The LMP91050 Design Kit (consisting of the LMP91050 Evaluation Board, the SPIO-4 Digital
Controller Board, the Sensor AFE software, and this user’s guide) is designed to ease evaluation and
design-in of Texas Instrument’s LMP91050 Configurable AFE for Nondispersive In frared (NDIR).
Data capturing and evaluations are simplified by connecting the SPIO-4 Digital Controller Board (SPIO-4
board) to a PC via USB and running the Sensor AFE software. The data capture board will generate the
SPI signals to communicate to and capture data from the LMP91050. The user will also have the option
to evaluate the LMP91050 without using the SPIO-4 board or the Sensor AFE software.
The on board data converter will digitize the LMP91050’s analog output, and the software will display
these results in time domain and histogram. The software also allows customers to write to and read from
registers, to configure the device’s gain, output offset, and common mode voltage, and most importantly,
to configure and learn about the LMP91050.
This document describes the connection between the boards and PC, and provides a quick start for
voltage measurements. This document also describes how to evaluate the LMP91050 with and without
the SPIO-4 board and provides the schematic, board layout, and BOM.
3. Power supplies (optional) to source VDD-EXT or IN_DUT.
4. Multimeter
5. PC with Sensor AFE software
6. NDIR Thermopile Sensor (optional)
2.1. Connection Diagram
Figure 1 shows the connection between the LMP91050 Evaluation Board (LMP91050SDEVAL),
SPIO-4 board, and a personal computer with the LMP91050 Sensor AFE software. LMP91050 can
be powered using external power supplies or from the SPIO-4 board.
3. Use a multimeter to measure LMP91050SDEVAL’s +5V test point; it should be
approximately 5V. If it is not, check your power supplies and jumpers. Measure test point
VREF_ADC; it should be approximately 4.1V. If it’s not, check your jumpers and U5.
Once connection between the boards and PC is established, you can use the software to com m unicate to and
capture data from the LMP91050. Drag cursor over window icons to get an icon description. Some items of
interest are shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5 – Sensor AFE Items of Interest
1. Menu Bar Icons (from left to right)
a. Save Configuration to File: Saves the current configuration settings (register
settings) to an .xml file.
b. Load Configuration File: Loads the selected configuration settings (register
settings) .xml file.
c. Register Map: Opens Register Map window. An alternative to the Virtual
Device, for writing and reading the device registers. See datasheet for details on
device Register Map.
d. Save All Registers to File: Saves register contents to a .cvs file.
e. Read All Register from Board: After configuring the register map, use this button
to read all registers. Functional only in SDIO Mode (see Item 3).
f. Write All Registers To Board: After configuring the register map use this button
to write all registers. Registers will not be updated until this step is done.
g. Zoo m In/Out Diagram Ima g e: Zoom in and out of the virtual device image.
h. Show Tutorial: Takes you to the interactive Software Overview videos.
i. Documentation: Accesses the LMP91050 Datasheet, SPIO4 User’s Guide, or
a. fc: Center frequency of external bandpass filter.
b. bandwidth: Pass band bandwidth of external bandpass filter.
c. R1_EXT, R2_EXT, C1_EXT, C2_EXT: External bandpass filter component
values calculated based on user input for center frequency (fc) and pass band
(bandwidth) described above.
d. Supply: LMP91050 supply voltage (VDD).
e. IC Temp: LMP91050 operating temperature
f. Offset Adjust Voltage: The tool will calculate the DAC code (decimal) required
to achieve this output offset adjust voltage. User must then Write to the register
to update the value in the NDAC register.
g. ADC Vref: ADC reference voltage. User should inpu t v alue m easured at
VREF_ADC test point. Value used to calculate displayed Output Voltage.
h. Vout Dark: This value corresponds to the user measured value at the LMP91050
output (OUT) when input is shorted (IN = CMOUT). Tool will use this value to
estimate LMP91050 input voltage (IN - CMOUT) on subsequent measurements.
3. Change Mode: Change between device Read Mode OFF (default) and ON. See datasheet
for details on SPI Read Mode.
4. Eval Board Setting: Document to show user how to configure jumpers and connect
thermopile based on sensor selected.
