BEI Sensors Programmable Hall Device User Manual

PHD User Manual

Table of Contents

Overview....................................................................................................2

Install PHD Software.................................................................................3

Connect PHD Equipment..........................................................................5

Connect Sensor to the PHD Programmer.................................................6

Run PHD Application.................................................................................7

Verify Parameters and Program Sensor..................................................10

View Output and Verify Conguration.....................................................12

Saving and Loading Programs................................................................13

Troubleshooting .....................................................................................14

PHD User Manual

Overview

BEI Sensors introduces the Programmable Hall Device (PHD), an easy way to take control of custom­izing BEI Hall effect sensors output. This compact system interfaces with your PC to BEI Hall effect

sensors and provides users with the ability to create output functions that meet specic requirements.

The system includes proprietary PHD software (compatible with Windows XP, 7 or Vista), the PHD
programming unit, power cord and a USB computer interface cable. Cables to interface the PHD to

specic sensor connectors are sold separately. A positions xture is recommended if the sensors are
not programmed after installation in the nal assembly

The PHD programming process uses simple 6-step procedure:

1. Install the PHD software.

2. Connect PHD equipment.

3. Connect the programmable sensor to the PHD Programmer using the Sensor Interconnect
Cable.

4. Run PHD application and create the conguration prole on a PC.

5. Verify parameters and congure the sensor by manually rotating the sensor through the
desired range of motion and selecting the programming points in the PHD application.

6. View output and verify the sensor is congured as desired.

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Step 1: Install PHD Software

1. Insert USB ash drive provided with the PHD and install software. Desktop and start menu
shortcuts will be created.

2. Click “Open folder to view les”.

3. Right-click “setup.exe” and select “Run as Administrator”.

4. Run through PHD install and click “Next>>” until the installation is complete.

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5. Once the software has nished installing, the PHD Drivers will automatically be installed.

6. Click “Next>” to nish the Device Driver installation process.

7. Click “Finish”. You have successfully installed the PHD software and drivers.

8. Remove the USB ash drive.

9. Restart the computer.

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Step 2: Connect PHD Equipment

1. Connect the USB-A end of the Computer Interface Cable to the USB port on your computer.

2. Connect the USB-B end of the Computer Interconnect Cable to the USB port on the
Programmer.

3. Connect the AC Power Cord to the AC Adaptor.

4. Connect the AC Adaptor to the Programmer.

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Step 3: Connect BEI Programmable Sensor to PHD Programmer

1. Connect the 25-pin connector end of the Sensor Interconnect Cable to the Programmer.

2. Connect the 6-pin or 3-pin connector end of the Sensor Interconnect Cable to the BEI
Programmable Sensor.

3. Plug the AC Power Cord into an outlet and move the power switch on the Programmer to the

“1”or on position. The green and red lights should be lit.

• Verify that the Windows Driver Install was successful.

A small bubble should appear alearting you that the PHD has been detected.

• Click on the bubble to bring up the following screen.

• After a moment of searching, Windows will locate the drivers and the PHD Programmer

will be ready to use.

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Step 4: Run PHD Application and create the desired program

1. Run the PHD Application. It will automatically nd and connect to the PHD Programmer.

2. If the software cannot nd a PHD Programmer a “No PHD Device Found!” message will
appear.

• *Note: The user can continue without a PHD Device connected to create programming
proles for later use. If there is no Programmer connected, a “Connect to PHD?” dialog
will appear. Once you have connected the programmer, select “Connect” to continue.

3. Select the Unit Type: This is the series of BEI’s programmable sensor you will be
programming.

• *Note: Programmable versions of the 8360 and 9360 series will be available soon.

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4. Select the Output Type: The output type is selected based on the “Unit Type” chosen in Step
#4.

• *NOTE: The desired programming will not be achieved if the incorrect Output Type is
choosen.

• Unit Type 9960–this sensor series has several different versions of programmable types.

• 0-5V Ratio – This is a 9960-5A Input/Output version, 0-5V Input for 0-5V Output.

• PWM – This is a 9960-5X2 Input/Output version, 5V Input only.

• 0-5V Non- Ratiometric – This is a 9960-9X2 Input/Output version, 9-30V Input for 0-5V

Output

• 0-10V Non-Ratiometric – This is a 9960-15X Input/Output version, 15-30V Input for

0-10V Output

• 4-20mA – This is a 9960-9X1 Input/Output version, 9-30V Input for 4-20mA Output

5. Dene the Rotation Direction of the sensor. In the Rotation Direction box there are two
options, Clockwise (CW) and Counterclockwise (CCW).

• CW– Choose Clockwise for both outputs if the desired
output slopes you are programming occur when the rotor is rotated
clockwise (when viewed from the rotor side of the sensor).

• CCW– Choose Counterclockwise for both outputs if the
desired output slopes you are programming occur when the rotor is
rotated counter clockwise (when viewed from the rotor side of the
sensor).

6. Dene the Programming Points for Sensors 1 and 2 (Sensor 1 and Sensor 2 do not have to
have the same number of programming points).

