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Quick-start guide for XENSIV™ PAS CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation
kit

About this document

This document will help users to work with the XENSIV™ PAS CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation kit. The XENSIV™ PAS
CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation kit is developed as a plug-and-play module for the assessment of the XENSIV™ PAS
CO2 sensor.
Scope and purpose
This document will define XENSIV™ PAS CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation kit functions, the procedure for integrating
with the XENSIV™ PAS CO2 mini-evaluation board, and the necessary steps required to get a readout from the
kit.
Intended audience
Application engineers, system engineers, and system architects of an application where the XENSIV™ PAS CO2
mini-evaluation board will be integrated.
Sales part codes
SP005582413 - XENSIV™ PAS CO2 1.0 Sensor2Go evaluation kit
SP005577475 - XENSIV™ PAS CO2 1.0 mini-evaluation board
SP006037148 - XENSIV™ PAS CO2 1.5 Sensor2Go evaluation kit
SP006037150 - XENSIV™ PAS CO2 1.5 mini-evaluation board

Table of contents

About this document ....................................................................................................................... 1
Table of contents ............................................................................................................................ 1
1
Introduction to XENSIV™ PAS CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation kit ....................................................... 2
2
Hardware details .................................................................................................................... 3
2.1
Connection of the mini-evaluation board with the motherboard ........................................................ 3
2.2
XENSIV™ PAS CO2 mini-evaluation board .............................................................................................. 4
3
Software ............................................................................................................................... 6
3.1
Step 1: Downloading the GUI .................................................................................................................. 6
3.2
Step 2: Installing the GUI ......................................................................................................................... 6
3.3
3.4
Main Toolbar ............................................................................................................................................ 9
3.5
Additional features ................................................................................................................................ 10
4
Appendix .............................................................................................................................. 12
4.1
Schematics for evaluation motherboard ............................................................................................. 12
Revision history............................................................................................................................. 13
User manual
www.infineon.com
Please read the Important Notice and Warnings at the end of this document
page 1 of 14
V 1.3
2024-03-01

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Main Toolbar ............................9 Additional features ..........................10 Appendix ..........................12 Schematics for evaluation motherboard ..................... 12 Revision history..........................13 User manual Please read the Important Notice and Warnings at the end of this document V 1.3 www.infineon.com page 1 of 14 2024-03-01...
  • Page 2: Introduction To Xensiv™ Pas Co2 Sensor2Go Evaluation Kit

    Quick-start guide for XENSIV™ PAS CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation kit (ABOC) Introduction to XENSIV™ PAS CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation kit The XENSIV™ PAS CO2 is a real CO sensor that improves the size and performance of existing CO sensor solutions. This sensor has been designed based on the unique photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) principle. To ensure efficient and quick evaluation, the XENSIV PAS CO2 Sensor2Go Evaluation kit is offered.
  • Page 3: Hardware Details

    Quick-start guide for XENSIV™ PAS CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation kit (ABOC) Hardware details Connection of the mini-evaluation board with the motherboard Connect the mini-evaluation board and motherboard as shown in Figure 2. For proper connection please connect pin 1 of the mini-board as shown in the figure. Figure 2 Connection of the mini-evaluation board with the sensor to go evaluation kit motherboard The relevant pin description of the XENSIV™...
  • Page 4: Xensiv™ Pas Co2 Mini-Evaluation Board

    Quick-start guide for XENSIV™ PAS CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation kit (ABOC) XENSIV™ PAS CO2 mini-evaluation board The XENSIV™ PAS CO2 sensor is assembled on the mini-evaluation board as shown in Figure 3. The mini- evaluation board has extended male pin headers and can be treated as a standalone sample. Its internal registers can be accessed via external pins using communication protocols such as I C, UART, or PWM.
  • Page 5 Quick-start guide for XENSIV™ PAS CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation kit (ABOC) Symbol Type Description SWCLK Do not connect Ground Ground Output Interrupt output pin (3.3 V domain) PSEL Input Communication interface select input pin (3.3 V domain) Output PWM output pin (3.3 V domain) VDD12 / VDD5* Power supply (12 V / 5 V*) 12 V / 5 V* power supply for the IR emitter Note: Before performing the evaluation, it is recommended to perform Forced Compensation (FC) or enable...
  • Page 6: Software

    The XENSIV™ PAS CO2 Sensor2Go GUI can be downloaded from the Infineon toolbox. Please, download the toolbox from the following link: Link to Toolbox: https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/tools/landing/infineontoolbox.html Then search for ‘XENSIV PAS CO2 Sensor2Go GUI’ within the toolbox launcher and install the latest version. Figure 5 XENSIV PAS CO2 Sensor2Go GUI download from the toolbox Step 2: Installing the GUI Press the install button from figure 4 and go through the following steps.
  • Page 7 Quick-start guide for XENSIV™ PAS CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation kit (ABOC) After performing all the necessary steps, Press ‚Finish‘ to exit setup and launch XENSIV PAS CO2 Sensor2Go GUI. The startup screen will look like Figure 5. User manual 7 of 14 V 1.3 2024-03-01...
  • Page 8: Step 3: Connect Xensiv Tm Pas Co2 Sensor2Go

    Quick-start guide for XENSIV™ PAS CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation kit (ABOC) Figure 6 Start-up screen Step 3: Connect XENSIV PAS CO2 Sensor2Go Connect a XENSIV PAS CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation kit using a micro USB cable as shown in Figure 6. Figure 7 XENSIV PAS CO2 Sensor2Go Evaluation kit connection to PC via micro USB cable After connecting the sensor, start the data acquisition by pressing a connect button.
  • Page 9: Main Toolbar

    PAS CO2 Sensor2Go GUI application provides a possibility to log measurements and save them into a CSV file. Automatic Logging is turned on by default. The default logging path is “C:\Infineon\Fusion_GUI_Exports”. Both the logging path and automatic logging option can be set in the Logging Settings window. The logging settings window can be opened with the Logging setting button (see Figure 8) visible in the main application toolbar and also in Main Menu →...
  • Page 10: Additional Features

    Quick-start guide for XENSIV™ PAS CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation kit (ABOC) Additional features In the installed GUI, customers can use different functionalities of the XENSIV PAS CO2 sensor. For accessing additional features, for each of the individual sensors, steps are mentioned in the following figure 9. Figure 10 Additional feature window Alarm threshold [ppm]:...
  • Page 11 Quick-start guide for XENSIV™ PAS CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation kit (ABOC) Forced compensation: Force compensation can also be triggered from the popup from figure 9 with the help of the following steps. 1. Configure the “Reference CO2 baseline [ppm]” via the slider box or by typing directly into the text box 2.
  • Page 12: Appendix

    XENSIV™ PAS CO2 evaluation motherboard are encouraged to use the same application circuits for a single and stable power supply. Figure 13 PAS sensor Figure 14 Infineon fixed linear voltage post regulator Figure 15 Example voltage boost converter to generate stable 12V User manual 12 of 14 V 1.3...
  • Page 13: Revision History

    Quick-start guide for XENSIV™ PAS CO2 Sensor2Go evaluation kit (ABOC) Revision history Document Date of release Description of changes version V1.0 02.06.2021 Creation V1.1 26.08.2021 Updated notes V1.2 14.01.2022 GUI update V1.3 01.03.2024 Added XENSIV PAS CO2 Gen 1.5 relevant information User manual 13 of 14 V 1.3...
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