SAM-III Construction Manual
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tion. Load SAM.HEX
now...
If you just finished construction of the SAM-III PCBs, you normally would press F1 to load the default
parameters. On the other hand, you would press F2 if you had been using the SAM-III for some time and
wanted to readjust the analog output or retest a function but wanted to retain the parameter settings
from previous use. In this case, you would load the initialization and test software (IB3_ENG.HEX), make
the adjustments and tests, but press F2 at the end. Whatever parameters were in EEPROM will be
retained.
Trouble Shooting
If problems occur during testing, double-check the following:
Current drawn by the SAM. With no sensors connected the current draw is approximately 30 mA with
the LCD backlight off and 50 mA with the backlight on. Each sensor adds about 5-10 mA to the load
current
Resistors are correct values and in their correct locations
Diodes correctly oriented and in their correct locations
Capacitors in their correct locations and electrolytic capacitors oriented correctly
ICs soldered properly and oriented correctly
No cold solder joints
All pins soldered
No solder bridges or shorts
Power supply input voltage and the voltage at the voltage regulator outputs
If no problems are found but the SAM-III still does not test okay, contact us by email
([email protected]).