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- Page 1 ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress Copyright © 2018-2021 Electron Plus Design Limited. All Rights Reserved.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress Table of contents Notices ......................3 Copyright ...................... 3 Part number ....................3 Issue ......................3 Location ......................3 Published by ....................3 Notes ......................3 Trademark acknowledgement ................3 Purpose of manual .................. -
Page 3: Notices
This manual (or part thereof) may not be reproduced by any means (electronic or photographic, including translation into a foreign language) without prior written consent and agreement from Electron Plus Design Limited as set-out in United Kingdom and international copyright laws. -
Page 4: Purpose Of Manual
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress Transzorb is a trademark of Vishay General Semiconductor, LLC. 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. -
Page 5: Getting Started
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress Getting Started System requirements We recommend at least Windows 7 operating system (however, we know of Windows XP and 32 bit machines working well with EPIC). EPIC is available in both 32 bit and 64 bit from the Electron Plus website. -
Page 6: Getting Help
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - 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 7: Introduction
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - 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 8: Before You Start
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress Before you start Please use the supplied USB lead - it have been tested to work with your ASA100. Thin USB cables tend to exhibit higher resistance which may cause in-correct operation of your device. -
Page 9: New In Software
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress New in Software EPIC covers most Electron Plus instruments and not all instruments are updated between versions. V21.012 Bug fixes ASA - addition of manual mode V21.011 Bug fixes... -
Page 10: Installation Sequence
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - 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 11: Installing The Software
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - 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 &... -
Page 12: Installing The Usb Driver
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress Installing the USB driver The product covered in this document communicates with the host PC via USB using an FTDI FT230X bridge 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... -
Page 13: Earthing For Function And Safety
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - 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. -
Page 14: Operation
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - 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
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - 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. -
Page 16: Check For Updates
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - 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: Control Ribbon
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress Control Ribbon The Control Ribbon has most of the functions necessary for the operation of the instrument. The following sections are descriptions of Instrument Status, Signature Generator, Test Controls Edit Controls and their functions. -
Page 18: Instrument Status
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress Instrument Status Reconnect/Connected button shows the status of the connection between the instrument and EPIC: Pressing this button will connect or disconnect the instrument to EPIC. Should the instrument be disconnected, the status of this button will automatically change. -
Page 19: Signature Generator
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress Signature Generator This section of the Control Ribbon selects the output voltage, resistance and frequency of the test waveform generated by the ASA. Pressing the V+ or V- button will increase or decrease the output voltage from the instrument, this is in steps, and ranges from 0.2Vpk to 10Vpk. - Page 20 ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress Two drop down lists below enable the user to select the function associated with each button (list shown below, with button A assigned to cycle frequency): The cycle function (i.e. Cycle Frequency) will go up relevant function and 'roll-over' to the minimum setting (e.g.
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Page 21: Test Controls
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress Test Controls The Pin/record selected is incremented/decremented manually (using the buttons below) or advanced automatically (when in Auto Test, Auto Capture or Single Capture). These buttons (above) will increment/decrement through the individual Pin/records - using the controls below will increment/decrement through entire components at a time. - Page 22 ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress During a test, the percentage of pins that test GOOD and BAD is calculated and displayed (see image below). GOOD and BAD buttons (above) will mark each record as either GOOD or BAD - typically this is used when overriding automatically tested signature results.
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Page 23: Edit Controls
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress Edit Controls The default condition is Manual Test (Edit/Capture signature unticked). To enter Capture signature mode, tick the box (see below). Pressing the Edit/Add Records button (see above) will open a new window (see Edit/Add Records &... -
Page 24: Auto Capture
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Page 25: Auto Test
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Page 26: File
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Page 27: New Topic
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Page 28: Views
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress Views There are multiple 'view' configurations that can be selected. Users will often prefer one style (research has shown this to be: 2 mini-scopes + PCB + TestTree+ BadTree), however we encourage testing alternate 'views' as they may be better suited to your testing. -
Page 29: Mini-Scopes
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress 9 mini-scopes The centre mini-scope of the 9 is the current Pin/record (same image as the main scope). Clicking on any of the mini-scopes will select that Pin/record as the main scope image. -
Page 30: Mini-Scopes + Testtree
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress 3 mini-scopes + TestTree The centre mini-scope of the 3 is the current Pin/record (same image as the main scope). Clicking on any of the mini-scopes or TestTree points will select that Pin/record as the main scope image. -
Page 31: Mini-Scopes + Pcb
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress 3 mini-scopes + PCB The middle mini-scope of the 3 is the current Pin/record (same image as the main scope). Clicking on any of the mini-scopes or test points (on the PCB image) will select that Pin/record as the main scope image. -
Page 32: Mini-Scopes + Pcb + Testtree + Badtree
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress 2 mini-scopes + PCB + TestTree + BadTree The left mini-scope displays the previous Pin/record and the right mini-scope displays the next Pin/record. Clicking on any of the mini-scopes, TestTree points, BadTree points or test points (on the PCB image) will select that Pin/record as the main scope image. -
Page 33: Mini-Scope + Testtree + Badtree
ASA100 User Manual (using EPIC 21 software) - work in progress 1 mini-scope + TestTree + BadTree The mini-scope displays the previous Pin/record. Clicking on the mini-scope, TestTree points, BadTree points or test points (on the PCB image) will select that Pin/record as the main scope image. -
Page 34: Technical
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