TIDA-01486

Ultrasonic Flow Transmitter Reference Design

TIDA-01486

Design files

Overview

This reference design features an ultrasonic flow transmitter that is able to measure water flow in the large pipes used in the process industry. The reference design can drive four different Piezo transducers with up to 2 MHz ±12-V pulses and amplify the ultrasonic signal received from these up to 50 dB.

The reference design leverages the MSP430FR6047 microcontroller (MCU) which offers an integrated Ultrasonic Sensing Solution (USS) module with highspeed ADC-based signal acquisition followed by an optimized digital-signal processing using the integrated Low-Energy Accelerator (LEA) module to deliver a high-accuracy metering solution with ultra-low power.

Features
  • Able to drive 4 piezo transducers (2 MHz, up to ±12 V)
  • up to 50-dB gain
  • High-speed ADC-based signal acquisition
  • High accuracy:  50ps ZFD
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A fully assembled board has been developed for testing and performance validation only, and is not available for sale.

Design files & products

Design files

Download ready-to-use system files to speed your design process.

TIDUDO7.PDF (4760 K)

Reference design overview and verified performance test data

TIDRWD6.PDF (335 K)

Detailed schematic diagram for design layout and components

TIDRWD7.PDF (56 K)

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

TIDRWD8.PDF (213 K)

Detailed overview of design layout for component placement

TIDRWE0.ZIP (868 K)

Files used for 3D models or 2D drawings of IC components

TIDCEP1.ZIP (575 K)

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

TIDRWD9.PDF (1166 K)

PCB layer plot file used for generating PCB design layout

Products

Includes TI products in the design and potential alternatives.

AND gates

SN74LVC1G081-ch, 2-input 1.65-V to 5.5-V 32 mA drive strength AND gate

Data sheet: PDF
Analog switches & muxes

TS5A33575-V, 3:1, 1-channel analog multiplexer

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
High-speed op amps (GBW ≥ 50 MHz)

THS3095Single, high-voltage low-distortion current-feedback operational amplifier with power down

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

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Design tools & simulation

Simulation model

TIDA-01486 Simulation — TIDM037.ZIP (130 K)

Technical documentation

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* Design guide Ultrasonic Flow Transmitter Reference Design May 16, 2018

Related design resources

Hardware development

EVALUATION BOARD
EVM430-FR6047 MSP430FR6047 ultrasonic sensing evaluation module

Software development

DRIVER OR LIBRARY
MSP-ULTRASONIC-DESIGN-CENTER MSP430 MCUs Ultrasonic Sensing Design Center

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