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2 The AS5115 Demoboard The AS5115 demoboard is a complete rotary encoder system with built-in microcontroller, USB interface, and graphical LCD display. The board is USB powered or externally supplied with a 9V battery for standalone operation.
The EXT LED indicates whether the internal (on board) AS5115 or an external device is used and which values are shown on the display. By switching S2 to the left side the LED is turned on and one can use an external AS5115 by connecting it at P1.
Figure 4: TWI tab, allows access to the AS5115 registers from the serial bus The Read Interval can be modified from 10 ms (fastest) to 1 s (slowest). By clicking on Digital Interface, a new window opens, and allows the user to write directly into the AS5115 registers. See chapter 4.4.
Figure 5: TWI interface sub-window The Digital interface window allows accessing the internal registers of the AS5115: The parameters don’t need to be checked manually in the “Bits” window on the right, but can be set by the “Fields” and “Options for the selected bits”...
AS5115 Demoboard OPERATIONAL MANUAL OTP tab The OTP tab is normally used for the AS5000 programmer, but the OTP bits can be changed on the AS5115 demoboard as well. Options like gain and Hall bias can be changed by selecting the function in “Fields”, then changing the parameter in “Options for the selected field”...
AS5115 Demoboard OPERATIONAL MANUAL Index General Overview................................1 The AS5115 Demoboard..............................1 Operating the AS5115 Demoboard ........................... 1 Hardware Indicators..............................2 3.1.1 Graphic LCD display ............................2 3.1.2 EXT LED ................................2 AS5000 Programmer GUI software........................... 2 Installing the GUI on the PC ............................. 2 The Home tab ................................
AS5115 Demoboard OPERATIONAL MANUAL Revision History Revision Date Description First version 17.August, 2009 New Demoboard revision v1.2 26. February, 2010 Revision 1.1, 26.02.2010 Page 8 of 10 www.austriamicrosystems.com...
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