA219:

monitor.begin();

Then in the loop() function make calls to different functions that are returning the values:

  Serial.print("raw shunt voltage: ");
  Serial.println(monitor.shuntVoltageRaw());

  Serial.print("raw bus voltage:   ");
  Serial.println(monitor.busVoltageRaw());

  Serial.println("--");

  Serial.print("shunt voltage: ");
  Serial.print(monitor.shuntVoltage() * 1000, 4);
  Serial.println(" mV");

  Serial.print("shunt current: ");
  Serial.print(monitor.shuntCurrent() * 1000, 4);
  Serial.println(" mA");

  Serial.print("bus voltage:   ");
  Serial.print(monitor.busVoltage(), 4);
  Serial.println(" V");

  Serial.print("bus power:     ");
  Serial.print(monitor.busPower() * 1000, 4);
  Serial.println(" mW");

Enhanced setup

If you want to use a different setup or if you do not use the Adafruit's breakout then in the setup() function you need to call configure() and calibrate().

An exemple is in ina219_test_nondefault.

Extract of the setup() function:

  monitor.begin();

  // setting up our configuration
  monitor.configure(INA219::RANGE_16V, INA219::GAIN_2_80MV, INA219::ADC_64SAMP, INA219::ADC_64SAMP, INA219::CONT_SH_BUS);

  // calibrate with our values
  monitor.calibrate(SHUNT_R, SHUNT_MAX_V, BUS_MAX_V, MAX_CURRENT);

functions

All the functions are well comented in INA219.h and INA219.cpp

• begin() starts the communication with the INA219 and does the default setup.

• configure() setups the INA219 mode.

  The args are: (range, gain, bus_adc, shunt_adc, mode)

  • range : Range for bus voltage
  • RANGE_16V : Range 0-16 volts
  • RANGE_32V (default): Range 0-32 volts
  • gain : Set Gain for shunt voltage (choose the lowest possible depending on your hardware)
  • GAIN_1_40MV : 40mV
  • GAIN_2_80MV : 80mV
  • GAIN_4_160MV : 160mV
  • GAIN_8_320MV (default): 320mV
  • bus_adc : Configure bus voltage conversion
  • ADC_9BIT : 9bit, converion time 84us.
  • ADC_10BIT : 10bit, converion time 148us.
  • ADC_11BIT : 11bit, converion time 2766us.
  • ADC_12BIT (default): 12bit converion time 532us.
  • ADC_2SAMP : 2 samples converion time 1.06ms.
  • ADC_4SAMP : 4 samples converion time 2.13ms.
  • ADC_8SAMP : 8 samples converion time 4.26ms.
  • ADC_16SAMP : 16 samples converion time 8.51ms
  • ADC_32SAMP : 32 samples converion time 17.02ms.
  • ADC_64SAMP : 64 samples converion time 34.05ms.
  • ADC_128SAMP : 128 samples converion time 68.10ms.
  • shunt_adc: Configure shun voltage conversion. Same values as for bus_adc
  • mode: Sets operation mode.
  • PWR_DOWN : Power Down
  • ADC_OFF
  • CONT_SH : Shunt Continuous
  • CONT_BUS : Bus Continuous
  • CONT_SH_BUS (default): Shunt and Bus, Continuous.

• calibrate(r_shunt, v_shunt_max, v_bus_max, i_max_expected) function is doing the calculations as described in the INA219 datasheet and sets up the calibration registers.

  The args are:

  • r_shunt : Value of shunt in Ohms.
  • v_shunt_max : Maximum value of voltage across shunt.
  • v_bus_max : Maximum voltage of bus.
  • i_max_expected : Maximum current draw of bus + shunt.
• reconfig() rewrites the last used config to the INA219.
• recalibrate() rewrites the calibration registers as they were calculated by calibrate() function.

• ready() returns the value of the ready bit. It's value is updated according to the last call to busVoltageRaw() or busVoltage().

  based on the datasheet page 30: Although the data from the last conversion can be read at any time, the INA219 Conversion Ready bit (CNVR) indicates when data from a conversion is available in the data output registers. The CNVR bit is set after all conversions, averaging, and multiplications are complete. CNVR will clear under the following conditions: 1.) Writing a new mode into the Operating Mode bits in the Configuration Register (except for Power-Down or Disable) 2.) Reading the Power Register

  page 15: The Conversion Ready bit clears under these conditions:

  1. Writing to the Configuration Register, except when configuring the MODE bits for Power Down or ADC off (Disable) modes;
  2. Reading the Status Register;
  3. Triggering a single-shot conversion with the Convert pin.
• overflow() returns the value of the overflow bit. It's value is updated according to the last call to busVoltageRaw() or busVoltage().
• reset() : Resets the INA219.
• shuntVoltageRaw() : Returns the raw binary value of the shunt voltage
• busVoltageRaw() : Returns raw bus voltage binary value.
• shuntCurrentRaw() : Returns raw bus voltage binary value.
• shuntVoltage() : Returns the shunt voltage in volts.
• busVoltage() : Returns the bus voltage in volts.
• shuntCurrent() : Returns the shunt current in amps.
• busPower() : Returns the bus power in watts

Licence

MIT license