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ADS126xEVM Software

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View Data

reveals a data monitor that shows the raw ADC codes along with the STATUS and

CHECKSUM/CRC bytes, as shown in

Figure 27

.

Figure 27. Data Monitor Window

View Errors

reveals a STATUS byte error indicator that ORs all of the STATUS byte error flags to

check if any errors occurred in the previous acquisition, as shown in

Figure 28

This window

automatically appears when an error flag is found in the acquired data set. Switching to the

View Data

window is useful to see when this error first appeared in the collected data.

Figure 28. Status Byte Error Pop-up

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Summary of Contents for ADS126 EVM-PDK Series

Page 1: ...of the hardware and software bill of materials and schematic for the ADS126xEVM Throughout this document the terms ADS126xEVM demonstration kit evaluation board evaluation module and EVM are synonymo...

Page 2: ...onfiguration for the 6 V Wall Adapter 8 7 MMB0 Configuration for a Unipolar Bench Power Supply 9 8 MMB0 Configuration for a Bipolar Bench Power Supply 10 9 A Schematic of ADS126xEVM Clocking Circuitry...

Page 3: ...ctions 6 3 J1 Serial Interface Header 12 4 ADS126x Analog Input Pin Functions 14 5 ADS126xEVM Bill of Materials 31 3 SBAU206 April 2015 ADS126xEVM PDK Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright 2015 Texa...

Page 4: ...ponents and clock circuitry All these sections connect to the ADS126x TSSOP package located in the center of the EVM Figure 1 visually identifies each of these areas on the EVM Figure 1 ADS126xEVM Par...

Page 5: ...current controlled reference voltage across JP3 Shorted R17 JP4 1 2 3 4 and 5 6 shorted Power supply connections to the ADS126x JP5 Shorted Connects the thermocouple input J4 1 to AINCOM for biasing S...

Page 6: ...t SCLK J1 3 SCLK Serial clock SPI DIN J1 11 DIN Data in DOUT DRDY J1 13 DOUT Data out DRDY J1 15 DRDY Data ready 3 3 V J5 9 3 3V Digital supply Power 5 V J5 3 5V Analog supply Channels 0 5 J3 1 6 AIN0...

Page 7: ...g the included 6 V wall adapter power supply An additional 5 V supply voltage is required when using the ADS126xEVM with bipolar supplies Configuring the EVM and MMB0 for each of these cases is demons...

Page 8: ...MB0 board generates the 5 V analog supply and 3 3 V digital supply for the ADS126xEVM Figure 6 MMB0 Configuration for the 6 V Wall Adapter NOTE For clarity the ADS126xEVM daughter card is not shown in...

Page 9: ...er supply to be connected to 5VA on the J14 terminal block Jumper J13B connects 5VA to 5VD and must remain shorted In this configuration the MMB0 derives the 3 3 V digital supply for the ADS126xEVM fr...

Page 10: ...y to the 5VA net on terminal block J14 as shown in Figure 8 After the MMB0 is configured latch switch S2 on the ADS126xEVM into the 1 2 and 4 5 position switched to the right to select the bipolar sup...

Page 11: ...S126xEVM has an onboard crystal oscillator component X1 The crystal oscillator clock is detected by the ADS126x when switch S1 is in the 1 2 position switched to the right as shown in Figure 9B 2 ADS1...

Page 12: ...p CS 7 8 Unused select 100 k pull up Unused 9 10 GND Ground Serial port data input DIN 11 12 Unused Serial port data output and DOUT DRDY 13 14 data ready indicator active Unused low Data ready indica...

Page 13: ...Top Side 1 2k R25 Input GND Configured for 250uA IDAC 1 2 JP1 Ratiometric Connection IN4 IN6 Jumper in single supply configuration Install 0 Ohms in R22 R24 R17 sets up a 1 95V reference voltage with...

Page 14: ...c routine 2 6 1 2 IDAC Output The ADS126x provides dual matched current sources IDAC1 and IDAC2 for biasing of resistive temperature devices RTDs thermistors and other resistive based sensors The IDAC...

Page 15: ...the J2 header on inputs IN7 IN6 and IN4 Two IDACs output 250 A each on pins AINCOM and AIN3 of the ADS126x Jumper wires then connect IN7 to COM and IN6 to IN3 These jumper wires route the IDAC curren...

