AMS AS6500-DK User manual

User Guide
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AS6500-DK
Development Kit
Hardware and Graphical User Interface
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Content Guide
1Introduction....................................3
1.1 Kit Content & Ordering Information.............. 3
2Quick Start Guide ..........................4
2.1 Manual Driver Installation............................. 5
3Hardware Description....................7
3.1 Introduction................................................... 7
3.2 Communication Interface............................. 8
4Software Description.....................9
4.1 Main Window.................................................9
4.2 Menu & Support Windows ......................... 11
5Schematics, Layers and BOM .... 14
6Revision Information................... 17
7Legal Information ........................ 18

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1 Introduction
1.1 Kit Content & Ordering Information
Figure 1:
Kit Content
AS6500-QF_DK_RB (Based on AS6500 in QFN40 package)
Cable connecting board and PICOPROG
PICOPROG V3.0 (Programmer and interface)
USB cable (Connects PICOPROG V3.0 to PC)
Please download the latest software for the kit from
https://download.ams.com/SPECIALTY-SENSORS/AS6500
Ordering Code
Part Number
Description
AS6500-QF_DK
221050003
AS6500 Demo Kit including PICOPROG and
cables
AS6500-QF_DK_RB
221050002
AS6500 Reference board

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2 Quick Start Guide
This section describes how to quickly set up the AS6500-DK, establish basic operation and make
measurements.
●It is crucial to install the software before connecting the development kit to your computer:
https://download.ams.com/SPECIALTY-SENSORS/AS6500
●Unzip the package to the desired directory, open “setup.exe” and follow the instructions on the
screen
●Connect the PICOPROG V3.0 to the computer using the USB cable and connect the board to
the PICOPROG using the DB15 connector cable.
●Quick Start for Initial Measurements
From the “Start” menu, go to “All Programs” and then to the “ams AG” directory. Click the “AS6500
Evaluation Software” icon to begin execution of the evaluation software. The following screen should
appear:
Figure 2 :
Opening Page

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●First click “Power On Reset”, “Write Config” and “Init Reset”.
The lights for the communication status should both become green.
●Enable the channels that are used.
●Check the REFCLK/SPI page settings
●Connect your signal source
●Press “Start Measurement”
At this point, after successful completion of the above steps, a basic operation of the development kit
should be possible.
Figure 3:
Setup Window
2.1 Manual Driver Installation
If PICOPROG is not displayed correctly then go to the drivers folder, e.g. C:\Program Files\ams
AG\AS6500 Evaluation Software and install the driver for your operating system manually.

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Figure 4:
Device Manager

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3 Hardware Description
3.1 Introduction
The AS6500-QF_DK_RB board, shown in Figure 5, is a basic board for the 4-channel time-to-digital
converter AS6500. The reference clock can be applied from external via pin or from the on-board
4 MHz quartz oscillator (X1).
Figure 5:
AS6500-QF_DK_RB
VCC ——
GND ——
VCC_LEVEL ——
- ——
SSN ——
MOSI ——
SCK ——
MISO ——
INTN ——
Icc
Signal source:
—— STOP1
—— STOP2
—— REFCLK
—— STOP3
—— STOP4

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3.2 Communication Interface
The PICOPROG device is a USB-to-SPI converter box that interfaces all UFC evaluation systems.
The PICOPROG is registered by the operating system initially as “PICOPROG v2.0 unprogrammed”.
As soon as the AS6500-QF_DK_RB evaluation software starts, a special firmware is written into the
PICOPROG to handle the SPI communication with the AS6500-DK. The PICOPROG is now listed as
“UNIPRO” in the device manager. For SPI communication only, PICOPROG version 2.0 is sufficient.
The flat connector connecting the PICOPROG and the AS6500-QF_DK_RB. includes the power lines
and the SPI communication lines. VCC_LEVEL is the voltage feedback for the PICOPROG level
shifters.

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4 Software Description
4.1 Main Window
The main windows shows two pages for configuration and result display:
4.1.1 Stop Page
On this window major settings are made:
1. Selects the input pins that are used in the application
2. Enable the internal measurement channels. Each pin refers to minimum one internal channel.
Two will be needed in case of channel combination.
3. Select the resolution. High resolution achieves a betters single-shot rms noise, but at the cost of
pulse-pair resolution.
4. Selects optional channel combination
This can be for better pulse-pair resolution or for pulse width measurement. Both options
demand internally two channels per stop pin.
5. Having done the settings, download the configuration and initialize the chip.
6. Start the measurement.
7. At the bottom the results for the four stop channels are displayed.
8. In many cases the differences between the channels are of interest. This can be activated here.

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Figure 6:
Stop Page
1
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4.1.2 REFCLK/SPI Page
Figure 7:
REFCLK/SPI Page
4.2 Menu & Support Windows
Beside main window, the software menu allows the opening of other windows. There are some menu
items which are redundant to available buttons of main window.
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2
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4.2.1 File
●Load Config
This dialog box allows the path selection of a configuration file, covering the register settings,
necessary for a proper configuration of the AS6500. After opening this file, the control settings
are updated in the GUI.
●Save Config
This menu item allows the saving of the current GUI control settings into a configuration file
●Save Graph Data
Allows to store the measurement data as they are stored in the data buffer for the graphical
display. It is possible to store the STOP data only or the STOP together with the reference
numbers.
Figure 8:
File Menu
●Close
Close all open windows of the AS6500-QF_DK Evaluation software.
4.2.2 Tools
●Run Measurement
Same function as “Start/Stop Measurement” button in “Measurement” tab of main window.
●Graph…
Opens the window for a graphical display of the measurement data

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Figure 9:
Graph Window
●Registers
Opens a separate window for the display and setting of the configuration registers and the
display of the read registers.
Figure 10:
Configuration Registers
Figure 11:
Result Registers

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5 Schematics, Layers and BOM
Figure 12:
AS6500-QF_DK_RB Schematics

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Figure 13:
AS6500-QF_DK_RB Layout & Assembly
Figure 14:
Bill of Materials for AS6500-QF_DK_RB
Item
Qty
Reference
Value
Part Desc
Type
1
1
U1
AS6500
QFN40
AS6500 TDC ams
2
1
U6
3.0 V
ADP163AUJZ
Linear regulator, Analog
Devices
3
1
X1
5 MHz
KX-20
Quartz crystal Geyer
4
3
C8, C10, C12
100 nF
0805
Chip capacitor
5
2
C34,C35
15 pF
0805
Chip capacitor
6
5
C2,C4,C7,C9,C11
22 µF
0805
Chip capacitor
7
2
R19,R110
0 Ω
0805
Chip resistor

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Item
Qty
Reference
Value
Part Desc
Type
8
2
R10,R51
100 Ω
0805
Chip resistor
9
7
R22,R23,R24,R25,R26,R27,R28
100 kΩ
0805
Chip resistor
10
9
R1,R18,R20,R29,R30,R31,R32,R33
1 MΩ
0805
Chip resistor
11
4
R21,R61,R64,R65
1.1 MΩ
0805
Chip resistor
12
1
R5
604 kΩ
0805
Chip resistor
13
1
R12
60.4 kΩ
0805
Chip resistor
14
1
R4
910 kΩ
0805
Chip resistor
15
1
R8
10 MΩ
0805
Chip resistor
16
1
J6
7 x 1 x 90°
2.54
17
1
J1
2 x 1 x 90°
2.54
18
1
J2
5 x 1 x 180°
2.54

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6 Revision Information
Changes from previous version to current revision v1-00
Page
First edition
All
●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.

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