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Copyright © 2018-2021 Electron Plus Design Limited. All Rights Reserved.

ASA240 User Manual

(using EPIC 21 software) -

work in progress

Summary of Contents for ASA240

Page 1: ...Copyright 2018 2021 Electron Plus Design Limited All Rights Reserved ASA240 User Manual using EPIC 21 software work in progress ...

Page 2: ...nce 10 Installing the Software 11 Installing the USB driver 12 Earthing for function and safety 13 Operation 14 Selecting Instrument 14 Connecting Instrument 15 Check for updates 16 Control Ribbon 17 Test Controls 18 Auto Capture 20 Auto Test 21 Menu Bar 21 File 22 New topic 23 Views 24 9 mini scopes 25 6 mini scopes TestTree 25 3 mini scopes TestTree 26 3 mini scopes TestTree BadTree 26 3 mini sc...

Page 3: ...ntre Manor Lane Stutton Suffolk IP9 2TD UK Hereafter referred to as Electron Plus Notes We frequently update our manuals and add new features and improvements as they available please ensure that you check our website for an updated version of this document especially if updating your Electron Plus software We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of this manual s contents If you find any error...

Page 4: ...accessories Please pay particular attention to any section with a warning symbol Safety warnings Warnings cautions and notes are colour coded through out this manual These are divided into several categories and are described below WARNING Pay special attention to anything written here this is for your safety and continued protection and is critical information CAUTION Damage may occur to your equ...

Page 5: ...both 32 bit and 64 bit from the Electron Plus website 1x USB 2 0 type A common for connection to the instrument at 0 0A Screen resolution of at least 1440 W x 900 H it will work with others but you risk some of the CONTROL RIBBON items not being visible EPIC uses the PC sound card for various alerts although it will operate correctly without sound Technical Note We test EPIC builds mainly on Windo...

Page 6: ...port electron plus from UK 01473 327100 international telephone 44 1473 327 100 If you are experiencing an issue with EPIC please email a copy of the following files see below found in the EPIC installation folder along with a description of the problem log txt bugreport txt This will help us understand your problem and provide a quicker fix ...

Page 7: ... Welcome Congratulations and thank you for purchasing an Electron Plus product Please take a few minutes to read the Before You Start section of this manual especially as misusing this product can result in damage to it your device under test or potentially place you in danger ...

Page 8: ...ASA240 User Manual using EPIC 21 software work in progress 8 30 Before you start ...

Page 9: ...Bug fixes ASA addition of manual mode V21 011 Bug fixes CTL503 Vgs vs Id at fixed Vds mode added CTL503 updates to status display CTL503 removal of DEVTEST button function V21 010 Bug fixes Addition of version compiled for 32 bit systems CTL503 added to EPIC ASA200 240 addition of SIGNAL COMMON to EDIT page V21 009 Bug fixes SPA100 added to EPIC REF50X added to EPIC V21 008 Bug fixes ...

Page 10: ...copy will overwrite the necessary existing file s The settings txt file will only be created if it is not present When EPIC is first started it will build a number of files unless they are already there from a previous installation in the installation directory If upgrading from EPIC V21 009 or earlier please be aware that the new program EXE is called either EPIC32 EXE or EPIC64 EXE and that prev...

Page 11: ...updates and bug fixes 1 Select which variant you wish to use go ahead and download it typically by double clicking on the ZIP file named something like Install_EPIC21010_64 ZIP 2 Open the downloaded file typically Windows will recognise the ZIP format and open the file and display the contents like a folder double click the EXE file typically called Install_EPIC21010_64 exe 3 Follow the on screen ...

Page 12: ... driver is available from the SOFTWARE section of our website www electron plus software device drivers can also be downloaded directly from FTDI s website www ftdichip com drivers Download the FTDI driver CDM21228_Setup open the ZIP file and run CDM21228_Setup EXE this will install the D2XX drivers necessary It is possible that you already have this FTDI device driver installed however we still r...

Page 13: ...earthing wire using either ring terminal or spade terminal If in doubt please contact Electron Plus for further details Caution USB 0V rear panel front panel casing and any external power supply 0V are all the same potential and connected via low impedances PCB metalwork etc Avoid creating ground loops with your setup Note Some earlier production ASA100 units may have a TORX T10 headed stainless s...

