SSC Evaluation Kit Rev. 1.00 / September 2015 ZSSC4151 ZSSC4151 Evaluation Kit Start-up Guide Multi-Market Sensing Platforms Precise and Deliberate ZSSC4151 Evaluation Kit Start-up Guide Important Notes Restrictions in Use ZMDI’s ZSSC4151 SSC Evaluation Kit, consisting of the SSC Communication Board (SSC CB), ZSSC415x/6x/7x Evaluation Board (SSC EB), Sensor Replacement Board (SSC RB), and ZSSC41xx Software, is designed for sensor module evaluation, laboratory setup, and module calibration development only. ZMDI’s SSC Evaluation Kit hardware and software must not be used for module production or production test setups. The related product ZSSC41xx SSC Mass Calibration System is designed only for development, evaluation, and laboratory setup of sensor modules with ZMDI Sensor Signal Conditioner ICs. The ZMDI Mass Calibration System hardware and software must not be used for module production and production test setups. 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Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Setting up Hardware and Software .................................................................................................................. 4 2.1. Hardware Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2. Software Setup .......................................................................................................................................... 5 2.3. Activating the Hardware Connection ......................................................................................................... 6 2.4. Creating and Loading the Default Configuration File ................................................................................ 7 2.5. Loading the NVM Dump File ..................................................................................................................... 8 2.6. Writing the Memory Contents to NVM ....................................................................................................... 8 2.7. Taking Measurements ............................................................................................................................... 9 Performing a Sample Calibration ................................................................................................................... 10 3.1. Setting up the Calibration and Acquiring Data ........................................................................................ 10 3.2. Checking the Calibration ......................................................................................................................... 12 3.3. Saving the NVM Data and GUI Configuration Settings ........................................................................... 12 Related Documents and Tools ....................................................................................................................... 12 4.1. ZMDI Related Documents and Tools ...................................................................................................... 12 Glossary ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Document Revision History ............................................................................................................................ 13 Startup Guide September 14, 2015 © 2015 Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG — Rev. 1.00. All 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 this publication is subject to changes without notice. 2 of 13 ZSSC4151 Evaluation Kit Start-up Guide List of Figures Figure 2.1 Figure 2.2 Figure 2.3 Figure 2.4 Figure 2.5 Figure 2.6 Figure 2.7 Figure 3.1 Figure 3.2 ZSSC4151 SSC Evaluation Kit Assembly .......................................................................................... 5 Enabling Resizing Window ................................................................................................................. 6 2 Connecting the Hardware via I C™ or OWI ...................................................................................... 6 Loading the GUI Configuration File .................................................................................................... 7 Load the NVM Data into GUI .............................................................................................................. 8 Writing the Configuration into the ZSSC4151 NVM............................................................................ 8 Starting and Monitoring the Measurement Sequence ........................................................................ 9 Using the Calibration Window Tab to Set Upper and Lower Target Limits ..................................... 10 Using the Calibration Window Tab to Acquire Data and Calculate Coefficients ............................. 11 Startup Guide September 14, 2015 © 2015 Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG — Rev. 1.00. All 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 this publication is subject to changes without notice. 3 of 13 ZSSC4151 Evaluation Kit Start-up Guide 1 Introduction This document guides first-time users through the initial hardware setup, software installation, and basic steps for using the ZSSC4151 IC with the ZSSC4151 SSC Evaluation Kit available from ZMDI. By following this document, users should gain a quick understanding of the basic operations and options available in the hardware and software and be able to perform a simple calibration and store the results in non-volatile memory (NVM). Refer to the ZSSC4151 Evaluation Kit Hardware Manual for an overview of the hardware, schematics, and details related to the connectors. The ZSSC4151 Evaluation Kit consists of the following parts: 2 * SSC Communication Board (SSC CB) V4.1 ZSSC415x/6x/7x SSC Evaluation Board (SSC EB) V1.1 SSC Sensor Replacement Board (SRB) V2.0 6 ZSSC4151 samples (QFN24 4x4mm) USB cable Vacuum suction pen (provided for safe handling of IC samples) Setting up Hardware and Software 2.1. Hardware Setup The Evaluation Kit hardware consists of the following three boards as shown in Figure 2.1 and includes samples of the ZSSC4151 (QFN24): 2 1. SSC Communication Board – Connects to computer through a USB 2.0 cable and handles the I C™ (trademark of NXP) and OWI interfaces between the PC-based software and the ZSSC4151. 