Hall Current 5 Click is a very accurate electric current measurement Click board™ based on the ACS733 IC. This IC is a galvanically isolated current sensor, which utilizes the Hall-effect principle. Its most distinctive feature is its very low series resistance of only 1 mΩ, which makes this device a nearly-perfect ammeter. The maximum current which can be measured with Hall current 5 Click ranges from 0 A to +40 A, with the optimized precision. By using the latest manufacturing technologies, the ACS733 can be used on very high frequencies, making it a perfect solution for a wide range of applications.

Hall current 5 Click is supported by a mikroSDK compliant library, which includes functions that simplify software development.

The ACS733 has a precisely trimmed analog output, which changes linearly with the applied current. Its excellent galvanic isolation simplifies the application, allowing the Click board™ to be connected directly to the measured circuit. It can be used to measure both DC and AC current. The ACS733 also features an overcurrent fault detection, reporting this event on a dedicated pin. Hall Current 5 Click can be used in motor control applications, load detection and management applications, switch-mode power supplies, overcurrent fault protection applications, and similar applications that require accurate and reliable current sensing.

Hall Current 5 utilizes the ACS733(KLATR-AU), a Hall effect linear current sensor IC with overcurrent fault detection, from Allegro Microsystems. This sensor utilizes the Hall effect phenomenon to measure the current passing through the internally fused input pins of the IC. This allows the series resistance to stay very low. Current through the input rails of the IC generates a magnetic field, causing the Hall effect on the current through the integrated sensor. These two current circuits are completely isolated, with the basic isolation working voltage of about 600VRMS, allowing the Click board™ to be used in high-side current sensing applications.

The ACS733 senses current differentially, allowing higher precision and good rejection ratio of common-mode interferences. The output voltage changes linearly with the current in the primary circuit, with the ratio of 66mV/A, and it is available at the AN pin of the mikroBUS™. Each IC is factory-calibrated, yielding a total output error as low as 1% while operated in the temperature range from 25°C to 125°C, measuring 20A through the primary conductor.

The FAULT pin indicates an overcurrent condition. If primary current exceeds the specified range, this pin will be pulled to a LOW logic level. When the current through the primary conductor drops below the overcurrent threshold, the FAULT pin will be released. It is an open-drain output, which is pulled to a HIGH logic level by a resistor. The overcurrent threshold level itself is programmable, and it is set by a voltage divider to approximately 12.8A on Hall Current 5 Click.

The FAULT pin has a very fast response of only 0.5 µs, allowing it to be used a part of the overcurrent protection circuit. Naturally, it can be used as the interrupt pin, triggering an interrupt request on a host MCU. For this reason, it is routed to the INT pin of the mikroBUS™.

The secondary side of the ACS733 is powered from the 3.3V mikroBUS™ rail. As explained already, current flowing through the primary conductors is galvanically isolated from the rest of the IC, protecting low-voltage parts of the Click board™, as well as the host MCU. The Click board™ should be connected in series with the load through which the current is measured by using two connectors, labeled as IP+ and IP-. Both terminals of a single terminal block are connected to the same conductor: one terminal block is used for the positive current input, while the other terminal block is for the negative current input. Having two connection terminals per input allows for better contact, thus less resistance and higher current capacity. Very low internal resistance of only 1 mΩ of the ACS733 itself will not disturb the current through the circuit, so the Click board™ will not introduce its own error into the measurement. The voltage at the AN pin of the mikroBUS™ can be sampled by an internal A/D converter of the host MCU, bearing in mind that 66mV on this pin represents current of 1A through the primary conductor.

• Interface: Analog
• Compatibility: mikroBUS™
• Dimensions: 42.9 x 25.4mm
• Input Voltage: 3.3V
• Primary conductor resistance: 1mΩ
• Minimum load Impedance: 4Ω
• Measurement range with optimized accuracy: Min. 0A, Max. 40A
• Fail detection current threshold: -12.8A
• Sensitivity: 66mV/A
• Working voltage for basic isolation: 616V(RMS)

• Schematic
• ACS732-ACS733 Datasheet
• mikroSDK
• GitHub