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Evaluation Kit Description

Rev. 1.00 / April 2015

ZSSC5101

xMR Sensor Signal Conditioner

Multi-Market Sensing Platforms

Precise and Deliberate

Summary of Contents for ZSSC5101

Page 1: ...Evaluation Kit Description Rev 1 00 April 2015 ZSSC5101 xMR Sensor Signal Conditioner Multi Market Sensing Platforms Precise and Deliberate...

Page 2: ...ii non observance of instructions contained in this manual and in any other documentation provided to user or iii misuse abuse use under abnormal conditions or alteration by anyone other than ZMD AG...

Page 3: ...Driver for the Communication Board FT232R USB UART under Device Manager 9 Figure 3 3 Location of the FTDI Driver in the ZSSC5101 Evaluation Software Directory 9 Figure 3 4 Confirmation Message after...

Page 4: ...ned herein may not be reproduced adapted merged translated stored or used without the prior written consent of the copyright owner The information furnished in this publication is subject to changes w...

Page 5: ...alibration procedures and reading example measurement results Alternatively the user module can be connected in place of the AMR Demo Board e g with a tunnel magnetoresistive TMR or giant magnetoresis...

Page 6: ...d installing the driver for the SSC Communication Board SSC CB A free customer login account is required to access the software on the product page To set up an account visit www zmdi com and click on...

Page 7: ...are Setup Before proceeding with the software setup assemble the ZSSC5101 Evaluation Kit as shown in Figure 2 1 and connect a USB cable from the connector on the SSC CB to an available USB port on the...

Page 8: ...omputer by checking the Device Manager in the Windows Control panel 1 Navigate as needed to the computer s Control Panel System and Security Device Manager 2 Scroll down the device list to the Univers...

Page 9: ...ject to changes without notice 9 of 25 Figure 3 2 Updating the Driver for the Communication Board FT232R USB UART under Device Manager 5 Next select the option to manually browse for a driver 6 Naviga...

Page 10: ...Figure 3 1 If properly installed proceed with the steps in section 3 2 to activate the ZSSC5101 Evaluation Software Figure 3 4 Confirmation Message after Installing FTDI Driver 3 2 Starting the ZSSC5...

Page 11: ...changes without notice 11 of 25 4 Using the ZSSC5101 Evaluation Software Important Before unplugging any ZSSC5101 module during operation always click the Power OFF button in the software first see F...

Page 12: ...d in the kit choose 180 AMR Next click the Connect button see Figure 4 1 The gray Connection status button changes to Connected and turns green This automatically turns the module on equivalent to cli...

Page 13: ...d merged translated stored or used without the prior written consent of the copyright owner The information furnished in this publication is subject to changes without notice 13 of 25 4 3 ADC and Offs...

Page 14: ...module s section stop changing see Figure 4 4 Verify that the Min Max values are in a range of approximately 11000 or wider Then click the CALIBRATE OFFSET button Figure 4 4 Example Graph and Max Min...

Page 15: ...In this case continue rotating in the same direction until all check boxes are filled Alternately click the Finish check button click Start calibration check twice and start over Do not rotate back a...

Page 16: ...n the right side is also a good indicator for accuracy A perfect circle indicates a precise sensor calibration A shift of the circle in any direction indicates an offset error which can be eliminated...

Page 17: ...programs a linear ramp over the maximum angle range To perform an angle calibration for both modules sequentially check the Module 1 2 angle calibration box The software automatically switches between...

Page 18: ...top position Figure 4 10 Setting the Angle Range with the Angle Calibration Tab 4 Optional The switch angle which is the angular position where the analog output returns from Vout max to Vout min can...

Page 19: ...ed at the same position is indicated by an error condition Error conditions are indicated on the Angle Calibration tab by the output being displayed as an unchanging fixed output value below the lower...

Page 20: ...7 Digital Out Tab The Digital Out tab displays an XY plot for which the X axis represents the angle and the Y axis represents the output value the ramp To generate a graph click the Read button and sl...

Page 21: ...measured by an ADC in the microcontroller of the SSC Communication Board To initiate a plot click the Read button The label on the button changes to Stop The values in the Min Max values section are...

Page 22: ...ll rights reserved The material contained herein may not be reproduced adapted merged translated stored or used without the prior written consent of the copyright owner The information furnished in th...

Page 23: ...the EEPROM contents for factory settings user settings and the control register For further details about the settings refer to the ZSSC5101 Data Sheet and the ZSSC5101 Application Note Programming G...

Page 24: ...allows navigating to locate and load the file Then click the EEPROM Write button on the Memory tab to load the values in the ZSSC5101 The downloaded software provides an EEPROM configuration file cont...

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