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TIDA-01377

Case Tamper Detection Reference Design Using Inductive Sensing

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TIDA-01377

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Overview

The physical case surrounding a smart meter is the first line of defense against tampering. Smart meter designs must incorporate some way to detect when the meter case is opened in order to alert service providers to a possible tamper attack.  This reference design implements a new method for the low-power detection of such tampering by using a small, inductive sensor to accurately and reliably determine if the meter case has been opened. This new solution improves system reliability by eliminating mechanical components which can wear out over time. This system is implemented for smart electricity meters but the design techniques can as well be applied to water ,gas, and heat meters.

Features
  • Contactless detection of case tampering events
  • Accurately detects case movement as small as 4mm
  • Single inductive sensor detects opening of terminal block cover and main cover
  • Consumes approximately 2 µA while sampling at 1Hz
  • Immune to DC magnetic tampering
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A fully assembled board has been developed for testing and performance validation only, and is not available for sale.

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download Design guide — TIDA-01377
TIDUD41.PDF (7283 K)

Reference design overview and verified performance test data

download Schematic — TIDA-01377
TIDRRF4.PDF (65 K)

Detailed schematic diagram for design layout and components

download Bill of materials (BOM) — TIDA-01377
TIDRRF5.ZIP (404 K)

Complete listing of design components, reference designators, and manufacturers/part numbers

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TIDRRF7.ZIP (422 K)

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download Gerber file — TIDA-01377
TIDCDJ8.ZIP (446 K)

Design file that contains information on physical board layer of design PCB

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TIDRRF6.ZIP (462 K)

PCB layer plot file used for generating PCB design layout

Products

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Inductive sensor AFEs

LDC0851 — Differential inductive switch for MCU-less applications

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MSP430 microcontrollers

MSP430F67791A — Polyphase metering SoC with 7 Sigma-Delta ADCs, LCD, real-time clock, 512KB Flash, 32KB RAM

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

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* Design guide Case Tamper Detection Reference Design Using Inductive Sensing Jun. 05, 2017
Technical article An open-and-shut case, part 2: advantages of inductive-based case tamper detection in smart meters Nov. 29, 2018
Technical article An open-and-shut case, part 1: limitations of mechanical case tamper detection in smart meters Nov. 15, 2018

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