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ASA101A User Manual - work in progress

10 / 17

New in EPIC

EPIC covers most Electron Plus instruments and not all instruments are updated between versions.

V1.11

Bug fixes
CTL503 - Vgs vs Id (at fixed Vds) mode

V1.10

Bug fixes
Addition of version compiled for 32 bit systems
Addition of CTL503 to EPIC
ASA200/240 - addition of SIGNAL/COMMON to EDIT page

V1.09

Bug fixes
Addition of SPA100 to EPIC
Addition of REF50X to EPIC

V1.08

Bug fixes

Summary of Contents for ASA101A

Page 1: ...Copyright 2018 2021 Electron Plus Design Limited All Rights Reserved ASA101A User Manual work in progress ...

Page 2: ...Notes 3 Purpose of manual 3 Safety Warnings 4 Getting Started 5 System requirements 6 Getting help 7 Introduction 8 Welcome 8 Before you Start 9 New in EPIC 10 Installation Sequence 11 Installing the Software 12 Installing the USB driver 13 Operation 14 Selecting Instrument 14 Connecting Instrument 15 Check for Updates 16 Earthing for function and safety 17 ...

Page 3: ...ark s of the respective trademark holder WindowsTM is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Notes We are likely to update this manual frequently as new features and improvements become available please ensure that you check our website for an updated version of this document especially if updating your Electron Plus software We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of this manual s contents If y...

Page 4: ...nual These are divided into several categories and are described below WARNING Pay special attention to anything written here this is for your safety and continued protection and is critical information CAUTION Damage may occur to your equipment or any DUT device under test NOTE General text with useful information or tips ...

Page 5: ...ASA101A User Manual work in progress 5 17 Getting Started ...

Page 6: ... with EPIC 1x USB 2 0 type A common for connection to the instrument at 0 5A Screen resolution of at least 1440 W x 900 H it will work with others but you risk some of the CONTROL RIBBON items not being visible EPIC uses the PC sound card for various alerts although it will operate correctly without sound Technical Note We test EPIC builds mainly on Windows 10 64 bit machines ...

Page 7: ...on plus from UK 01473 327100 international telephone 44 1473 327 100 If you are experiencing an issue with EPIC please email a copy of the following files see below found in the EPIC installation folder along with a description of the problem log txt bugreport txt This will help us understand your problem and provide a quicker fix ...

Page 8: ...ngratulations and thank you for purchasing an Electron Plus product Please take a few minutes to read the Before You Start section of this manual especially as misusing this product can result in damage to it your device under test or potentially place you in danger ...

Page 9: ...ack into the ASA101A Ensure that all DUT capacitors and energy storage devices are fully discharged before using the ASA101A The SIGNAL connection is protected by a large Transzorb style device but damage WILL occur if the ASA101A is placed across a fully charged DCLINK capacitor Before connecting your device please ensure you have installed the USB driver DUT device under test ...

Page 10: ...truments are updated between versions V1 11 Bug fixes CTL503 Vgs vs Id at fixed Vds mode V1 10 Bug fixes Addition of version compiled for 32 bit systems Addition of CTL503 to EPIC ASA200 240 addition of SIGNAL COMMON to EDIT page V1 09 Bug fixes Addition of SPA100 to EPIC Addition of REF50X to EPIC V1 08 Bug fixes ...

Page 11: ...overwrite the necessary existing file s The settings txt file will only be created if it is not present When EPIC is first started it will build a number of files unless they are already there from a previous installation in the installation directory If upgrading from EPIC V1 09 or earlier please be aware that the new program EXE is called either EPIC32 EXE or EPIC64 EXE and that previous shortcu...

Page 12: ...es and bug fixes 1 Select which variant you wish to use go ahead and download it typically by double clicking on the ZIP file named something like Install_EPIC21010_64 ZIP 2 Open the downloaded file typically Windows will recognise the ZIP format and open the file and display the contents like a folder double click the EXE file typically called Install_EPIC21010_64 exe 3 Follow the on screen instr...

Page 13: ...available from the SOFTWARE section of our website www electron plus software device drivers can also be downloaded directly from FTDI s website www ftdichip com drivers Download the FTDI driver CDM21228_Setup open the ZIP file and run CDM21228_Setup EXE this will install the D2XX drivers necessary It is possible that you already have this FTDI device driver installed however we still recommend fo...

Page 14: ...s first installed it will initially start in ASA100 mode To change this INSTRUMENT CHANGE INSTRUMENT and select the actual instrument you wish to use you will then have to close and reopen EPIC for this to take effect Technical Note Variable used in settings txt ActiveInstrument ASA100 ...

Page 15: ... or DISCONNECT to disconnect or Before the instrument connects it will check the identification in the FTDI USB bridge IC an error message will be shown if the instrument selected is not the same as the instrument connected Technical Note Upon successful connection EPIC will download the calibration coefficients file from the USB bridge IC These are then stored in the EPIC folder as ASA_cal txt ...

Page 16: ...king will prevent EPIC from performing the daily update check Technical Note In settings txt CheckWebsiteForUpdate 1 or 0 determines if this function is enabled disabled DateOfLastUpdateCheck 04 11 2021 is self explanatory If function is enabled and date today a small file called version txt is downloaded from http www electron plus wp content This contains the current revision of EPIC also the cu...

Page 17: ...g conditions In this case we recommend loosening and re tightening the M3 stainless steel chassis screw 2mm HEX drive and fitting an earthing wire using either ring terminal or spade terminal If in doubt please contact Electron Plus for further details Note USB 0V rear panel front panel casing and any external power supply are all the same potential and connected via low impedances Avoid creating ...

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