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TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit
About this document
Scope and purpose
This document describes the evaluation kit for the TLx5012B GMR based angle sensor.
The purpose of this document is to describe the software installation process and how to use the
TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit.
Intended audience
This document is intended for anyone who wants to use the TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit.
Application Note
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Rev. 1.0
www.infineon.com
2018-09-27
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Page 1: About This Document
The purpose of this document is to describe the software installation process and how to use the TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit. Intended audience This document is intended for anyone who wants to use the TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit. Application Note Rev. 1.0 www.infineon.com 2018-09-27... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
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Page 3: General Description
TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit General description General description The TLx5012B 2go is a budget-priced evaluation kit to evaluate several derivatives of the Infineon TLx5012B GMR angle sensor: • TLx5012B E1000: industrial version with IIF interface • TLx5012B E1000: automotive version with IIF interface •... -
Page 4: Assembly Variants
TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit General description Assembly variants The TLx5012B 2go kit comes in 4 assembly variants while the support PCB is always the same. The sensor used may be one of 4 predefined: TLI5012b E1000, TLE5012b E1000, TLE5012b E5000 and TLE5012b E9000. The TLE5012b E3005 is not targeted by this evaluation kit. -
Page 5: Hardware Description
General description Hardware description The evaluation kit hardware is built around the XMC1100 Infineon target microcontroller (4), ARM M0 based. In addition, the hardware includes an on-board debugger microcontroller (5) implemented with the Infineon XMC4200 running a SEGGER Jlink debugger. - Page 6 TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit General description Figure 4 Hardware - schematic (part I) Figure 5 Hardware - schematic (part II) Application Note Rev. 1.0 2018-09-27...
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Page 7: Software Installation
Software installation Software installation Preparation 1. Download the TLx5012B 2go evaluation kit software from the Infineon Website (www.infineon.com/sensors2go). 2. Extract / unzip the downloaded package from the Infineon website. 3. Install the evaluation kit software by double clicking on the installer file. Please notice that administration rights are mandatory for a clean installation process. - Page 8 TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit Software installation Software installation - step 2 Please read the license agreement and check the “I accept the terms in the License Agreement” checkbox. The Next button is only activated after agreeing with the terms. Figure 7 TLx5012B 2go software installation - step 2 Software installation - step 3 It is recommended is to use the default installation path, but you can select a different installation folder.
- Page 9 TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit Software installation Software installation - step 4 Confirm the installation process. Figure 9 TLx5012B 2go software installation - step 4 Software installation - step 5 The installation process starts. The Windows UAC (user access control) will prompt for access confirmation. Depending on the security settings, you may need administration rights on the installation machine.
- Page 10 TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit Software installation Software installation - step 6 Finalize the installation by clicking Finish. Check the message provided by the installer. In case of errors, you will not be able to start the application. Figure 11 TLx5012B 2go software installation - step 6 Application Note Rev.
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Page 11: Evaliation Kit For Gmr Based Angle Sensors
Connect the hardware to the PC using a USB to Micro-USB cable. Start the application (via the shortcut on the desktop or Start > All Programs > Infineon Technologies > Digital Angle Evalkit – TLx5012b 2go > TLx5012b 2go EvalKit). -
Page 12: Spi Display
TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit Evaliation Kit for GMR based angle sensors SPI display For any device, if the SPI bus is active, you can choose the SPI interface as readout interface. The sensor panel is automatically configured and you may see the following controls: •... -
Page 13: Iif Display
TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit Evaliation Kit for GMR based angle sensors IIF display For devices of type E1000 or for IIF soft fused devices the following sensor panel can be used by selecting the sensor type “TLx5012b Incremental”. The software can decode both A/B mode and Step/Direction mode. The number of steps per rotation can vary between 4096, 2048, 1024 and 512. -
Page 14: Pwm Display
TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit Evaliation Kit for GMR based angle sensors PWM display For devices of type E5000 or E5020 or for PWM soft fused devices the following sensor panel can be used by selecting the sensor type “TLx5012b PWMl”. The software can decode all supported frequencies: 244 Hz, 488 Hz, 977 Hz and 1953 Hz. -
Page 15: Spc Display
TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit Evaliation Kit for GMR based angle sensors SPC display For devices of type E9000 or for SPC soft fused devices the following sensor panel can be used by selecting the sensor type “TLx5012b SPC”. The software supports all unit types (3us, 2.5us, 2us and 1.5us) and all SPC frame formats (Angle 12bit, Angle 16ibt, Angle 12bit + Temperature 8bit, Angle 16bit+Temperature 8bit). -
Page 16: Save File Feature
TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit Evaliation Kit for GMR based angle sensors Save File feature You can save the acquired data by clicking the Save button in the sensor panel. In the pop-up Save menu, enter the path and the file name as .CSV and save your data. The .CSV file can be opened in Microsoft Excel for post processing of the data. -
Page 17: Ram Memory Access
TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit Evaliation Kit for GMR based angle sensors RAM memory access The evaluation kit software allows reading / writing the internal RAM memory. To access the memory go to Settings -> RAM Memory. The window shown below will pop-up: •... -
Page 18: Soft Fusing Of Protocols
TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit Evaliation Kit for GMR based angle sensors Soft fusing of protocols To enable soft fusing go to Settings > Protocol Soft Fusing. You may fuse three different protocols: IIF, PWM and SPC. After closing this window, the sensor type is invalidated and the user has to re-select the sensor type as the protocol can be different. -
Page 19: Software & Firmware Revision
TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit Evaliation Kit for GMR based angle sensors Software & Firmware revision If you access the menu Help > About, the following versioning information will be displayed: Figure 19 Software & Firmware revision Application Note Rev. 1.0 2018-09-27... -
Page 20: User Manual
TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit Evaliation Kit for GMR based angle sensors 3.10 User manual The user manual can be opened directly from the GUI by accessing the menu Help > Manual. Application Note Rev. 1.0 2018-09-27... -
Page 21: Revision History
TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit Revision history Revision history Revision Date Changes Rev. 1.0 2018-09-27 Initial creation. Application Note Rev. 1.0 2018-09-27... - Page 22 Infineon Technologies, customer's products and any use of the product of Infineon Technologies’ products may not be used in Infineon Technologies in customer's applications. any applications where a failure of the product or any...