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- Page 1 ASA101A User Manual - work in progress Copyright © 2018-2021 Electron Plus Design Limited. All Rights Reserved.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
ASA101A User Manual - work in progress Table of contents Notices ......................3 Copyright ...................... 3 Part Number ....................3 Issue ......................3 Location ......................3 Published by ....................3 Trademark acknowledgement ................3 Notes ......................3 Purpose of manual ..................3 Safety Warnings ..................... -
Page 3: Notices
Electron Plus is strictly prohibited. Purpose of manual The purpose of this manual is to enable you to safely setup, configure and operate your Electron Plus instrument, associated software and/or accessories. Please pay particular attention to any section with a warning symbol. -
Page 4: Safety Warnings
ASA101A User Manual - work in progress Safety Warnings Warnings, cautions and notes are colour coded through-out this manual. These are divided into several categories and are described below: WARNING - Pay special attention to anything written here - this is for... -
Page 5: Getting Started
ASA101A User Manual - work in progress Getting Started 5 / 17... -
Page 6: System Requirements
ASA101A User Manual - work in progress System requirements We recommend at least Windows 7 and a 64 bit machine (however, we know of Windows XP and 32 bit machines working well with EPIC). 1x USB 2.0 type A (common) for connection to the instrument, at 0.5A. -
Page 7: Getting Help
ASA101A User Manual - work in progress Getting help Help is available by email (preferably) or via telephone. email: support@electron.plus from UK: 01473 327100 international telephone: +44 1473 327 100 If you are experiencing an issue with EPIC, please email a copy of the following files (see below) found in the EPIC installation folder along with a description of the problem. -
Page 8: Introduction
ASA101A User Manual - work in progress Introduction Welcome Congratulations and thank you for purchasing an Electron Plus product. Please take a few minutes to read the ‘Before You Start’ section of this manual, especially as misusing this product can result in damage to it, your device-under-test or potentially place you in-danger. -
Page 9: Before You Start
ASA101A User Manual - work in progress Before you Start The metal spike is SHARP. When you have finished using the ASA101A, unscrew the spike, turn it round and screw it lightly back into the ASA101A. Ensure that all DUT* capacitors and energy storage devices are fully discharged before using the ASA101A. -
Page 10: New In Epic
ASA101A User Manual - work in progress New in EPIC EPIC covers most Electron Plus instruments and not all instruments are updated between versions. V1.11 Bug fixes CTL503 - Vgs vs Id (at fixed Vds) mode V1.10 Bug fixes Addition of version compiled for 32 bit systems... -
Page 11: Installation Sequence
ASA101A User Manual - work in progress Installation Sequence Please install the EPIC software and the associated USB driver software BEFORE connecting your device to a computer. You do not need to remove a previous copy of EPIC, the new copy will overwrite the necessary existing file(s). -
Page 12: Installing The Software
ASA101A User Manual - work in progress Installing the Software Electron Plus products require a USB connection to a PC running EPIC (our proprietary software) in order to function. EPIC now comes in two compiled versions (since version 21.010): EPIC64 - for 64 bit Windows installations & PC's (we recommend this). -
Page 13: Installing The Usb Driver
IC. A copy of the official FTDI device driver is available from the SOFTWARE section of our website (www.electron.plus/software), device drivers can also be downloaded directly from FTDI’s website (www.ftdichip.com/drivers). Download the FTDI driver (CDM21228_Setup), open the ZIP file and run CDM21228_Setup.EXE, this will install the D2XX drivers necessary. -
Page 14: Operation
ASA101A User Manual - work in progress Operation Selecting Instrument When EPIC is first installed it will initially start in ASA100 mode. To change this: INSTRUMENT > CHANGE INSTRUMENT and select the actual instrument you wish to use, you will then have to close and reopen EPIC for this to take effect. -
Page 15: Connecting Instrument
ASA101A User Manual - work in progress Connecting Instrument To connect to the instrument you can use the options in the MENU or the button on the CONTROL RIBBON. INSTRUMENT > CONNECT to connect, or DISCONNECT to disconnect. Before the instrument connects it will check the identification in the FTDI USB bridge IC, an error message will be shown if the instrument selected is not the same as the instrument connected. -
Page 16: Check For Updates
ASA101A User Manual - work in progress Check for Updates Once per day EPIC will check if there is a newer version available. This feature maybe disabled or re- enabled here: UTILITIES > DAILY UPDATE CHECK Tick will enable EPIC to perform the daily update check, unticking will prevent EPIC from performing the daily update check. -
Page 17: Earthing For Function And Safety
ASA101A User Manual - work in progress Earthing for function and safety For functional and/or safety reasons you may wish to EARTH the casing of your Electron Plus instrument. This is not necessary under most normal operating conditions. In this case, we recommend loosening (and re-tightening) the M3 stainless steel chassis screw (2mm HEX drive) and fitting an earthing wire using either ring terminal or spade terminal.
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