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1. Revision Table dme o o May 2012 8685 rev nc doc Update 05 2012 12 of 122. Update Time 500 msec C Spline Display Length eed y zi C Show labels 1 min v 300 1000 5000 aph Exit FIG 5 1 TSM USB Stick is attached After loading the software will automatically recognize the TSM type voltage SMBus address and open the main screen The status LED will be RED indicating power is applied you should see TSM USB Stick attached in the lower left corner indicating communication is established 8685 rev nc doc Update 05 2012 6 of 12 USER MANUAL XP 0128 TSM USB Stick Demo Board 5 3 Main window buttons Thermometer Exit button Exits the program Help button Pulls up this User Manual Start Stop button Click the AE button to begin taking measurements and update graphs Button will turn to Bp Click to end taking measurements Note This button will not appear on the screen if there are no communications with the TSM USB STICK Save Log Log ON button Clicking the Save Log button will allow you to log a date and time stamped readings for both temperatures in C to an Excel csv file Note You must specify a file of your choice each time you click the Save Log Data is always appended to this file never erased Button will change to a light red with Log ON when the data log feature is enabled Re click to disable logging Print Graph button Clicking this button will call up printer dialog screen to print the current displayed g
3. s Temperature Sensor Module TSM consists of the industry standard Dexter ST 60 with a special embedded signal conditioning ASIC inside the TO 5 can Due to the low noise amplifier 17 bit high resolution ADC and powerful DSP of the TSM very accurate non contact temperature measurements can be achieved Factory Calibrated object and ambient temperatures is available in RAM of the TSM This is accessible by the industry standard two wire serial SMBus protocol or via 10 bit PWM Pulse Width Modulated output of the device The SMBus allows for multiple zone temperature control up to 100 sensors can be read via four common wires Traditional IR Detector voltage output is in the microvolt range requiring specialized electronics to minimize noise readout electronics calibration and compensation for system integration Using the integrated ASIC with our detectors inside the TO 5 can Electronics are placed at the detector greatly reducing electrical noise Temperature measurements now in digital format System integration time and expertise is reduced Less OEM time to market Lower system costs Smaller footprint Plug and Play Calibrated output from factory System Flexibility The TSM USB STICK demo board p n XP 0128 is designed to support the infrared temperature sensor module TSM The main purpose of the TSM USB STICK demo kit is to allow customers to evaluate the TSM for virtually any application quickly Th
4. USER MANUAL XP 0128 TSM USB Stick Demo Board E ETNA i a RESEARCH AND AME ST HETIC GAS CRITICAL CARE HTHZSPHEHIC COHTROLS TEN FPERA PURE S EH SING FIRE SUPPHESSIOH DEVELOP HEAT AHALY SIS H OHIT OR ING Temperature Sensor Module TSM USB Stick Demo Board User Manual 8685 rev nc doc Update 05 2012 1 of 12 VEn USER MANUAL De ter XP 0128 TSM USB Stick Demo Board Table of Contents I Uone OD eee E E EEEE UEM EEES 3 2 Host computer requireMents 00 cece eee e cece ee eee e cece eene 4 3 Installing the software esses eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeas 4 4 Where to begin with the XP 0128 EVB ccc cece eee ees 5 4 1 Demo board overview seeesssssssssssse e 5 5 Where to begin with the XP 0128 PC software cece ee eee 6 5 1 Temperature Sensor Module Overview cece cece eee eens 6 5 2 Running TSM USB STICK software cc cece eee 6 5 3 Main window buttons sss 7 svn a T 9 AMEN rn LT 11 S ouo oC TE 12 8685 rev nc doc Update 05 2012 2 of 12 USER MANUAL XP 0128 TSM USB Stick Demo Board l Introduction The TSM USB STICK has very few parts to highlight how easy it is to interface the TSM into your current design Remember the SMBus only requires two digital I O pins from your microprocessor No analog signals to worry about The featured component of the USB STICK is Dexter