Page 16: ...3 surface mount pads to connect RT1 to inputs AIN6 and AIN7 on the ADS126x R23 is in parallel with RT1 for linearization of the thermistor resistance versus temperature transfer function NOTE Do not u...

Page 17: ...s unable to connect to the EVM this driver may not have properly installed This driver may be reinstalled with one of the installers located at ftp ftp ti com pub data_acquisition ADCPro2 misc drivers...

Page 18: ...eated to reload the plugin The plugin may need to be reloaded in the case of a communication failure or if power is cycled on the EVM hardware Figure 13 Loading the ADS1262EVM Plugin in ADCPro 2 Wait...

Page 19: ...may precede steps 1 to 3 but is required before acquiring data in the next step Figure 16 Loading a Test Plugin in ADCPro 5 Acquire data by clicking the Acquire or Continuous button previously shown i...

Page 20: ...s selects that function for both inputs and configures the PGA as recommended Note that the ADC2 radio buttons are only visible when an ADS1263EVM is connected Clicking the AINCOM button enables the V...

Page 21: ...rence inputs and allows for fully flexible reference source inputs Figure 18 Tab 2 Settings When using an external reference source for ADC1 also make sure that the ADC1 REF Voltage field is matched t...

Page 22: ...at least the ADC1 Data Rate setting because the firmware only polls for new ADC2 data when an ADC1 conversion completes Setting the ADC2 Data Rate much slower than the ADC1 Data Rate may require a muc...

Page 23: ...ut Make sure to account for the analog filter settling time when enabling or disabling the burnout current source The Additional Settings controls configure other sensor bias related functions Input C...

Page 24: ...ng the GPIO value does nothing when configured as an input Figure 21 Tab 5 Settings Clicking Read GPIO or modifying any of controls on this tab reads the GPIODAT register and updates all value indicat...

Page 25: ...an example using the following settings Pos Test Signal Supply Ratio 0 525 Neg Test Signal Supply Ratio 0 475 Test DAC to ADC1 Input to ADC1 to select the Test DAC as the input source for ADC1 PGA1 G...

Page 26: ...ta to Test Plug in control ADC2 data appear in the test plugin panel and ADC1 data appear in the ADCx Data graph However it is possible to switch between ADC1 and ADC2 data sets in the test plugin wit...

Page 27: ...n the selected calibration routine During a calibration routine CAL in Progress lights up to show that the calibration process is ongoing If the calibration completes successfully CAL Completed lights...

Page 28: ...ODE2 and ADC2CFG when applicable registers to nondefault ADS126x values indicated by asterisks in the register map table To revert all register settings back to the true ADS126x default values use the...

Page 29: ...than the programmed alert value The pop up notifies the user of the estimated acquisition time and provides the option to continue or cancel the acquisition Cancelling an acquisition in progress requ...

Page 30: ...of the STATUS byte error flags to check if any errors occurred in the previous acquisition as shown in Figure 28 This window automatically appears when an error flag is found in the acquired data set...

Page 31: ...C32 7 2 33 pF C14 C15 CAP CERM 33 pF 50V NP0 5 0402 Yageo CC0402JRNPO9BN330 8 2 10 000 pF C19 C20 CAP CERM 0 01 uF 50V X7R 10 Yageo CC0402KRX7R9BB103 0402 9 2 0 1 uF C28 C33 CAP CERM 100 nF 50V X7R 1...

Page 32: ...RT1 Thermistor NTC 2 2k Ohm 1 0805 Vishay NTCS0805E3222FMT 32 1 S1 SWITCH SLIDE SPDT GULLWING Copal Electronics CAS 120TB 33 1 S2 SWITCH SLIDE DPDT GULLWING Copal Electronics CAS 220TB 34 7 SH J1 SH...

Page 33: ...PIC170A PIC170B PIC170G COC17 PIC1801 PIC1802 COC18 PIC1901 PIC1902 COC19 PIC2001 PIC2002 COC20 PIC2101 PIC2102 COC21 PIC2201 PIC2202 COC22 PIC2301 PIC2302 COC23 PIC240A PIC240B PIC240G COC24 PIC2501...

Page 34: ...ing the warranty period to the address designated by TI and that are determined by TI not to conform to such warranty If TI elects to repair or replace such EVM TI shall have a reasonable time to repa...

Page 35: ...transmitter has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed in the user guide with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indic...

Page 36: ...ified allowable ranges some circuit components may have elevated case temperatures These components include but are not limited to linear regulators switching transistors pass transistors current sens...

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