Verified 2026-10
dfrobot INA219 Gravity: I2C Digital Wattmeter
I2C wattmeter for 0-26 V and +/-8 A on a 10 milliohm high-side shunt, four selectable addresses, needs a manual current calibration.
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Part & documents
| Headline part | INA219 |
|---|---|
| Data sheet | INA219 data sheet → |
| Source | www.dfrobot.com/product-1827.html → |
Specs
| MCU | Texas Instruments INA219 |
|---|
Pinout
6 pads, as the vendor numbers them.
| # | Name | Function | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCC | supply 3.3-5.5 V | |
| 2 | GND | ground | |
| 3 | SCL | I2C clock | |
| 4 | SDA | I2C data | |
| 5 | ADDR | I2C address DIP switch, 0x40/0x41/0x44/0x45 | |
| 6 | 3P TERMINAL | KF396 3-way load terminal through the shunt |
Buses
| Bus | Signals | Pins | Voltage | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I2C ×1 | SDA, SCL | SDA, SCL |
I²C / bus addresses
| Address | Bus | Device | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x40 | I2C | INA219 (DIP switch both low) | |
| 0x41 | I2C | INA219 (DIP switch A0 high) | |
| 0x44 | I2C | INA219 (DIP switch A1 high) | |
| 0x45 | I2C | INA219 (DIP switch A0 and A1 high) |
Power
| Input | 3.3-5.5 V on VCC |
|---|---|
| Typical draw | 0.7 mA |
Notes
Pads 1-6 are DFRobot's own pinout numbering. The spec table's 'logic level: 0-VCC' contradicts the schematic's 3.3 V LDO (ME6206A33M3G) feeding the INA219; both are recorded, the schematic reading is the one used for logic_v. The four addresses are the vendor's four options; the A0/A1 mapping is the INA219's own addressing, which is why the set is 0x40/0x41/0x44/0x45 and not consecutive. Current accuracy is only specified after a manual calibration.
AI context
Dense context for pasting into a model prompt — addresses, pinout, voltages, tolerances and the vendor's reference circuit.
PART: DFRobot Gravity: I2C Digital Wattmeter, SKU SEN0291, 30.0 x 22.0 mm, 4 g. Built on a Texas Instruments INA219 zero-drift current and power monitor with a 0.01 ohm (10 milliohm) low-temperature-drift alloy shunt, on a Gravity carrier with a 3-pin screw terminal for the load path. I2C ADDRESSES: four options, 0x40, 0x41, 0x44, 0x45, selected with the on-board DIP switch that the pinout table calls position 5 'ADDR - I2C address DIP switch'. Those are the INA219's A0/A1 combinations (both low, A0 high, A1 high, both high), so four meters can share one bus; any other address needs rework. PINOUT: 1 VCC (3.3-5.5 V), 2 GND, 3 SCL, 4 SDA, 5 ADDR (I2C address DIP switch), 6 3P TERMINAL - the KF396 3-way screw terminal that carries the load path through the shunt. SUPPLY AND MEASUREMENT: VCC 3.3-5.5 V, quiescent current 0.7 mA. Bus voltage 0-26 V measured at IN+ or IN- relative to GND; current 0 to +/-8 A bidirectional; power 0-206 W. Resolution 4 mV, 1 mA and 20 mW in hardware (4 mW when computed in software). Voltage error < +/-0.2% typical; current error < +/-0.2% typical only after a manual calibration, which DFRobot states is required before use. LOGIC LEVEL: DFRobot's spec table says 'Gravity I2C (logic level: 0-VCC)', but the module's own schematic regulates VCC down to 3.3 V with an ME6206A33M3G and feeds the INA219's VS from that rail, so the bus runs at 3.3 V whatever the host applies. Both statements are vendor-sourced and they disagree; the schematic is the safer read. REFERENCE CIRCUIT: U1 INA219, U2 ME6206A33M3G 3.3 V LDO with 1 uF on its input (C1) and 1 uF on its output (C2), R1 0.01 ohm shunt, and four 10 k resistors (R2, R3, R4, R5) on the I2C and address nets. Two 4-pin I2C connectors are wired in parallel - a Gravity socket (P2) and a plain 4-pin header (P3) - and P1 is the 3-way KF396 load terminal. TRAPS: (1) The shunt is high-side: IN+ and IN- sit in the positive lead of the load and are not interchangeable, and current is reported as bidirectional so a reversed load reads negative. (2) 4 mV and 1 mA are resolutions, not accuracies - the +/-0.2% current figure only holds after calibration. (3) The 26 V and 8 A limits are the chip's, not the screw terminal's; the terminal and the board's own copper are what you should judge first.
Provenance
Every figure on this page was read from the 4 sources below and last checked on Oct 27, 2026.
- product DFRobot product page - Gravity: I2C Digital Wattmeter (SEN0291)
- reference DFRobot wiki - Gravity: I2C Digital Wattmeter, specification and pinout tables
- schematic DFRobot schematic SEN0291 V1.0 (vector text layer: U1 INA219, U2 ME6206A33M3G, R1 0.01R, R2-R5 10K, C1/C2 1uF)
- datasheet Texas Instruments INA219 data sheet (headline part)