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Summary of Contents for GP30-DEV-KIT

Page 1: ...User Guide UG000292 TDC GP30 Reference Board GP30 DEV KIT v1 00 2019 Feb 26...

Page 2: ...duction 8 3 2 Communication Interface 8 4 Software Description 10 4 1 Measurement 10 4 2 Ultrasonic Measurement Control 13 4 3 Temperature Measurement Control 14 4 4 General Control 15 4 5 Interfaces...

Page 3: ...pment kit offers user friendly configuration and extensive testing of the TDC GP30 but also the complete assembler environment for programming the device For a proper use of the evaluation system we s...

Page 4: ...Description GP30 DEV KIT 220260003 TDC GP30 Demo Kit for QFN32 version including PICOPROG and cables GP30 DEMO KIT F01 220260006 TDC GP30 Demo Kit with firmware for QFN32 version including PICOPROG a...

Page 5: ...he package to the desired directory Open setup exe from the unzipped directory Follow the instructions on the screen 2 2 Install the Hardware Make sure software is installed correctly before proceedin...

Page 6: ...d Comm With GP30 OK should become green Next open our configuration GP30Y_config_default_A1 A2 11 03 and download it into the chip pressing Write Config Connect your spool piece to pins US_UP and US_D...

Page 7: ...Program Files x86 ams GP30 data and install the driver for your operating system manually In case of an upgrade of the software to a newer version please make sure that the software uses the latest dr...

Page 8: ...ports of TDC GP30 are available Additional patch fields allow an easy extension with additional circuits Those can be amplifiers or analog switches for operation in gas meter mode Figure 5 GP30 DEMO M...

Page 9: ...ICOPROG is now listed as UNIPRO in the device manager For SPI communication only PICOPROG version 2 0 is sufficient Figure 6 shows the connection between the PICOPROG and the GP30 board The flat conne...

Page 10: ...ts tab Figure 7 Main Window 4 1 1 First Step with Measurement Control Elements A good first step is to load a working configuration and make measurements in frontend mode without using the internal 32...

Page 11: ...ely and also the sum of all measured hits These 9 results are displayed for both directions as we call them up and down The evaluation software additionally calculates the difference between up and do...

Page 12: ...activate up to four plots Each plot has various selections e g TOF1UP TOF2UP etc Always averaged values are displayed Figure 9 TOF Graph The measurement data can be exported into text files either th...

Page 13: ...t results opens in a separate window by Temperature Graph button similar to TOF graph Figure 12 Temperature Measurement Results Graph 4 2 Ultrasonic Measurement Control In this tab the user makes all...

Page 14: ...meanings of the various settings are displayed in clear text For more details about the register settings please refer to the GP30 manual 4 3 Temperature Measurement Control All settings for an appro...

Page 15: ...surement Control Tab The meanings of the various settings are displayed in clear text For more details about the register settings please refer to the GP30 manual 4 4 General Control The General Contr...

Page 16: ...ails about the register settings please refer to the GP30 manual 4 4 1 Firmware In case the TDC GP30 has firmware setting flag Enable post processing turns on the CPU flow meter mode Having this not s...

Page 17: ...se refer to the GP30 manual 4 5 1 Pulse Interface The pulse interface needs an appropriate firmware in the chip The settings in the evaluation software only generate an artificial pulse to test the ge...

Page 18: ...s about the register settings please refer to the GP30 manual 4 7 ams On this tab named acam specific parameters are displayed but for ams internal use and analysis only 4 8 Firmware Parameters and Fi...

Page 19: ...Document Feedback TDC GP30 Software Description Demo Kit Manual PUBLIC UG000292 v1 00 2019 Feb 26 40 19 Figure 18 Firmware Parameters Tab Figure 19 Firmware Error Counters...

Page 20: ...cessary for a proper configuration of the GP30 After opening this file the control settings are updated in the GUI Save Config This menu item allows the saving of the current GUI control settings into...

Page 21: ...Firmware Download window Opens a window which shows the registers important for a proper configuration setting of the GP30 In the left column the register contents correspond to the settings done in...

Page 22: ...ion CR_ and the system handling SHR_ register CPU Init Clears the CPU block in GP30 SV Init Clears the supervisor block in GP30 FEP Init Clears the frontend processing block in GP30 Request Release Bu...

Page 23: ...Document Feedback TDC GP30 Software Menu Demo Kit Manual PUBLIC UG000292 v1 00 2019 Feb 26 40 23 Figure 23 Firmware Menu The following window comes up...