2. ZSSC415x/6x/7x Evaluation Board. This board contains a socket for the ZSSC4151 and convenient access points for connection to instrumentation and external sensor circuitry. Note the location of pin 1 for the QFN24 socket. Jumpers should be installed initially as shown in Figure 2.1. 3. Sensor Replacement Board – See equivalent circuit in Figure 2.1. This board provides a simulated input signal for easy evaluation of functionality without an actual bridge or stimulus. It should be removed when connecting an external sensor bridge (through screw terminals on Evaluation Board). * For detailed information about SSC Communication Board, please refer to the SSC Communication Board Data Sheet available on the ZMDI website at http://www.zmdi.com/ssc-tools. Startup Guide September 14, 2015 © 2015 Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG — Rev. 1.00. All 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 this publication is subject to changes without notice. 4 of 13 ZSSC4151 Evaluation Kit Start-up Guide Figure 2.1 ZSSC4151 SSC Evaluation Kit Assembly Power Indicator SSC Communication Board SSC Sensor ZSSC415x/6x/7x Evaluation Board Replacement Board SSC Sensor Replacement Board Equivalent Circuit TOP Pin 1 2KΩ BR1P 100Ω BR1N 2KΩ BOT K1 Power Enable Jumper With the three boards assembled as shown in Figure 2.1, attach the USB cable included in the kit between the SSC Communication Board and a USB port on a PC. In some cases, the user’s operating system detects the board type and automatically installs a driver the first time that the SSC Communication Board is connected. For this reason, the PC should be connected to the Internet during the first USB connection so that the operating system can download a driver. If a driver fails to install, contact ZMDI for assistance. 2.2. Software Setup The ZSSC4151 Application Software provides a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI). It is available for download on the ZSSC4151 product page www.zmdi.com/zssc415x. After downloading the software, extract the zip file contents. Run the ZSSC415xSetup.exe file from the unzipped location to install the GUI. Launch the ZSSC415x program from the Start Menu in Windows or by clicking the desktop icon created by the installation program. To enable resizing the window, go to “SETTINGS” on the top menu and check the “No limits on resizing” as shown in Figure 2.2. Startup Guide September 14, 2015 © 2015 Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG — Rev. 1.00. All 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 this publication is subject to changes without notice. 5 of 13 ZSSC4151 Evaluation Kit Start-up Guide Figure 2.2 Enabling Resizing Window 2.3. Activating the Hardware Connection 2 1. Select I C™ or OWI (One Wire Interface) from the drop-down menu below “Protocol” (see Figure 2.3). 2. Click the “Connect” button. On the Evaluation Board, verify that the green LED power indicator turns on. The “ACTIVE DEVICES” list on the right side of the “Main” tab menu shows information about the board and device that are connected. 2 Figure 2.3 Connecting the Hardware via I C™ or OWI 1 2 Startup Guide September 14, 2015 © 2015 Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG — Rev. 1.00. All 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 this publication is subject to changes without notice. 6 of 13 ZSSC4151 Evaluation Kit Start-up Guide 2.4. Creating and Loading the Default Configuration File 1. On the top menu, select FILE > Load GUI Configuration to load a configuration file (Figure 2.4). 2. A default configuration file, ZSSC4151.cfgx, is provided with the software as shown in the “File name” field in Figure 2.4. If necessary, browse to the file location and click the “Open” button. 3. In the resulting “Load GUI Configuration” window, click the “Yes” button to accept overwriting the current configuration settings. Figure 2.4 Loading the GUI Configuration File 1 3 2 Startup Guide September 14, 2015 © 2015 Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG — Rev. 1.00. All 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 this publication is subject to changes without notice. 7 of 13 ZSSC4151 Evaluation Kit Start-up Guide 2.5. Loading the NVM Dump File 1. On the top menu, select FILE > Load NVM Dump to load a file containing the NVM data (see Figure 2.5). 2. A default NVM file, zssc4151_nvm.dmpx, is provided with the software as shown in the “File name” field in Figure 2.5. Browse to the file location, and click the “Open” button. 3. In the resulting “Load RAM Dump” window, click the “Yes” button to accept overwriting current data. Figure 2.5 Load the NVM Data into GUI 1 3 2 2.6. Writing the Memory Contents to NVM 1. Click the “Write All To NVM” button to download the NVM data into the ZSSC4151 (see Figure 2.6). Figure 2.6 Writing the Configuration into the ZSSC4151 NVM 1 Startup Guide September 14, 2015 © 2015 Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG — Rev. 1.00. All 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 this publication is subject to changes without notice. 8 of 13 ZSSC4151 Evaluation Kit Start-up Guide 2.7. Taking Measurements Note: The GUI refers to the bridge sensor measurand as “Pressure,” but this can be any type of resistive sensor signal. The ZSSC4151 is designed for almost all types of resistive full and half bridge sensors. 