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Rev 1.2

Light-to-Frequency EVM 

User’s Guide

 
 

 

www.taosinc.com

 

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L

IGHT

-

TO

-F

REQUENCY 

C

ONVERTER 

E

VALUATION 

M

ODULE 

O

VERVIEW

 

 
The Light-to-Frequency Converter Evaluation Module facilitates evaluation of the TAOS family of light-

to-frequency converter optical sensors through the use of a motherboard and a set of device-specific 

daughterboards. The EVM is designed to interface via a USB port to a host PC running the Windows-

compatible host software application. Several of the daughterboards also feature light-emitting diode 

(LED) light sources which can be controlled from the host software to allow evaluation of the sensors 

in a variety of physical sensing arrangements. 

 

G

ETTING 

S

TARTED

 

 

On most PCs, installation will automatically start when the CD-ROM is inserted into the drive.  If the 
installation does not begin: 

 

 

Click 

Start 

 

Click 

Run 

 

Type 

D:\setup 

and press 

Enter.  

IMPORTANT: Use the appropriate drive letter in the above 

command to install the software.  CD-ROMs are commonly 

D: 

 

The installation program will guide you through the product installation 

 

Refer to the ReadMe file on CD for the latest installation instructions. 

 

 

USB EVM H

ARDWARE AND 

D

RIVER 

D

ESCRIPTION

 

 

The specification and system requirements for the hardware portion of the Light-to-Frequency (LTF) 
EVM USB module follow: 

 

System Requirements:

  Notebook or Desktop PC running Windows 98, 2000, NT4.0, XP 

Host Connection:

  USB v2.0 using A-type connector 

EVM Connection:

  Mini B-type connector 

Software Installation:

  CD-ROM 

 

The Light-to-Frequency Converter EVM comes assembled and consists of three main parts: 

1. A 

motherboard

 

2. 

Set of Six Daughterboards, 

each with a different light-to-frequency converter sensor 

3. A 

USB cable 

 

 

 

NOTE:

  Please leave the LTF EVM installation CD-ROM inserted in the drive.  This will simplify 

the USB Driver Installation steps.  The LTF EVM USB driver is located in the D:\FTDI directory 

on the CD-ROM.  This directory can be specified if it is necessary to manually install the driver 

from a specific location. 

 

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Страница 1: ...opriate drive letter in the above command to install the software CD ROMs are commonly D The installation program will guide you through the product installation Refer to the ReadMe file on CD for the latest installation instructions USB EVM HARDWARE AND DRIVER DESCRIPTION The specification and system requirements for the hardware portion of the Light to Frequency LTF EVM USB module follow System ...

Страница 2: ...ith each daughterboard and these are labeled A and B on the motherboard Frequency measurements period measurements and PWM control of the daugherboard LEDs are performed by either the BASIC Stamp or the coprocessors under BASIC Stamp control The EVM is shipped with an application programmed into the BASIC Stamp which controls the communication between the BASIC Stamp the sensor coprocessors and th...

Страница 3: ...connector on the bottom of the daughterboard with either of the sockets A or B Note that the connector is polarized and the daughterboard should be inserted such that the two mounting holes in the corners opposite the side with the connector align over the threaded standoffs on the motherboard Press firmly over the connector to make sure that the daughterboard is seated firmly in the socket As exp...

Страница 4: ...ly a Strip Chart recorder window can be invoked which displays the data in a graphical representation Each window is explained in more detail in the following sections Figure 2 Light to Frequency EVM Main Window Control Window The control window appears at the far left of the main application window It provides control over measurement mode and measurement update rate of both daughterboard windows...

Страница 5: ...ives a relatively high count value in a reasonable amount of time integration time For lower frequencies a longer integration time is required to get a high count value high resolution In this case Period measurement mode can be used which will result in a higher count value in a shorter amount of time since only the measurement of one period or cycle is required For very low frequencies less than...

Страница 6: ...y cycle or percentage of time that the signal is high of the drive signal to the LED This drive signal is then low pass filtered to provide a continuous DC signal If the duty cycle is low then the percentage of time that the LED is on is low near 0 and the average power and thus the brightness is low If the duty cycle is high near 100 then the average power delivered to the LED is nearly maximum l...

Страница 7: ...ed as the standard for subsequent measurements The ratiometric measurement is calculated as follows Reading Signal Reference Note that both measurement options can be used together In this case the following calculation is used Reading Signal Ambient Ambient Reference Ambient Ambient Strip Chart The Strip Chart window is invoked by selecting menu option View Strip Chart The Strip Chart is a graphi...

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