Photodetector Sensor Board SP1202S03RB User's Guide: June 2009 Rev - 1.1
Photodetector Sensor Board SP1202S03RB User's Guide: June 2009 Rev - 1.1
Rev – 1.1
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Table of Contents
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1.0 Introduction 2.0 Board Assembly
The Photodiode Sensor Board (SP1202S03RB), This Photodetector Sensor Board comes as a bare
along with the Sensor Signal Path Control Panel board that must be assembled. Refer to the
(Sensor Panel) software and SPUSI2 USB example Bill of Materials for a description of
Interface Dongle are designed to ease the design of component values. The values for the photodiode
circuits using various photodiodes with National’s circuit are calculated using WEBENCH Sensor
amplifiers and Analog-to-Digital converters (ADCs). Designer. The values for the LED driver are not
Use the WEBENCH® Photodiode Sensor Designer calculated by Sensor Designer.
to determine appropriate ICs and passives to
achieve your signal path requirements: 3.0 Quick Start
http://www.national.com/analog/webench/sensors/p Refer to Figure 1 for locations of test points and
hotodiode major components. This Quick Start procedure
See Figure 1 for component placement and Figure provides 5V excitation for the sensor.
2 for the example board schematic. The circuit for 1. Place the J1 jumper across pins 2 & 3. This
the photodiode sensor consists of a applies a negative 5VDC bias to the
transimpedance amplifier (current to voltage photodiode.
converter) for operation in the photoconductive
mode. Also, the board has circuitry to drive a light 2. Place the J3 jumper across pins 2 & 3. This
source (LED) which can be mounted in close sets the ADC reference voltage to 4.096VDC.
proximity to the photodiode. The LED current can 3. Place the J4 jumper across pins 2 & 3. This
be either continuous or switched with the current sets the –VCC to -5VDC. Do not use this
level adjustable using a multi turn potentiometer. setting for an Op Amp that has a VCC of 5VDC
or less.
The values for the LED driver are not calculated by
Sensor Designer. The idea here is to provide a 4. Connect the Differential Pressure Sensor Board
generic driver stage, allow the user to select a light to the SPUSI2 board via 14-pin header J2.
source and adjust the current accordingly. The light 5. Connect a USB cable between the SPUSI2
source is not included in the kit. It should be chosen board and a PC USB port. GRN LED D1 on the
to be commensurate with the photodiode Photodiode Sensor Board and D1 on the
wavelength and optical sensitivity. SPUSI2 board should come on if the PC is on.
The outputs are a voltage output for the 6. If not already installed, install the Sensor Panel
photocurrent (received optical power and a voltage software on the PC. Run the software.
output for the LED current (transmitted optical
power).
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Figure 1. Component and Test Point Locations
TP10
GND
TP14
DIN
TP13
VCC3V
J2
SPUSI2
Conn.
TP12
DOUT
TP11
SCLK
TP5
Isense +
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4.0 Functional Description Because the photodiode has capacitance, RF and
The Photodiode Sensor Board component and test CDIODE form a pole in the noise gain transfer
point locations are shown in Figure 1. The board function. This can create stability issues and is
schematic is shown in Figure 2. compensated for by CF. WEBENCH Sensor
Designer calculates the value of CF for a 45 0
4.1 Operational Modes phase margin to insure stability.
This board may be use in one of two modes: the 4.2.2 Light Source
Computer Mode using the SPUSI2 USB Interface
Provisions for a light source for test purposes are
Dongle or the Stand-Alone Mode without the use of
on the board.
the SPUSI2 USB Interface Dongle and a PC.
The user can select an LED with appropriate
4.1.1 The Computer Mode wavelength and output power to compliment the
The board is intended for use in the Computer photodiode selection. It may be necessary to
Mode, where a SPUSI2 board is used with it and modify component values in the LED driver to
the SPUSI2 board is connected to a PC via a USB optimize performance.
port. Power to both boards is provided via USB.
S1 is provided as an ON/OFF control for the LED
4.1.2 The Stand-Alone Mode drive circuit. It controls the gate voltage of an NCH
The Stand-Alone Mode does not use the SPUSI2 MOSFET. In the open position, the mosfet is
board to capture data and upload it to a PC. To use conducting and the current source is enabled.
the board this way, the user must provide +5V at Also connected to the gate of the mosfet is a
pin 14 of header J2 as well as provide ADC clock connector for a signal generator. A switching signal
and Chip Select signals to the ADC at pins 3 and 1, can be connected here to observe the transient
respectively, of J24. ADC data output is available at response of the transimpedance amplifier. The rise
pin 5 of J2. Test Points may also be used to times and switching frequencies are somewhat
insert/read these signals. The range of frequencies limited by the current source components and the
for the ADC clock is 500KHZ to 1 MHz. The CS rate mosfet switch so the user may want to install
can be as low as desired, as but no faster than 17 different components to achieve higher
times the ADC clock rate. performance for the current source in this mode.
