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INA219: Calibrating INA219 for different shunt resistor

Part Number: INA219

Hi,

I am trying to monitor voltage and current of 5 different devices using 5 different INA219 sensors, but the currents are off a bit and the currents fluctuate when they shouldn't.

shunt resistor value: 0.01 ohm

calibration value: 409

max expected current total throughout the board: 12 A

max expected on each device 5 A

Computing System: Raspberry Pi

Attached is the code:

#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <endian.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <getopt.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <linux/i2c-dev.h>


#define CONFIG_REG          0
#define SHUNT_REG           1
#define BUS_REG             2
#define POWER_REG           3
#define CURRENT_REG         4
#define CALIBRATION_REG     5


#define INA_ADDRESS_1         0x40
#define INA_ADDRESS_2         0x41
#define INA_ADDRESS_3         0x42 //change this depending what address you have
#define INA_ADDRESS_4         0x43
#define INA_ADDRESS_5         0x44


int interval = 60;
int i2c_bus = 1;

int i2c_address_1 = INA_ADDRESS_1;
int i2c_address_2 = INA_ADDRESS_2;
int i2c_address_3 = INA_ADDRESS_3;
int i2c_address_4 = INA_ADDRESS_4;
int i2c_address_5 = INA_ADDRESS_5;

int handle;

int i2c_read( void *buf, int len )
{
    int rc = 0;

    if ( read( handle, buf, len ) != len )
    {
        printf( "I2C read failed: %s\n", strerror( errno ) );
        rc = -1;
    }

    return 0;
}


int i2c_write( void *buf, int len )
{
    int rc = 0;

    if ( write( handle, buf, len ) != len )
    {
        printf( "I2C write failed: %s\n", strerror( errno ) );
        rc = -1;
    }

    return rc;
}

int register_read( unsigned char reg, unsigned short *data )
{
    int rc = -1;
    unsigned char bite[ 4 ];

    bite[ 0 ] = reg;
    if ( i2c_write( bite, 1 ) == 0 )
    {
        if ( i2c_read( bite, 2 ) == 0 )
        {
            *data = ( bite[ 0 ] << 8 ) | bite[ 1 ];
            rc = 0;
        }
    }

    return rc;
}

int register_write( unsigned char reg, unsigned short data )
{
    int rc = -1;
    unsigned char bite[ 4 ];

    bite[ 0 ] = reg;
    bite[ 1 ] = ( data >> 8 ) & 0xFF;
    bite[ 2 ] = ( data & 0xFF );


    if ( i2c_write( bite, 3 ) == 0 )
    {
        rc = 0;
    }

    return rc;
}



int get_voltage( float *mv )
{
    short bus;

    if ( register_read( BUS_REG, (unsigned short*)&bus ) != 0 )
    {
        return -1;
    }

    *mv = ( float )( ( bus & 0xFFF8 ) >> 1 );
    return 0;
}


int get_current( float *ma )
{
    short shunt;

    if ( register_read( SHUNT_REG, &shunt ) != 0 )
    {
        return -1;
    }

    *ma = (float)shunt;
    return 0;
}


void show_current( void )
{
    float ma;

    if ( get_current( &ma ) )
    {
        fprintf( stderr, "Error reading current\n" );
        return;
    }

}




void show_voltage( void )
{
    float mv;

    if ( get_voltage( &mv ) )
    {
        fprintf( stderr, "Error reading voltage\n" );
        return;
    }
    printf( "%4.0f\n", mv );
}


void show_voltage_current( void )
{
    float mv, ma;

    if ( get_current( &ma ) || get_voltage( &mv ) )
    {
        fprintf( stderr, "Error reading voltage/current\n" );
        return;
    }


    else
    {
        printf( "Load Voltage: %g  Current: %4.1fmA\n", (mv/1000), (ma-7) );

    }
}


int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
{
    char filename[ 20 ];
    register_write(CALIBRATION_REG, 409);


    snprintf( filename, 19, "/dev/i2c-%d", i2c_bus );
    handle = open( filename, O_RDWR );
    if ( handle < 0 )
    {
        fprintf( stderr, "Error opening bus %d: %s\n", i2c_bus, strerror( errno ) );
        exit( 1 );
    }

    while(1)
    {



    if ( ioctl( handle,  I2C_SLAVE, i2c_address_1 ) < 0 )

    {
        fprintf( stderr, "Error setting address %02X: %s\n", i2c_address_1, strerror( errno ) );
        exit( 1 );
    }

    {

        printf("+5:    ");
        show_voltage_current();
        sleep(1);
    }


    if ( ioctl( handle,  I2C_SLAVE, i2c_address_2 ) < 0 )
    {
        fprintf( stderr, "Error setting address %02X: %s\n", i2c_address_2, strerror( errno ) );
        exit( 1 );
    }

    {   printf("+5:    ");


        show_voltage_current();
        sleep(1);
    }

        if ( ioctl( handle,  I2C_SLAVE, i2c_address_3 ) < 0 )
    {
        fprintf( stderr, "Error setting address %02X: %s\n", i2c_address_3, strerror( errno ) );
        exit( 1 );
    }

    {   printf("-5:    ");


        show_voltage_current();
        sleep(1);
    }


    if ( ioctl( handle,  I2C_SLAVE, i2c_address_4 ) < 0 )
    {
        fprintf( stderr, "Error setting address %02X: %s\n", i2c_address_4, strerror( errno ) );
        exit( 1 );
    }

    {   printf("+12:   ");


        show_voltage_current();
        sleep(1);
    }

    if ( ioctl( handle,  I2C_SLAVE, i2c_address_5 ) < 0 )
    {
        fprintf( stderr, "Error setting address %02X: %s\n", i2c_address_5, strerror( errno ) );
        exit( 1 );
    }

    {

        printf("+5     ");

        show_voltage_current();
        sleep(1);
        printf("\n");
    }

    }



    return 0;
}