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Installing the USB driver

The product covered in this document communicates with the host PC via USB using an FTDI FT230X
bridge IC.

A copy of the official FTDI device driver is available from the SOFTWARE section of our website
(

), device drivers can also be downloaded directly from FTDI’s website

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 recommend following
this procedure.

Summary of Contents for ASA101A

Page 2: ...Notes 3 Purpose of manual 3 Safety Warnings 4 Getting Started 5 System requirements 6 Getting help 7 Introduction 8 Welcome 8 Before you Start 9 New in EPIC 10 Installation Sequence 11 Installing the Software 12 Installing the USB driver 13 Operation 14 Selecting Instrument 14 Connecting Instrument 15 Check for Updates 16 Earthing for function and safety 17 ...

Page 4: ...nual 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 equipment or any DUT device under test NOTE General text with useful information or tips ...

Page 5: ...ASA101A User Manual work in progress 5 17 Getting Started ...

Page 6: ... with EPIC 1x USB 2 0 type A common for connection to the instrument at 0 5A 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 Windows 10 64 bit machines ...

Page 7: ...on 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 8: ...ngratulations 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 9: ...ack into the ASA101A Ensure that all DUT capacitors and energy storage devices are fully discharged before using the ASA101A The SIGNAL connection is protected by a large Transzorb style device but damage WILL occur if the ASA101A is placed across a fully charged DCLINK capacitor Before connecting your device please ensure you have installed the USB driver DUT device under test ...

Page 10: ...truments are updated between versions V1 11 Bug fixes CTL503 Vgs vs Id at fixed Vds mode V1 10 Bug fixes Addition of version compiled for 32 bit systems Addition of CTL503 to EPIC ASA200 240 addition of SIGNAL COMMON to EDIT page V1 09 Bug fixes Addition of SPA100 to EPIC Addition of REF50X to EPIC V1 08 Bug fixes ...

Page 14: ...s 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 ...