4.2 Signal Conditioning Circuitry The current source consists of U3, Q1, VR1 and
R7. The op amp will make sure the voltage at the
The output of the TIA (transimpedance amplifier) is CT of VR1 appears on the inverting pin. This
on TP1. This is a voltage that is proportional to voltage then appears across R7 (minimal VON for
photocurrent. The values for RF and CF are Q2). ILED = VR1CT/R7. Turning VR1 clockwise
calculated by the WEBENCH Sensor Designer. RF increases LED current. The differential amplifier U2
is determined by the full scale input voltage of the measures the current flowing in the LED by
ADC and the maximum output photocurrent of the measuring the Voltage drop across R4. This
photodiode. CF is determined based on photodiode voltage drop is scaled by the gain setting resistors.
capacitance and an estimate of stray capacitance
on the inverting input of OP Amp U1. The current ILED = Analog_V2/(R3/(R2*R4))
flowing in the LED is measured and scaled by Op
Amp U2 and appears on TP3. These voltages 4.3 Power Supply
appear on the inputs of ADC U4. The digital output In the computer mode, power to this board is
of the ADC appears on J2 Pin 5. supplied through header J2 and ultimately from the
host PC via USB. In most cases, the only voltage
4.2.1 The Transimpedance Amplifier needed for the Photodetector Sensor board is the
In the photoconductive mode, the cathode of the +5V from the USB connection.
photodiode is connected to the inverting pin of an The supply voltage source for the ADC (VREF on
op amp with the non inverting pin grounded. To the schematic) is selected with J3 to be either the
maintain the virtual ground on the inverting pin, the 4.1V from U5, or +5V from J2.
op amp must provide current from its output
through the RF to the photodiode.
4.4 ADC Reference Circuitry
So: V out = IPHOTODIODE * RF. The single-ended ADC122S101 uses its supply
RF is determined by knowing the maximum voltage as its reference, so it is important that its
photocurrent, sometimes referred to as I SHORT supply voltage be stable and quiet. A 4.1V
CIRCUIT of the photodiode, and the full scale input
reference voltage is provided by U5, an accurate
value of the ADC. LM4120-4.1.
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8.0 Example Bill of Materials
Photodetector
Bill of Materials
Board
Project: PD_Ref_Des_Rev_B.PrjPCB
Variant: None
11 TP1, TP3, TP5, TP6, Test Point White Testpoint Keystone 5002K-ND
TP7, TP8, TP9, TP11, 500x
TP12, TP13, TP14
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APPENDIX
Summary Tables of Test Points and Connectors
Test Points on the Photodetector Sensor Board
Identifier Name Function
TP 1 Analog_V1 TIA Analog Output
TP 2 GND Ground
TP 3 Analog_V2 Current Meter Analog Output
TP 4 GND Ground
TP 5 Isense + Current Sense Resistor +
TP 6 Isense - Current Sense Resistor -
TP 7 J5 Pin 1 Waveform Generator Input
TP 8 VREF ADC VDC
TP 9 CS* CS* input for ADC
TP 10 GND Ground
TP 11 SCLK SCLK Input to ADC
TP 12 DOUT SDATA output from ADC
TP 13 VCC_3V3 3.3VDC from SPUSI2 Board
TP 14 DIN ADC DIN from SPUSI2 Board
J3 Jumper - VADC_SEL
Shorted Positions Results
1-2 +5V for ADC Supply and Reference Voltage
2-3 +4.1V for ADC Supply and Reference Voltage
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Summary Tables of Test Points and Connectors (cont'd)
J2 Connector - Connection to SPUSI2 Board
J2 Pin Number Voltage or Signal
1 CS* input to ADC
2 Ground
3 SCLK input to ADC
4 Ground
5 SDATA output from ADC
6 no connection
7 DIN to ADC
8 no connection
9 no connection
10 no connection
11 no connection
12 no connection
13 +3.3V from SPUSI2 USB Interface Dongle
14 +5V from SPUSI2 USB Interface Dongle
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