5. e communication between PC and the demo board is accomplished via USB The TSM USB STICK demo Kit contains the following items 1 TSM USB STICK demo board EVB pre programmed with USB a boot loader and demonstration firmware 2 DVD ROM containing the PC USB HID demo software Our TSM USB STICK is based on the Microchip PIC18F14K50 which offers a cost completive hardware designs low cost development tools and software which could be an excellent starting point for any hardware design Dexter offers design services and could customize the demo board to meets your needs as well Please contact Dexter for further information 8685 rev nc doc Update 05 2012 3 of 12 USER MANUAL XP 0128 TSM USB Stick Demo Board 2 Host computer requirements For the demo to function correctly the following hardware and software requirements must be met PC Windows compatible system An available USB port DVD ROM drive for use with the accompanying DVD e Microsoft Windows XP sp 1 or higher Graphics set to 1024x768 or higher Processor 400 MHz Pentium processor or equivalent Minimum 1 GHz Pentium processor or equivalent Recommended RAM 96 MB Minimum 256 MB or above Recommended Hard Disk Up to 500 MB of available space may be required if Dot Net not installed e Microsoft Dot Net 3 5 sp 1 or higher Install DVD has this included Microsoft Dot Net 3 5 sp 1 Chart Control Install DVD has this included 3 Install
6. h graphs as selected ICE Zoom out button Fig 5 3 Each graph will now have a set of scroll bars and zoom out buttons See Fig 5 3 Zoom out button for each axis will take you back one zoom level for that axis 8685 rev nc doc Update 05 2012 9 of 12 USER MANUAL XP 0128 TSM USB Stick Demo Board Fig 5 4 Multiple zoom levels are possible here we have highlighted another section on the first level to get even finer detail Now at this level it may be useful to try the Show labels checkbox T Ambient C To get back to a NO zoom state you could click on each axis zoom out buttons or just click on the global zoom out button ue BR zm ou Fig 5 6 Also note that clicking Erase Graph or Start will go back to the NO zoom state 8685 rev nc doc Update 05 2012 10 of 12 X USER MANUAL De ter XP 0128 TSM USB Stick Demo Board 6 Disclaimer Devices sold by Dexter are covered by the warranty and patent indemnification provisions appearing in its Term of Sale Dexter makes no warranty express statutory implied or by description regarding the information set forth herein or regarding the freedom of the described devices from patent infringement Dexter reserves the right to change specifications and prices at any time and without notice Therefore prior to designing this product into a system it is necessar
7. ing the software The demo board requires very little effort to install Most of the work is done by the installation software Insert the install DVD into the drive on your computer If auto run is enabled on your system the software installation should start automatically If not simply click on the file setup exe on the DVD drive to start the process You may be asked to accept each of the Microsoft software license if not already installed on you computer After the USB software is installed you can connect the demo board to any USB port on the computer To connect the demo board 1 Unpack and unwrap the TSM USB STICK 2 Connect the TSM USB STICK to an open USB port on the host system The LED will shine a steady RED when on The software will be installed in a separate Dexter Research directory and can be accessed from a shortcut Start Programs Dexter Research Center TSM USB STICK a 8685 rev nc doc Update 05 2012 4 of 12 r USER MANUAL De ter XP 0128 TSM USB Stick Demo Board 4 Where to begin with the TSM USB STICK demo 4 Demo board overview FIG 4 1 Top View FIG 4 2 Bottom View Fig 4 1 shows the top view of the demo board The highlighted areas are 1 Temperature Sensor Module with 70 Field of View TO 5 package TSM p n MD 0003 Please see accompanying TSM data sheet for other models and features 2 Status LED LED is on solid when connected to the PC and talking to Windows During
8. ing this check box will display both object and ambient graphs as a spline curve on the screen During real time data collection the graph is show as a point to point line for faster update speed ss SHOWIABEIS check box Checking this check box will display on both object and ambient graphs data labels for each point This feature is only useful when you have a few points on the graph Labels will make the graph unreadable and slow with large samples of data This feature is most useful under zoom conditions During real time data collection this feature is disabled for a faster update speed AR Zoom out button zaam ou Clicking this button will remove all zoom levels from the display 8685 rev nc doc Update 05 2012 8 of 12 X USER MANUAL De ter XP 0128 TSM USB Stick Demo Board 5 4 Zooming One nice feature is the ability to zoom in on a section of either graph This is very useful when you have a large time window and you would like to see more detail on a small section of activity See Fig 5 2 Axis zoom out buttons Fig 5 2 Use the mouse to highlight the section of graph you are interested in Place the mouse at the starting corner press and hold the left button dragging the mouse to the ending corner Now in this example we had elected to highlight a section on the T object graph we could have selected a section on the T ambient graph Releasing the mouse button will update bot