You are able to choose where in the rotational angle each of these points are as well as the
output percentage at each point. For example, 3 Point options are most commonly dened as:

• Point “A”– percentage of output at beginning of travel

• Point “B”– between Points “A” and “C”, usually midway (50%)

• Point “C”– percentage of output at end of travel

• The percentage output for Point “A” and Point “C” depends on your
needs. For proper operation the % for Points ‘A”, “B” and “C” must be
greater than the Clamp Low % and less than the Clamp High %.

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7. Dene four additional parameters for the part:

• Hysteresis– The Hysteresis option allows you to to

independently program the amount of hysteresis each output
will have. A value of zero degrees will give the minimum amount

of hysteresis and 11 degrees will give the maximum amount of

hysteresis. This value is most commonly set to zero.

• Travel (Deg)– The Travel option allows you to program the

rotational angle you want to resolve. Values from 1° to 360° are
valid, however the linearity of the output may be negatively impacted for angles less than
15°. It is possible to program a separate angle for each of the sensor’s outputs; however

a slightly different programming sequence from this example is required.

• Clamp Low and Clamp High– Allows you to independently set min/max percentage

limits for each output. These limits restrict each output from going beyond the limit

programmed. Clamp High and Low work exactly the same way for the Non-Ratio Metric
and PWM units as it does for the Ratiometric. For example assuming 5VDC is supplied to

the sensor’s input, the output would be as follows:

Clamp Low

(%)

0 100 0/5

5 95 0.25/4.75

10 90 0.5/4.5

25 80 1.25/4

Clamp High

(%)

Min/Max Vout

(V)

8. If PWM was selected as the Output Type two additional parameters must be set:

• PWM Frequency is the output frequency which the PWM unit will output

at, this value is CONSTANT and does not change with output location.

• PWM Polarity determines how the Duty Cycle
changes based on the position of the shaft.

• Rising Edge– 0% High at 0% position, 100% High at
100% position.

• Falling Edge– 0% High at 0% position, 100% High at
100% position.

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Step 5: Verify Parameters and Program the BEI Sensor

1. Click “Verify Parameters” for either Sensor 1 or Sensor 2. This step checks to make sure that
all the needed values have been entered correctly.

• If there is an error the software will indicate what
needs to be xed.

• If there is no error the software will grey out the

sensor under program.

2. Click “Begin Programming” to start the programming process, this initializes the chip and
prepares it for programming.

3. If you want to insure correlation between the two Sensors, select “Synchronous

Programming”.

• *NOTE: This feature is only available if Sensor 1 and
Sensor 2 have the same “Programming Points”

selected.

4. Position the sensor at the desired location for Point A and click “Program A” without moving
the part.

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5. Rotate the part in the appropriate direction (In this example Counter Clockwise) as selected
in the “Rotation Direction” eld to the next programming point, Point B and click “Program B”

without moving the part from the desired position.

6. If you have selected something other than a “2 Points” programming option, repeat steps
4 & 5 for the remaining points. Otherwise, you may release the part and click “Finalize
Programming” to nish the programming process.

7. You may now repeat the process for the other sensor. The procedure is the same if you have

selected “Synchronous Programming”.

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Step 6: View output and verify conguration

1. If you wish to verify the output of the programmed sensor select the “View Output” button on
the lower right hand section of the screen to bring up a real-time graph of the sensor output.

2. Rotate the part to observe how it’s output changes.

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Saving and Loading Programs

Once you have selected the parameters to program you can choose to save those settings to use at
another time using the File menu in the software.

1. Select “File” in the top menu barand then click “Save” and store the le on your computer for
later use.

2. Select “Load” to open a previous saved program.

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PHD Troubleshooting

Problem Solution

Software Does Not Install Correctly

The most likely cause of an invalid installation relates to
computer security.

Uninstall the software and re-install being sure to right-

click the setup.exe le and select “Run as Administrator”
Make sure that the PHD is properly connected to the

computer and is running the software via the supplied
USB Computer Interface Cable.

Software Does Not Find the Hardware

Software Doesn’t See the Sensor

Sensor Programs “Backwards”

Sensor Programs Incorrectly

Sensor Outputs Don’t Correlate

Error Message “Part installed is not a
BEI Sensors part.”

Verify that the red indicator light on the PHD is lit. This
indicates that the PHD is receiving power.

Validate that the Drivers installed correctly by going to-

Start >> Control Panel >> Device Manager. There should
be no devices with a yellow exclamation point.

Make sure that the sensor is connected correctly; re-

versed leads will prevent the communication process.

Verify that the right type of sensor has been selected.
Verify that the correct rotation direction has been chosen.

Recall: The rotation direction is dened as the direction of

rotation when viewing the sensor from the shafted side.

Insure that the correct values have been selected for the
programming points.

Insure that all connections to the sensor are solid and
free of contaminates. An intermittent connection can
cause issues.

Check all programming parameters for errors.

Check that the correct sensor type has been selected and
the proper output type to correlate with that sensor

Output correlation can only be guaranteed by using the

“Simultaneous Programming” option. Even with this it is
possible for slight variations to exist.

There are a few reasons that this message may appear:

• Attempting to program a Non-BEI Part

• Attempting to program a Non-Programmable BEI

Part

• An error occurred at the factory and the part was

incorrectly coded.

If you feel this is the case, please contact BEI Sensors,
Goleta for assistance.

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