AMS USB I&P Box User manual

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USB Interface &
Programming Box
Evaluation Programmer for SPI & I2C Interface
USB I&P Box User Manual

USB I&P Box
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Table of Contents
1General Description ............................................................................................................. 3
2Hardware.............................................................................................................................. 4
2.1 Kit Content ........................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Compatible Products............................................................................................................ 4
2.3 Pin-out.................................................................................................................................. 5
3First steps with the USB I&P Box......................................................................................... 5
4Software............................................................................................................................... 7
4.1 GUI Overview....................................................................................................................... 7
4.2 Firmware Update.................................................................................................................. 8
5Ordering Information............................................................................................................ 8
Copyright ............................................................................................................................................. 9
Disclaimer............................................................................................................................................ 9
Revision History
Revision
Date
Owner
Description
1.0
21.01.2014
AZEN
Initial revision
1.1
06.08.2014
RPH
Minor changes
1.2
06.10.2014
AZEN
Updated Compatible Products

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1 General Description
This Manual explains how to use the USB I&P Box.
The USB I&P Box is a Programming-Tool for Magnetic Position Sensors with I2C or SPI Interface.
After connecting a Magnetic Position Sensor to I&P Box you can open the GUI on your computer
and start programming.
For programming a Magnetic Position Sensor the sensor should be mounted on a PCB to get
connected with all the necessary pins of the sensor.
For Position Sensors, ams provides Adapterboards where an easy access from the Sensor to the
USB I&P Box is possible (not in the Tool-Kit included)
Figure 1:
USB I&P Box

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2 Hardware
2.1 Kit Content
Table 1:
USB I&P Box Kit content
Part
Description
Picture
USB I&P Box
USB Interface & Programming Box
USB cable
To connect the USB I&P box
10-way cable
To connect the USB I&P Box to a
compatible sensor on an existing
board
Quick Start Guide
First steps introduction
USB flash drive
Contains the USB I&P Box
Software and manuals.
2.2 Compatible Products
Table 2:
Compatible Products
Product
Description
Adapterboard available
AS5047D
14-bit On-Axis Magnetic Rotary Position Sensor
yes
AS5048A
14-bit Angular Position Sensor with SPI Interface
yes
AS5048B
14-bit Angular Position Sensor with I2C Interface
yes
AS5050A
Low Power 10-Bit Magnetic Position Sensor
yes
AS5055A
Low Power 12-Bit Magnetic Position Sensor
yes

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Product
Description
Adapterboard available
AS5147
14-bit On-Axis Magnetic Rotary Position Sensor
yes
AS5510
Linear Hall Sensor with I²C Output
yes
AS5600
12-bit Programmable Contactless Potentiometer
yes
AS5601
12-bit Programmable Contactless Encoder
yes
2.3 Pin-out
The pin-out of the USB I&P box is shown below in Table 3
Table 3:
USB I&P Box Pin-out and wire description
Note: The interface voltage of the USB I&P Box is 3,3V. Use the 3,3V mode when connecting to a
position sensor board.
3 First steps with the USB I&P Box
The first steps to get started with the USB I&P Box are described below in Figure 2.
Pin #
Color
Definition
SPI Mode
1
Brown
5V Supply
Not used
2
Red
3.3V Supply
Positive power supply
3
Orange
SPI-CS(0)
SPI-CS(0)
4
Yellow
I2C-SCL
Not used
5
Green
SPI-CLK
SPI-CLK
6
Blue
I2C-SDA
Not used
7
Purple
SPI-MOSI
SPI-MOSI
8
Grey
SPI-CS(1)
Optional (dual die version)
9
White
SPI-MISO
SPI-MISO
10
Black
GND
GND

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Figure 2:
First steps with the USB I&P Box
Getting started with your programmer
Ready to start
Install the USB I&P Software on your
computer
Connect the right wires of the USB I&P
Connector cable to your magnetic position
sensor
Connect your USB I&P Box to your
computer via USB cable
Open the USB I&P Software
Choose the right Device
For using the right wires
please refer to Table 3

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4 Software
4.1 GUI Overview
Also included in your USB I&P Tool is a USB stick with the software.
The software is needed for programming the Magnetic Position Sensor on your computer.
When you copied the software from the USB stick to your computer please click on it and follow
the instructions of the Install Wizard through the installing procedure.
The software is compatible for Windows XP and newer versions.
In Figure 3:you can have a look at the starting page after finishing the installing and no device
connected.
Figure 4 shows the GUI while a Programmer Box connected
Figure 3:
Screenshot of the GUI’s starting page while no Programmer is connected
A: Select the Device (only possible when a I&P Box is detected)
B: Check if the Programmer will be detected (or there is no bootloader on the I&P Box)
C: For firmware updates click on Help and Firmware Update, for further Information about
this topic refer to 4.2
A
B
C

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Figure 4:
Screenshot of the GUI’s starting page while Programmer connected
4.2 Firmware Update
Connect your I&P Box to your Computer and open the Software
Click on Help and Firmware Update
Search your computer for the new firmware file and click at it
After that the firmware installs by itself and the update is successful
5 Ordering Information
Table 4:
Ordering Information
Ordering Code
Description
USB I&P Box
USB Interface & Programming box for I2C/SPI

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