1. Click the “Start” button to begin acquiring and recording measurements (see Figure 2.7). 2. With the “Pressure” selected in the “Measurements” pulldown, turn the red knob on the Sensor Replacement Board (Figure 2.1). The “Pressure” (Green) waveform plot should move up and down with the knob rotation. The “Temperature” and “Pressure Raw” waveforms can also be displayed using the “Measurements” pulldown selector, but only one waveform at a time will be displayed. 3. Click the “Stop” button to discontinue measurements. Figure 2.7 Starting and Monitoring the Measurement Sequence 2 1 Startup Guide September 14, 2015 © 2015 Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG — Rev. 1.00. All 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 this publication is subject to changes without notice. 9 of 13 ZSSC4151 Evaluation Kit Start-up Guide 3 Performing a Sample Calibration This section describes the basic operations to perform a simple, two-point linear calibration at a single temperature. Higher order calibrations are performed similarly, but with additional points taken over the bridge measurand and temperature. 3.1. Setting up the Calibration and Acquiring Data 1. Select the “Calibration” tab to display the “Calibration” window (see Figure 3.1). 2. Ensure that the “Calibration Type Settings” and “Acquisition Settings” are set as shown in Figure 3.1. The “Calibration Table” shows that there are only two points required to complete the calibration in this case. 3. Set the upper and lower “Target” limits to 90% and 10%. DO NOT change the “Tgt.Min” and “Tgt.Max” fields. Figure 3.1 Using the Calibration Window Tab to Set Upper and Lower Target Limits 1 2 3 Startup Guide September 14, 2015 © 2015 Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG — Rev. 1.00. All 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 this publication is subject to changes without notice. 10 of 13 ZSSC4151 Evaluation Kit Start-up Guide 4. Turn the red knob on the Sensor Replacement Board fully counterclockwise. Select the “P1” field and click the “Acquire Data” button (see Figure 3.2). 5. Turn the red knob on the Sensor Replacement Board fully clockwise. Select the “P2” field and click the “Acquire Data” button. 6. Click the Calculate button. The coefficients for the calibration will be calibrated and updated in the calibration formula textbox at the bottom of the window. HINT: Scroll to the bottom of the textbox so that the “Output” button appears. Move the cursor over the “Output” button. A popup window will appear showing the complete set of calibration coefficients. 7. Click the “Write Coefficients To NVM” button. This will download the updated coefficients to the NVM of the ZSSC4151. Figure 3.2 Using the Calibration Window Tab to Acquire Data and Calculate Coefficients 5 6 4 Startup Guide September 14, 2015 7 © 2015 Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG — Rev. 1.00. All 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 this publication is subject to changes without notice. 11 of 13 ZSSC4151 Evaluation Kit Start-up Guide 3.2. Checking the Calibration The calibration can be checked in the “Main” tab. 1. Click the “Start” button in this window and observe the reading to verify readings. If the red knob of the Sensor Replacement Board has been left in the fully clockwise position as in step 5 in section 3.1, the calibration at the “P2” calibration point can be verified by checking that the output for “Pressure” is 90%. 2. Similarly, if the red knob is turned fully counterclockwise, the reading should be 10%. 3.3. Saving the NVM Data and GUI Configuration Settings The GUI settings and NVM contents for this example can be saved to new configuration and NVM dump files. Select FILE > Save GUI Configuration from the top menu, and save the configuration under a new name. In a similar way, the NVM dump file can be saved using FILE > Save NVM Dump and creating a new name. 4 4.1. Related Documents and Tools ZMDI Related Documents and Tools Note: X_xy refers to the current revision of the document. Document File Name ZSSC4151 Data Sheet ZSSC4151_Data_Sheet_Rev_X_xy.pdf ZSSC4151 Feature Sheet ZSSC4151_Feature_Sheet_Rev_X_xy.pdf ZSSC415x Graphical User Interface Operation Manual ZSSC415x_GUI_Operation_Manual_Rev_X_xy.pdf ZSSC4151 SSC Evaluation Kit Hardware Manual ZSSC4151_EVKIT_Hardware_Manual_Rev_X_xy.pdf Visit the ZSSC4151 product page www.zmdi.com/zssc415x on ZMDI’s website at www.zmdi.com or contact your nearest sales office for the latest version of these documents. 5 Glossary Term Description DUT Device Under Test GUI Graphical User Interface NVM Nonvolatile Memory OWI One-Wire Interface SSC Sensor Signal Conditioner USB Universal Serial Bus Startup Guide September 14, 2015 © 2015 Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG — Rev. 1.00. All 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 this publication is subject to changes without notice. 12 of 13 ZSSC4151 Evaluation Kit Start-up Guide 6 Document Revision History Revision Date Description 1.00 September 14, 2015 First release. Sales and Further Information www.zmdi.com [email protected] Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG Global Headquarters Grenzstrasse 28 01109 Dresden, Germany ZMD America, Inc. 1525 McCarthy Blvd., #212 Milpitas, CA 95035-7453 USA Central Office: Phone +49.351.8822.306 Fax +49.351.8822.337 USA Phone 1.855.275.9634 Phone +1.408.883.6310 Fax +1.408.883.6358 European Technical Support Phone +49.351.8822.7.772 Fax +49.351.8822.87.772 DISCLAIMER: This information applies to a product under development. Its characteristics and specifications are subject to change without notice. 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