{"product_id":"adafruit-ina3221-triple-0-26-vdc-3-2-amp-power-monitor-ada6062","title":"Adafruit INA3221 - Triple 0-26 VDC, ±3.2 Amp Power Monitor","description":"\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.product-info-tutorial{margin-bottom:20px;}.product-tutorial-img-container{width:20%;}.product-tutorial-img-container img{margin:0;}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003c?xml version=\"1.0\" standalone=\"yes\"?\u003e\n\n\u003csection id=\"description\" class=\"prod-accordion-content prod-accordion-content-description mobile-text-wrapper\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-description-heading\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"tab-description-content\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis breakout board will solve all your multi-rail power-monitoring problems. Instead of struggling with up to 6 multimeters, you can just use the handy INA3221 chip on this breakout to both measure both the high side voltage and DC current draw of \u003cem\u003eup to three power supplies\u003c\/em\u003e over I2C with ±1% precision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost current-measuring devices such as our current panel meter are only good for \u003cem\u003elow side\u003c\/em\u003e measuring. That means that unless you want to get a battery involved, you have to stick the measurement resistor between the target ground and true ground. This can cause problems with circuits since electronics tend to not like it when the ground references change and move with varying current draw. This chip is much smarter - it can handle high or low side current measuring, up to +26VDC, even though it is powered with 3 or 5V. It will also report back that high side voltage, which is great for tracking battery life or solar panels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA precision amplifier measures the voltage across the built-in 0.05 ohm, 1% sense resistors. Since the amplifier maximum input difference is ±163.8mV this means it can measure up to ±3.2 Amps. With the internal 13 bit ADC, the resolution at ±3.2A range is 0.4mA. Advanced hackers can remove the 0.05 ohm current sense resistor and replace it with their own to change the range (say a 0.01 ohm to measure up 16.4 Amps with a resolution of 2mA)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsage is simple. Power the sensor itself with 3 to 5VDC and connect the two I2C pins up to your microcontroller - the logic level will be the same as the Vin power level. Then connect your target power supplies to VIN1\/2\/3+ and the loads to ground to VIN1\/2\/3-. If you want, set up over-current alerts on the warning or critical IRQ pins. We have libraries in both Arduino and CircuitPython\/Python so you can use it with boards as simple as Arduino-compatible ATmegas all the way up to the latest Raspberry Pi's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou \u003cstrong\u003edon't even need to solder the I2C and power lines\u003c\/strong\u003e: we pre-attach 3.5mm terminal blocks and added\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/qwiic\"\u003e SparkFun qwiic\u003c\/a\u003e compatible \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/introducing-adafruit-stemma-qt\"\u003eSTEMMA QT\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e connectors for the I2C bus\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e Just wire up to your favorite micro using a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.adafruit.com\/?q=stemma%20qt%20cable\"\u003eSTEMMA QT adapter cable.\u003c\/a\u003e The Stemma QT connectors also mean the INA3221 can be used with our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.adafruit.com\/?q=JST%20SH%204\"\u003evarious associated accessories.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.adafruit.com\/?q=stemma+qt+cable\u0026amp;sort=BestMatch\"\u003eQT Cable is not included, but we have a variety in the shop\u003c\/a\u003e. If you need access to all of the pins, we include 0.1\" pin header (so you can easily attach this sensor to a breadboard).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003csection id=\"technical-details\" class=\"prod-accordion-content prod-accordion-content-technical-details mobile-text-wrapper\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-technical-details-heading\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"tab-heading-row\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"tab-technical-details-heading\"\u003e\nTechnical Details \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tab-technical-details-content\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINA3221 Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSenses Bus Voltages From 0 V to 26 V\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReports Shunt and Bus Voltage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh Accuracy:\u003cbr\u003e– Offset Voltage: ±80 µV (max)\u003cbr\u003e– Gain Error: 0.25% (max)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigurable Averaging Options\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefault I2C address 0x40, can be set to 0x41 by closing a solder jumper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgrammable Alert and Warning Outputs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower-Supply Operation: 2.7 V to 5.5 V\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Dimensions: 38.6mm x 22.9mm x 10.5mm \/ 1.5\" x 0.9\" x 0.4\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Weight: 5.8g \/ 0.2oz \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"product-files\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41235734298706,"sku":"ADA6062","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/0383\/files\/6062-00.jpg?v=1729174651","url":"https:\/\/www.pakronics.co.nz\/products\/adafruit-ina3221-triple-0-26-vdc-3-2-amp-power-monitor-ada6062","provider":"Pakronics®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}