infineon TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit Instruction Manual

infineon TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit

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Scope and purpose

This document describes the evaluation kit for the TLx5012B GMR based angle sensor.
The purpose of this document is to describe the software installation process and how to use the TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit.

Intended audience

This document is intended for anyone who wants to use the TLx5012B 2go Evaluation Kit.

General description

The TLx5012B 2go is a budget-priced evaluation kit to evaluate several derivatives of the Infineon TLx5012B GMR angle sensor:

• TLx5012B E1000: industrial version with IIF interface
• TLx5012B E1000: automotive version with IIF interface
• TLx5012B E5000: automotive version with PWM interface
• TLx5012B E9000: automotive version with SPC interface

All derivatives provide an additional SSC interface used for both reading the angle value and setting the internal registers of the sensor.
A mechanical rotation knob may be ordered independently from the hardware evaluation kit, providing magnetic stimulus to the sensor.
The evaluation kit includes a GUI software application that can be downloaded from the evaluation kit product page.

Assembly variants

The TLx5012B 2go kit comes in 4 assembly variants while the support PCB is always the same. The sensor used may be one of 4 predefined: TLI5012b E1000, TLE5012b E1000, TLE5012b E5000 and TLE5012b E9000. The TLE5012b E3005 is not targeted by this evaluation kit.

The content of the evaluation kit is shown on the back of the delivery box with a check mark in one of the four boxes.

The type of sensor can also be identified by checking the markings on the sensor package:

Hardware description

The evaluation kit hardware is built around the XMC1100 Infineon target microcontroller (4), ARM M0 based.
In addition, the hardware includes an on-board debugger microcontroller (5) implemented with the Infineon XMC4200 running a SEGGER Jlink debugger.

The sensor supply is ensured by a TLE4250-2G tracker (3) dynamically enabled / disabled by the target microcontroller.
Two MOS transistors (2) – one PMOS and one NMOS – are being used for enabling a pull-up resistor (2.2 kΩ) and for pulling down the line for the SPC pulse generation. Both transistors are controlled by the XMC1100 target.
The sensor (1) is placed on a break-apart region of the PCB so it can be removed and placed in a system. For the connection to the PC a micro-USB (6) to USB cable is required (not provided with the package).

Software installation

Preparation

1. Download the TLx5012B 2go evaluation kit software from the Infineon Website (www.infineon.com/sensors2go).
2. Extract / unzip the downloaded package from the Infineon website.
3. Install the evaluation kit software by double clicking on the installer file. Please notice that administration rights are mandatory for a clean installation process.

Software installation – step 1

This is the installer entry point. Click Next to go forward with the process.

Software installation – step 2
Please read the license agreement and check the “ I accept the terms in the License Agreement ” checkbox.
The Next button is only activated after agreeing with the terms.

Software installation – step 3

It is recommended is to use the default installation path, but you can select a different installation folder.
You can also select whether a desktop icon is to be generated or not.
The hardware device will only operate on a computer that has the Segger Jlink driver installed. The installer checks this, and if no driver is found, you can select to install Segger Jlink driver as well.
The software GUI is built in .NET environment 4.5. A check is being done for compatibility and you can select to install (if not already installed) the .NET framework 4.7 (web installer – requires connection to internet).

Software installation – step 4

Confirm the installation process.

Software installation – step 5

The installation process starts. The Windows UAC (user access control) will prompt for access confirmation.
Depending on the security settings, you may need administration rights on the installation machine.
Wait for the installation process to finish.

Software installation – step 6

Finalize the installation by clicking Finish.
Check the message provided by the installer. In case of errors, you will not be able to start the application.

Evaliation Kit for GMR based angle sensors

Connection to PC and starting the application

Connect the hardware to the PC using a USB to Micro-USB cable.
Start the application (via the shortcut on the desktop or Start > All Programs > Infineon Technologies > Digital Angle Evalkit – TLx5012b 2go > TLx5012b 2go EvalKit).

GUI components

1. This GUI component will show any connected devices. You can select the device and open a connection / flash the device.
2. Select the sensor type via the combo box and start/stop the acquisition.
3. This GUI component provides a log showing the type of device connected (derivative) and the active protocol.
4. This is the sensor acquisition panel; it will be displayed after a valid sensor has been selected by the user.

SPI display

For any device, if the SPI bus is active, you can choose the SPI interface as readout interface.

