Document Feedback TMD2636 Content Guide Content Guide Auto Polling ..........9 Introduction ........3 Device ID Information ........9 Kit Content ............ 3 Log Status and Control Information .... 10 Ordering Information ........3 “Prox” Tab ........... 11 Getting Started ......4 Resources ........
USB Cable (A to Micro-B) Connects EVM controller to PC Flash Drive Include application installer and documents Ordering Information Ordering Code Description TMD2636 EVM Miniature Proximity Sensor Module Eval Kit Manual • PUBLIC UG001002 • v1-00 • 2021-Jan-18 │ 3...
The balance of this document identifies and describes the controls available on the GUI. In combination with the TMD2636 datasheet, the QSG and application notes available on the ams website, www.ams.com, there should be enough information to allow evaluation of the TMD2636 device.
TMD2636 Hardware Description Hardware Description The hardware consists of the EVM Controller, the TMD2636 EVM daughter card, and a USB interface cable. The EVM controller board provides power and I C communication to the daughter card through a seven-pin connector. When the EVM controller is connected to the PC through USB, a green LED lights on to indicate the system is getting power.
Document Feedback TMD2636 Software Description Software Description The main window (Figure 3) contains the system menus, system level controls, device information and logging status. The main window contains only one tab “Prox” to configure the parameters to run proximity. The prox data and its average data is also plotted in this tab. The application polls the prox raw data continuously.
Document Feedback TMD2636 Software Description System Menus At the top of the window there are pull-down menus labeled “File”, “Log”, and “Help”. The File menu provides basic application-level control. The Log menu controls the logging function, and the Help menu provides version and copyright information for the application. 4.2.1 File Menu The File menu contains the following functions:...
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Document Feedback TMD2636 Software Description registers, and the values entered by the user into the text fields near the bottom right corner of the window. Click Stop Logging to stop the logging function. Once logging stops, the user may store the data in a file, or continue collecting additional data by clicking Start Logging again.
Document Feedback TMD2636 Software Description Figure 7: About Window System Level Controls Immediately below the top menu bar there are checkboxes used to control the system level functions of the TMD2636 device. The Power On checkbox controls the PON function of the TMD2636. When this box is checked, the power is on and the device is running measurements according the settings in the Prox tab.
Document Feedback TMD2636 Software Description Log Status and Control Information The lower right corner of the window contains status information and controls for the logging function: Figure 8: Logging Status This section contains text boxes that are stored in the log file data and used to build the file name for the log file.
Document Feedback TMD2636 Software Description “Prox” Tab The main portion of the screen contains a tab labeled Prox. The controls in this tab are divided into 3 sections, each performing a separate function. Figure 9: Prox Tab 4.7.1 Prox Controls The PPULSE controls the number of pulses used for each prox cycle.
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Document Feedback TMD2636 Software Description The PWTIME control sets the time to wait between prox cycles. PWTIME can be adjusted in 2.778 ms steps. The PWLONG checkbox controls the PWTIME factor. When this box is checked, the wait time between proximity cycles increases by a factor of 12x. The PDSELECT selects the photodiode to use for proximity detection.
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Document Feedback TMD2636 Software Description 4.7.3 Prox Data Plot The remaining portion of the Prox tab is used to display a running plot of the collected PDATA and ProxAvg values. The last 350 values are collected and plotted on the graph. As additional values are added, the old values will be deleted from the left side of the graph.
Resources For additional information regarding the TMD2636, please refer to the datasheet. For information regarding the installation of the TMD2636 EVM host application software please refer to the TMD2636 EVM Quick Start Guide. Designer’s Notebooks dealing with various aspects of optical measurement and optical measurement applications are available.
Document Feedback TMD2636 Revision Information Revision Information Changes from previous version to current revision v1-00 Page Initial Release ● Page and figure numbers for the previous version may differ from page and figure numbers in the current revision. ● Correction of typographical errors is not explicitly mentioned. Eval Kit Manual •...
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