Page 24: ...options The download option effects that Firmware Download window is opened see also below Whether the call of these functions was successful or not is indicated by the messages at the bottom of the...

Page 25: ...tool and intended for the user part of 4kx8 Program NVRAM can be loaded by pressing Open File In the Firmware Data section a firmware data file dat which is intended for the 128x32 Data NVRAM can be...

Page 26: ...anually the calculated checksum for the ams code into the field Checksum FWY manual entry Word 127 in the data will be updated and after downloading again the verification will pass for all Figure 27...

Page 27: ...ure 28 Flow Calculation Tab 5 4 Help When moving the cursor over the values in tabs of main window the parameter name used in the GP30 manual is displayed By right click and selection of Description a...

Page 28: ...26 40 28 Figure 29 Description and Tip Window Help Contents Not supported in this software revision USB Communication Figure 30 USB Communications As described in chapter Software Installation About D...

Page 29: ...Document Feedback TDC GP30 Schematics Layers and BOM Demo Kit Manual PUBLIC UG000292 v1 00 2019 Feb 26 40 29 6 Schematics Layers and BOM Figure 31 GP30 DEMO MODULE Schematics...

Page 30: ...XC6206 Voltage regulator 3 1 X1 4 MHz CSTR_G Ceramic resonator Murata 4 1 X2 32 768 kHz KX 327XS Quartz crystal Geyer 5 1 C1 4 7 F C805 Chip capacitor 6 2 C2 C3 100 F F95_P Solid tantalum 7 1 C4 100 n...

Page 31: ...R8 10 M R805 Chip resistor 16 1 R9 1 k R805 Chip resistor 17 1 R10 560 k R805 Chip resistor 18 1 J13 2 pol ST 254_2 Connector for power supply combined with J22 19 1 J22 7 pol ST 254_7_1R Connector f...

Page 32: ...c and come un calibrated as the final housing will have a major impact on the calibration 7 1 1 Water Meter Modules Made of Brass DN15 and DN20 modules come with tubes made of brass and the sensor fro...

Page 33: ...anent Flow Rate Q3 m h 2 500 4 000 6 300 10 000 16 000 Overload Flow Rate Q4 m h 3 125 5 000 7 875 12 500 20 000 Flow Range Ratio R Q3 Q1 R250 1 R400 Accuracy Class Class 2 Temperature Class T30 1 T50...

Page 34: ...cteristics Nominal Diameter mm 15 20 25 32 40 Starting Flow m h 0 002 0 003 0 003 0 005 0 005 Minimum Flow Rate Q1 m h 0 010 0 016 0 025 0 040 0 064 Transitional Flow Rate Q2 m h 0 016 0 025 0 040 0 0...

Page 35: ...UGM 2 YYYYMMDD SSSSSS 1 YYYY year MM month DD day SSSSSS product serial number that day Figure 42 Measurement Characteristics Application Residential Commercial Industrial Flow Range G1 6 to G4 G6 to...

Page 36: ...le 86 177 5310 5044 Email wangchuan ieslab cn Address No 1677 Kehang Rd Licheng Dist Jinan City Shandong PR China WeChat wangchuan9418 7 2 Transducers For transducers we recommend products from Zhejia...

Page 37: ...Vpp 110mm 20 6 0 2 10 2 0 2 16 8 0 2 7 6 0 2 PSC1 0M019168H2AD2 B0 f 1 0 0 1 MHz R1MHz 150 to 400 Cp 1000 pF 20 Top 40 to 85 C S 700mV 2Vpp 110mm PEEK PSC1 0M020160H2AD1 B0 f 1 0 0 1 MHz R1MHz 150 to...

Page 38: ...150 to 500 Cp 1100 pF 20 Top 40 to 85 C S 200mV 3Vpp 140mm PSC4 0M018223H2AD2 B0 f 4 0 0 2 MHz R1MHz 30 to 150 Cp 2050 pF 20 Top 40 to 85 C S 200mV 3Vpp 140mm 1 Tstrg 40 to 85 C for all parts Contact...

Page 39: ...ision Information Changes from previous version to current revision v1 00 Page Section 7 Reference Modules and Transducers added 31ff Page and figure numbers for the previous version may differ from p...

Page 40: ...in connection with or arising out of the furnishing performance or use of the technical data herein No obligation or liability to recipient or any third party shall arise or flow out of ams AG renderi...

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