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8 July 2015 ASEK21-T-KIT Quick Guide The ASEK-21-T-KIT as described below is for the purpose of programming customer modules that contain multiple Allegro devices. ASEK21 T-KIT Bill of Materials • ASEK-21 Main Board(Part #: 85-0712) • ASEK-21 Calibration Board(Part #: 85-0712-100) •...
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8 July 2015 Instructions for Configuring ASEK-21-T-KIT for Device Programming 1. Connect one end of the USB cable to a personal computer 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on the ASEK-21. 3. Connect the DSUB62 cable to ASEK-21 and the other end to J4 connector on the ASEK-21 daughterboard board (85-0712-103).
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8 July 2015 Daughterboard Pinout and Jumpers It is advised to remove all 4 jumpers in the image below, and place them on one side of the pins for safe storage. Jumpers may be necessary in very specific applications (RS232, sensor modules without i2C pull up resistors).
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8 July 2015 Description Pin Name Provided/Driven by C Data Channel 0 I2CSDA0 ASEK-21/Sensor Module C Clock Channel 0 I2CCLK0 ASEK-21 C Data Channel 1 I2CSDA1 ASEK-21/Sensor Module C Clock Channel 1 I2CCLK1 ASEK-21 Table 2: i C channels 1 and 2 on ASEK21 daughterboard Provided/Driven Signal Description...
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8 July 2015 Signal Description Provided/Driven by Dsupply * Digital Power Supply Sensor Module D+3.3 * Digital +3.3V Test Point Sensor Module 5V Test Point ASEK-21 GPIO5 GPIO 5 ASEK-21 GPIO6 GPIO 6 ASEK-21 RS232+5V * RS232 +5V RS232 RS232GND * RS232 Ground RS232 RS232 Transmit...
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8 July 2015 Setting up USB Connection Figure 4: Options for Connecting ASEK to PC Windows will treat ASEK21 as a serial com port. The first time ASEK-21 is connected to the computer windows will look for and install the necessary drivers. The exact port number can be Table 5 found using the device manager under “Ports.”...
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8 July 2015 Programming Software for ASEK-21-T-KIT 1. Register at Allegro’s software portal in order to download the ASEK21 programming https://registration.allegromicro.com/login software. Revision History Table Revision Change Description Res. Page(s) Date Original release 8 July, 2015 ASEK-21-T-KIT Page 7 of 7...
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