Page 14: ...When EPIC is first installed it will initially start in ASA100 mode To change this INSTRUMENT CHANGE INSTRUMENT and select the actual instrument you wish to use you will then have to close and reopen EPIC for this to take effect Technical Note Variable used in settings txt ActiveInstrument ASA100 ...

Page 15: ... to connect or DISCONNECT to disconnect or Before the instrument connects it will check the identification in the FTDI USB bridge IC an error message will be shown if the instrument selected is not the same as the instrument connected Technical Note Upon successful connection EPIC will download the calibration coefficients file from the USB bridge IC These are then stored in the EPIC folder as ASA...

Page 16: ...check unticking will prevent EPIC from performing the daily update check Technical Note In settings txt CheckWebsiteForUpdate 1 or 0 determines if this function is enabled disabled DateOfLastUpdateCheck 04 11 2021 is self explanatory If function is enabled and date today a small file called version txt is downloaded from http www electron plus wp content This contains the current revision of EPIC ...

Page 17: ...ASA240 User Manual using EPIC 21 software work in progress 17 30 Control Ribbon ...

Page 18: ...ut voltage resistance frequency settings are automatically set to those of the new record if a golden signature has been captured if no signature has been captured they remain as before This feature is enabled by default see below uncheck the box to disable To clear all DUT Signatures GOOD and BAD and reset to the first record press the button below Before the reset a pop up window will be ask if ...

Page 19: ...ST is running the button will show TEST IN PROGRESS see below Pressing the button will stop the automatic test The test maybe resumed by pressing the button again If the Edit Capture signature tickbox see Edit Controls is ticked then capture mode is selected and there will now be two buttons see below instead of the three before The SINGLE CAPTURE button will capture the Live Signature and it s as...

Page 20: ...ASA240 User Manual using EPIC 21 software work in progress 20 30 Auto Capture ...

Page 21: ...ASA240 User Manual using EPIC 21 software work in progress 21 30 Auto Test Menu Bar ...

Page 22: ...ASA240 User Manual using EPIC 21 software work in progress 22 30 File ...

Page 23: ...ASA240 User Manual using EPIC 21 software work in progress 23 30 New topic ...

Page 24: ...uited to your testing To select a different view DISPLAY VIEW The options are shown below on the following pages are examples of the same Pin record 41 127 viewed in different configurations The mini scopes are useful to see a previous test or the next test The coloured square in the top left corner of a mini scope is the test status of that Pin record and follows the convention GREEN good signatu...

Page 25: ... same image as the main scope Clicking on any of the mini scopes will select that Pin record as the main scope image 6 mini scopes TestTree The centre right mini scope of the 6 is the current Pin record same image as the main scope Clicking on any of the mini scopes or TestTree points will select that Pin record as the main scope image ...

Page 26: ...e as the main scope Clicking on any of the mini scopes or TestTree points will select that Pin record as the main scope image 3 mini scopes TestTree BadTree The centre mini scope of the 3 is the current Pin record same image as the main scope Clicking on any of the mini scopes TestTree or BadTree points will select that Pin record as the main scope image ...

Page 27: ...scope image 3 mini scopes PCB TestTree The middle mini scope of the 3 is the current Pin record same image as the main scope Clicking on any of the mini scopes TestTree points or test points on the PCB image will select that Pin record as the main scope image Clicking on any area of the PCB image but not on a test point will toggle the image from the selected view to the overall PCB image and back...

Page 28: ... Pin record as the main scope image 2 mini scopes PCB TestTree The left mini scope displays the previous Pin record and the right mini scope displays the next Pin record Clicking on any of the mini scopes TestTree points or test points on the PCB image will select that Pin record as the main scope image Clicking on any area of the PCB image but not on a test point will toggle the image from the se...

Page 29: ...or test points on the PCB image will select that Pin record as the main scope image PCB Clicking on the test points on the PCB image will select that Pin record as the main scope image Clicking on any area of the PCB image but not on a test point will toggle the image from the selected view to the overall PCB image and back this function is useful if you need to see where you are on the larger boa...

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