9. raph Erase Graph button Clicking this button will erase all data from the current displayed graph Thermometer check box Checking this check box will display both object and ambient Thermometers on the screen 8685 rev nc doc Update 05 2012 7 of 12 USER MANUAL XP 0128 TSM USB Stick Demo Board t OF C F button Here you can select Celsius or Fahrenheit scale This will change the graph and thermometer display scale Note the Log file is always in C Caution when changing this setting any data on the graph will be erased DISPIBY reign Display Length pull down button Here you can select how much time the X axis on the graph represents From 5 seconds to hour The X axis is a first in first out display data enters on the right and leaves on the left to maintain the selected temperature history Update Time 500 msec Update Time slider bar VEBEA A A A i i 4 7y 300 1000 5000 The slider bar in the middle of the screen Update Time msec sets the approximate sample time that readings are taken and displayed So 3 wax Max and Min limit text boxes and Current reading digital display 0 Both object and ambient graphs have Y axis maximum and minimum bs setting boxes This set the resolution of the graphs and thermometer on the 0 B un screen only it has no effect on the TSM Graphs maximum delta 1000 Spline Spline check box Check
10. temperature sampling the LED will blink at the sample rate 3 Upgrade button Should a firmware update be required pressing this button while plugging in the stick will place it in boot loader mode Special PC boot loader software will be released should this ever become necessary 4 Crystal for the microcontroller PIC18F14K50 5 Microcontroller PICI8F14K50 8685 rev nc doc Update 05 2012 5 of 12 X USER MANUAL De ter XP 0128 TSM USB Stick Demo Board 5 Where to begin with the XP 0128 PC software m 5 1 Temperature Sensor Module overview The TSM USB STICK software is a Windows based application designed to be used with the XP 0128 demo board for evaluating Dexter s TSM series of infrared non contact Temperature sensor modules Basic ambient and object temperature readings of the TSM can be captured logged and displayed on the PC screen providing an easy way to evaluate the TSM for use in target applications 5 2 Running TSM USB STICK software Insert the TSM USB STICK into any USB port on the PC You may elect to use a USB extension cable not supplied to provide greater flexibility on detector direction The TSM USB STICK red LED should be ON Launch the software from shortcut in a Start Programs Dexter Research Center TSM USB STICK The Startup screen will be appearing on desktop TSM USB STICK HID OBR x 10 10 7 MIN 1 1 Yr S FUE Click to Start Stop readings Save Log Help m out x EA
11. y to check with Dexter for current information This product 1s intended for use in normal commercial applications Applications requiring extended temperature range unusual environmental requirements or high reliability applications such as military medical life support or life sustaining equipment are specifically not recommended without additional processing by Dexter for each application The information furnished by Dexter 1s believed to be correct and accurate However Dexter shall not be liable to recipient or any third party for any damages including but not limited to personal injury property damage loss of profits loss of use interrupt of business or indirect special incidental or consequential damages of any kind in connection with or arising out of the furnishing performance or use of the technical data herein No obligation or liability to recipient or any third party shall arise or flow out of Dexter s rendering of technical or other services 2012 Dexter Research Center Inc All rights reserved For the latest version of this Manual and software go to our website at www DexterResearch com Or for additional information contact Dexter Direct Dexter Research Center Inc 7300 Huron River Drive Dexter MI 48130 U S A Phone 1 734 426 3921 Fax 1 734 426 5090 detectandmanage dexterresearch com 8685 rev nc doc Update 05 2012 11 of 12 X USER MANUAL De ter XP 0128 TSM USB Stick Demo Board 7
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