ams Sensor AS5600 Adapter Board Owner’s Manual
- October 29, 2023
- ams Sensor
Table of Contents
ams Sensor AS5600 Adapter Board
Revision History
Revision
1.0
| Date 18.03.2015| Owner
mzie
| Description
Initial
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Introduction
The POTUINO is a potentiometer shield compatible with the Arduino UNO board. It was designed to evaluate the AS5600 Smart Potentiometer IC.
Kit Content
Note : An Arduino UNO board (not included) is required to use the POTUINO shield.
Board description
The POTUINO shield allows evaluation of the AS5600 position sensor. This Arduino shield is fully assembled with the AS5600 IC and its necessary external components. The Arduino shield includes different breakout options. A breakout magnet holder is available on the left side of the PCB and in addition, an adapter board breakout is possible. The headers on the bottom side of the PCB are used for mounting as well as for electrical connection to the Arduino UNO.
Software
Custom firmware source code can be generated using the Arduino IDE. An example code and Arduino library is available for reference. In addition, the AS5600 LabVIEW Evaluation GUI software can be used to readout and configure the AS5600.
LabVIEW
The AS5600 LabVIEW Evaluation GUI supports the Arduino UNO. The latest version
of the software can be downloaded from the ams webpage. Before the Arduino UNO
can be used together with the POTUINO shield the LabVIEW interface firmware
has to be flashed onto the Arduino. Easiest way to do this is to download the
free software tool XLoader.
Choose the LIFA_Base_AS5600.hex file which is also available for download from the ams webpage. Then choose the Uno(ATmega328) in the Device dropdown menu. After this choose the correct COM port which can easily be checked in the Windows Device Manager and finally click Upload. After this procedure the Arduino UNO is ready for usage with the LabVIEW Evaluation GUI of the AS5600. If the Hardware Settings window opens, the switch has to be moved to “Arduino UNOr3”. This is show in Figure 4: AS5600 Evaluation GUI – Hardware Settings below. A green tick indicates successful communication with the sensor. For further information about the AS5600 LabVIEW Evaluation GUI please refer to the User Manual.
Using the Arduino IDE
Installing the Arduino library
The Arduino library for the AS5600 sensor can be downloaded from the ams
webpage. To add an existing library open the Arduino IDE, click Sketch in the
menu bar. Then Import Library and Add Library. Then choose the
AMS_5600_library.zip and open it.
When including the header file to a new sketch all the functions of the library are available. e.g.
Reading out the AS5600 sensor
Source code examples are also available for download on the ams webpage.
Following source code shows an easy example of reading out the sensor:
FILE: AS5600
Author: Mark A. Hoferitza, Field Application Engineer, ams AG
www.ams.com Date: 27 May 2014 Description: Development
of sketches for AS5600 “Potuino” Read Raw Angle and Angle. Single Value, no
averaging
- int AS5600_ADR = 0x36;
- const int raw_ang_hi = 0x0c;
- const int raw_ang_lo = 0x0d;
- const int ang_hi = 0x0e;
- const int ang_lo = 0x0f;
- const int stat = 0x0b;
- const int agc = 0x1a;
- const int mag_hi = 0x1b;
- const int mag_lo = 0x1c;
- void setup(){
- Serial.begin(9600);
- Wire.begin();
- void startup(){
- void loop(){
- // Wire.beginTransmission(AS5600_ADR);
- // Wire.write(0x);
- // Wire.write(0x00);
- // Wire.endTransmission();
Read Raw Angle Low Byte
- Wire.beginTransmission(AS5600_ADR);
- Wire.write(raw_ang_lo);
- Wire.endTransmission();
- Wire.requestFrom(AS5600_ADR, 1);
- while(Wire.available() == 0);
- int lo_raw = Wire.read();
- Read Raw Angle High Byte
- Wire.beginTransmission(AS5600_ADR);
- Wire.write(raw_ang_hi);
- Wire.endTransmission();
- Wire.requestFrom(AS5600_ADR, 1);
- while(Wire.available() == 0);
- word hi_raw = Wire.read();
- hi_raw = hi_raw << 8; //shift raw angle hi 8 left
- hi_raw = hi_raw | lo_raw; //AND high and low raw angle value
AS5600 Adapter Board
- Wire.beginTransmission(AS5600_ADR);
- Wire.write(ang_lo);
- Wire.endTransmission();
- Wire.requestFrom(AS5600_ADR, 1);
- while(Wire.available() == 0);
- int lo_ang = Wire.read();
- Read Angle High Byte
- Wire.beginTransmission(AS5600_ADR);
- Wire.write(ang_hi);
- Wire.endTransmission();
- Wire.requestFrom(AS5600_ADR, 1);
- while(Wire.available() == 0);
- word hi_ang = Wire.read();
- hi_ang = hi_ang << 8;
- hi_ang = hi_ang | lo_ang;
- Read Magnitude High Byte
- Wire.beginTransmission(AS5600_ADR);
- Wire.write(mag_hi);
- Wire.endTransmission();
- Wire.requestFrom(AS5600_ADR, 1);
- while(Wire.available() == 0);
- word hi_mag = Wire.read();
- //Read Magnitude Low Byte
- Wire.beginTransmission(AS5600_ADR);
- Wire.write(mag_lo);
- Wire.endTransmission();
- Wire.requestFrom(AS5600_ADR, 1);
- while(Wire.available() == 0);
- word lo_mag = Wire.read();
- hi_mag = hi_mag << 8;
- hi_mag = hi_mag | lo_mag;
Read AGC
- Wire.beginTransmission(AS5600_ADR);
- Wire.write(agc);
- Wire.endTransmission();
- Wire.requestFrom(AS5600_ADR, 1);
- while(Wire.available() == 0);
- int agc_val = Wire.read();
Read Status Bits
- Wire.beginTransmission(AS5600_ADR);
- Wire.write(stat);
- Wire.endTransmission();
- Wire.requestFrom(AS5600_ADR, 1);
- while(Wire.available() == 0);
- int stat_val = Wire.read();
- Serial.print(” AS5600 Raw Angle = “); Serial.println(Raw_Ang, DEC);
- Serial.print(” AS5600 Angle = “); Serial.println(Ang, DEC);
- Serial.print(” AS5600 Magnitude = “); Serial.println(hi_mag, HEX);
- Serial.print(” AS5600 AGC = “); Serial.println(agc_val, HEX);
- Serial.print(“AS5600 Status Bits = “); Serial.println(stat_val, BIN);
AS5600-POTUINO Hardware
AS5600-POTUINO schematics
AS5600-POTUINO PCB layout
Ordering & Contact Information
- Ordering Code/Description
- AS5600-POTUINO AS5600 Eval Kit Adapter Board
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