The sensor panel is automatically configured and you may see the following controls:

• Gauge: shows the angle value between -180 : 180 degrees
• Real time graph for plotting the angle value
• Acquisition Log: stores all angle data in LSB/Degrees, including safety word, CRC check and safety word decoding

Using the Save button (active only when the acquisition is stopped), you can export the acquired data in CSV format.

IIF display

For devices of type E1000 or for IIF soft fused devices the following sensor panel can be used by selecting the sensor type “TLx5012b Incremental”. The software can decode both A/B mode and Step/Direction mode. The number of steps per rotation can vary between 4096, 2048, 1024 and 512.

Active controls:

• Gauge: shows the angle value in degrees from -180 to 180
• Acquisition Log: shows the angle value in degrees and the number of steps incremented
  

PWM display

For devices of type E5000 or E5020 or for PWM soft fused devices the following sensor panel can be used by selecting the sensor type “TLx5012b PWMl”. The software can decode all supported frequencies: 244 Hz, 488 Hz, 977 Hz and 1953 Hz. If the error indication feature is enabled, the sensor will also signal system errors at duty cycle 98% or 2%.

Active controls:

• Gauge: shows the angle value in degrees from -180 to 180
• Acquisition Log: shows the angle value in degrees and duty cycle, measured ON time, OFF time and Period (milliseconds) and status
• Graph: shows the real-time angle value between -180 to 180 degrees
  

SPC display

For devices of type E9000 or for SPC soft fused devices the following sensor panel can be used by selecting the  sensor type “TLx5012b SPC”. The software supports all unit types (3us, 2.5us, 2us and 1.5us) and all SPC frame formats (Angle 12bit, Angle 16ibt, Angle 12bit + Temperature 8bit, Angle 16bit+Temperature 8bit).

Active controls:

• Gauge: shows the angle value in degrees from -180 to 180
• Acquisition Log: shows the angle value in degrees and in LSB, status nibble value, CRC nibble check, temperature in LSB and degrees Celcius (if part of the SPC frame)
• Graph: shows the real-time angle value between -180 to 180 degrees
  

Save File feature

You can save the acquired data by clicking the Save button in the sensor panel. In the pop-up Save menu, enter the path and the file name as .CSV and save your data. The .CSV file can be opened in Microsoft Excel for post processing of the data.

RAM memory access

The evaluation kit software allows reading / writing the internal RAM memory.

To access the memory go to Settings - > RAM Memory. The window shown below will pop-up:

• Addresses 0 – 17 are being displayed. You can select individual lines / bit fields for reading or for writing.
  For example, in the screenshot below the angle base field is selected. By modifying the value (hexadecimal / decimal) the memory map will get updated. Press the Set in RAM button to confirm the RAM write.

• Read RAM will refresh the displayed memory map.

• Load / Save Configuration allows loading / saving a RAM content in XML format.

• The Read ONLY section cannot be modified (is software protected).

Attention: Please note that the sensor may end up in an undefined state if the protocol settings are changed while the sensor is running!

If this window is closed, the sensor selection in the main window is invalidated so the user has to re-select the sensort type.

Soft fusing of protocols

To enable soft fusing go to Settings > Protocol Soft Fusing.
You may fuse three different protocols: IIF, PWM and SPC.
After closing this window, the sensor type is invalidated and the user has to re-select the sensor type as the protocol can be different.

IIF provides the following fusing options:

• Mode: You can choose between A/B mode and Step/Direction mode.
  Refer to the sensor user manual for details.

•  Number of steps per rotation: 4096, 2048, 1024 or 512

• Absolute count: enabled or disabled
  

PWM provides the following fusing options:

• Frequency: 244 Hz, 488 Hz, 977 Hz and 1953 Hz
• Error indication: enabled or disabled

SPC provides the following fusing options:

• Unit time: 3us, 2.5us, 2us and 1.5us
• Frame configuration:
  • 12bit angle
  • 16bit angle
  • 12bit angle + 8bit temperature
  • 16bit angle + 8bit temperature
• Trigger time: 90 unit times or 12 unit times + tmlow

Software & Firmware revision

If you access the menu Help > About, the following versioning information will be displayed:

User manual

The user manual can be opened directly from the GUI by accessing the menu Help

Manual

Revision history

Edition 2018-09-27
Published by
Infineon Technologies AG
81726 Munich, Germany

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References

• Semiconductor & System Solutions - Infineon Technologies
• XENSIV™ - Sensors 2GO Kits - Infineon Technologies

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