5. Virtual Device: Drag cursor across color coded blocks and click to configure each block.
To update registers “Write A ll Regis ters ” when done.
E. Configuring the LMP91050 Using the Sensor AFE Software
Follow the step-by-step instructions under the “HelpBar” mini-tab (left hand side of the GUI) to
configure the LMP91050 for this example. These step-by-step instructions are discussed in
details below, and the recommended configuration should look similar to Figure 6.
2. Step 2: PGA1 Enable – click on the “PGA1” block to set “1: PGA1 ON” . Remember after
configuring the register map to use the Write All Registers button to update the registers.
3. Step 3: PGA2 Enable – click on the “PGA2” block to set “1: PGA2 ON” . Note: By default
PGA1 and PGA2 are OFF on power up. However the software was designed to automatically
power ON PGA1 and PGA2 for ease of use.
4. Step 4: External Filter – click on the switch block to choose “0: PGA1 to PGA2 direct”
(default).
5. Step 5: Common Mode – click on the “CM GEN” block to set “0: 1.15V” (default).
6. Step 6: GAIN 2 – click on the “PGA2” block to set “00: 4” (default).
7. Step 7: GAIN 1 – click on the “PGA1” block to set “0: 250” (default).
8. Step 8: DAC (Output Offset) – click on the “DAC” block to set “128” (default) for 0 mV
offset. Alternatively, user can also use the Offset Adjust Voltage user input field to input 0
mV.
9. Step 9: Performance - click on the “Performance” mini-tab. This tab displays the Estimated
Device Performance based on device configuration and user input device Supply and IC
Temp .This tab also displays the Measured System Performance if you’ve connected a board
and ran the LMP91050.
2. Under the “Output Format” field, select Display as “Output Voltage (V)”
3. Under the “Stop Condition” field, select Run as “1” Seconds. Alternatively, select “Run
Continuously” radio button to run continuously up to 1 hour.
4. Click on the “Run” button to view the output voltage results. A reading should be plotted as
seen in Figure 8 . Output voltage will vary depending on input voltage across IN_DUT and
CMOUT_DUT. If J2 is shorted, IN_DUT = CMOUT_DUT, output voltage should be about
1V. Note:Board is provided with jumper J2 open. Use provided jumper to short IN to CMOUT for easy evaluation.
There are two ways in which VDD can be sourced: external supply or SPIO-4 power.
If using an external power supply to source VDD, do the following:
1. Connect an external power supply to banan a jack s VDD-EXT and GND.
2. Jumper pins 2 and 3 of JP1 to connect the external power to VDD_DUT.
If using the SPIO-4 power to source VDD, then do the following:
1. Jumper pins 1 and 2 of JP1 to connect +3.3V SPIO-4 power to VDD_DUT.
The schematic for the LMP91050SDEVAL can be seen in Figure 10.
5.0. Evaluating the LMP91050 without the SPIO-4 Board.
The SPIO-4 digital controller board is used to generate the SPI signals to communicate to the
LMP91050. Without the SPIO-4 board, the Sensor AFE software for the LMP91050 cannot be used
to capture and analyze data from the LMP91050SDEVAL.
If the SPIO-4 board is not available but LMP91050 evaluation is desirable, then connect your own
SPI signals to J1 of the LMP91050SDEVAL as seen below. Reference the LMP91050 datasheet for
appropriate SPI timing diagrams. Source LMP91050 VDD with an external power supply per
previous section.
Figure 9 - LMP91050SDEVAL’s J1 for SPI Signals
Refer to the LMP91050 datasheet for more information on the LMP91050’s SPI protocol.
Each Sensor AFE product will have its own software. To access the Sensor AFE software for
LMP91050, follow the steps below.
1. Getting the Zip Files
a. You can find the latest downloadable Sensor AFE software at
ti.com/sensorafe
b. Download the zip file onto your local hard drive. Unzip this folder.
2. Installing the Driver - skip this step if you don’t have the LMP91050SDEVAL and SPIO4
digital controller board.
a. See the provided Installat ion Guide For SensorAFE Drivers.pdf.
3. Installing the Software
a. See the provided Installation Guide for LMP91050 SensorAFE Software.pdf
i. Note: If you run the software without the boards, you’ll get an error message. Ignore
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