PGA309 EVM Multi-Cal-Tools-V1.6a User’s Guide

Iven XuApril. 25th, 2013iven-xu@ti.com

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Agenda• USB_DAQ and Multi-Cal-Tools overview• Hardware configuration• Software configuration

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a) USB_DAQ and Multi-Cal-Tools overview

a) USB_DAQ and Multi-Cal-Tools overview• USB_DAQ Board Default Configuration:

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a) USB_DAQ and Multi-Cal-Tools overview• Multi-Cal-Tools Board:

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a) USB_DAQ and Multi-Cal-Tools overview• Multi-Cal-Slave Board(optional board):

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a) USB_DAQ and Multi-Cal-Tools overview• Multi-Cal-Interface PCA board:

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a) USB_DAQ and Multi-Cal-Tools overview• Multi-Cal-Interface Cable:

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a) USB_DAQ and Multi-Cal-Tools overview• Multi-Cal-Power Cable:

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a) USB_DAQ and Multi-Cal-Tools overview• Final setup overview:

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This is our test board, you can connect your PGA309 board to J* or T* of interface board.

a) USB_DAQ and Multi-Cal-Tools overview• Multimeter:

– Agilent 34401A (GPIB, Real RS232)– TH1961 (USB-to-RS232)

• Our software “***.v1.6a” can support those three different interface– Download link:– ftp://ftp.ti.com/pub/linear_apps/Multi-Cal-PGA309/

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b) Hardware configuration

b) Hardware configuration:• Step 1:

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b) Hardware configuration:• Step 2:

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b) Hardware configuration:• Step 3:

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This is our test board, you can connect your PGA309 board to J* or T* of interface board.

b) Hardware configuration:• Step 4:(4-wire voltage output)

Notes:(Same GND for thebelow two power supply)Power supply #1:+Vdut =5V-Vdut=GND

Power supply #2:+-15VGND

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b) Hardware configuration:• Step 4:(4-wire voltage output)

Notes:(Same GND for thebelow two power supply)Power supply #1:+Vdut =5V-Vdut=GND

Power supply #2:+-15VGND

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b) Hardware configuration:• Step 5:(4-wire current output)

Notes:(Float GND for power supply #1)Power supply #1:+Vdut =24V-Vdut≠GND

Power supply #2:+-15VGND

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b) Hardware configuration:• Step 5:(4-wire current output)

Notes:(Float GND for power supply #1)Power supply #1:+Vdut =24V-Vdut≠GND

Power supply #2:+-15VGND

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You can use your own Multi-meter with current measurement!

Extending the system with Slave Board:

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c) Software configuration

c) Software configuration:

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Windows 7 Attention

c) Software configuration:• Press “Select Model File” to select correct model file.• Also, you can use “”Create Model File” to create a new model file.

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c) Software configuration:• Default Model Files for you:

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c) Software configuration:• Press “Start Cal” and then press the four Yes and Continue with Calibration

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c) Software configuration:• Press “Continue” to do the Fast Scan.• For the below picture, channel 0 and 1 is ok because I only connected two

sensor modules to channel 0 and 1.

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c) Software configuration:• Press “Continue” to do the calibration• Below result was tested with TH1961 (with USB-232 rather than GPIB).

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c) Software configuration:• The other thing you need to pay more attention is “Address of TH1961”,• The current address of TH1961 we used is “COM 6”. • You need to change it in DMM script file.

• Detailed step is in the below slides:

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c) Software configuration:• How to create a new model file to match the address of TH1961.

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c) Software configuration:• Take voltage output as an example:• Select “4wire_4p096_diode_USB.txt”

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c) Software configuration:• Take voltage output as an example:• Press “Edit DMM Script” and select “Voltage_TH1961_USB.txt”

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c) Software configuration:• Take voltage output as an example:• Change the COM port in the open script file. Make sure it is the same as your

Multimeter(TH1961) address.

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c) Software configuration:• Take voltage output as an example:• After you change the script file, please save the file and re-select the script

file again. Then press “save” to save the Model File.

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c) Software configuration:• Take voltage output as an example:• Save the Model File:

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• Select the new Model File, then you can press “Start Cal” to do the calibration.

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c) Software configuration:

4-wire voltage output result:• After the calibration:

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For current output:• Model File:

– Iout_4p096_diode_USB.txt

• DMM script file:– Current_TH1961_USB.txt

Also need to pay more attention on the address of DDM!

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Thanks!

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Back Up!If you are using Agilent 34401, pls see the below two slides of configuration files.

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If you use Agilent 34401A with GPIB:• Voltage output:

– Model File:• 4wire_4p096_diode.txt

– DMM script file:• Volt_34401_GPIB.txt

• Current output:– Model File:

• Iout_4p096_diode.txt– DMM script file:

• Current_34401_GPIB.txt

Also need to pay more attention on the address of DDM!

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If you use Agilent 34401A with RS232:• Voltage output:

– Model File:• 4wire_4p096_diode.txt

– DMM script file:• Voltage_34401_rs232.txt

• Current output:– Model File:

• Iout_4p096_diode.txt– DMM script file:

• Current_34401_rs232.txt

Also need to pay more attention on the address of DDM!

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