SLAAEH8 October 2024 AFE781H1 , AFE782H1 , AFE881H1 , AFE882H1 , DAC8740H , DAC8741H , DAC8742H
This application note describes the use of the AFE881H1 HART modem as the basis of a HART-enabled transmitter design. Details of construction are presented showing the operation, input protection, voltage-to-current conversion, and HART signal transmission. This application note also describes the basics of HART protocol testing and registration. Physical layer tests are first shown, describing different tests for FSK shape, frequency, and in-band and out-of-band noise. The HART test system is used to check the data link layer, universal command, and commonly-implemented commands in the device. For any developer, these tests are run on the HART-enabled device, compiled, and sent to FieldComm for HART device registration.
Finally, other TI HART modem devices and design collateral are presented. The DAC8740H and AFE881H1 are parts in two families of TI HART modem products with EVM boards available to validate these devices.