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    • SNAU163C August   2014  – October  2016 FDC1004

       

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  1.   FDC1004EVM User's Guide
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1 Setup
      1. 1.1 FDC1004EVM
      2. 1.2 Input/Output Connector Description
      3. 1.3 HW Setup
    3. 2 Sensing Solutions EVM GUI
      1. 2.1 System Requirements
      2. 2.2 Installation Instructions
      3. 2.3 Starting the GUI
      4. 2.4 Navigating the GUI
      5. 2.5 Connecting the EVM
      6. 2.6 Configuring the EVM Using the Register Page
        1. 2.6.1 Automatically Update GUI Register Values Using Auto-Read
        2. 2.6.2 Manually Update Device Register Values
        3. 2.6.3 Reading Register Values without Auto-Read
        4. 2.6.4 Saving Device Configurations
        5. 2.6.5 Loading Previously Saved Configurations
      7. 2.7 Configuring the EVM Using the Configuration Page
      8. 2.8 Streaming Measurement Data
        1. 2.8.1 Choosing the Graph and Visible Channels
        2. 2.8.2 Logging Data to a File
        3. 2.8.3 Starting and Stopping Data Streaming
        4. 2.8.4 Data Statistics
        5. 2.8.5 Configuring the Graph
        6. 2.8.6 Navigating the Data Streaming Buffer
      9. 2.9 Updating the EVM Firmware
    4. 3 Board Layout
    5. 4 Schematic
  2.   Revision History
  3. IMPORTANT NOTICE
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USER'S GUIDE

FDC1004EVM User Guide

FDC1004EVM User's Guide

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The FDC1004EVM evaluation kit is a plug and play system to test and evaluate the FDC1004, 4-Channel capacitive to digital converter. The EVM is a breakable PCB which consists of 3 sections. The first section is a USB to I2C converter based on MSP430F5528 micro-controller, the second section contains the FDC1004 and the third section is a touchless sensor (to demonstrate the sensitivity of the FDC1004) . The third section can be removed and replace with customized sensors to evaluate the capabilities of the FDC1004 in various applications. The FDC1004EVM can be used with the Sensing Solutions EVM GUI. The software is able to configure the FDC1004’s registers, graph the measured values, and export the data in CSV format.

The EVM contains one FDC1004 (See Table 1).

Table 1. Ordering

DEVICE IC Package
U1 FDC1004DSC SON 10pin

Trademarks

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1 Setup

This section provides a general description about FDC1004EVM, its I/O connectors and how to properly setup the evaluation module.

1.1 FDC1004EVM

The FDC1004EVM is divided in three sections:

  1. USB to I2C section: this has the purpose to interface the communication of FDC1004 to a USB port.
  2. FDC1004 section: this section embeds FDC1004 capacitive to digital converter.
  3. Sensor section: this section contains a capacitive sensor that can be used for both human proximity and simple gesture recognitions..

The EVM has precut lines on the borders of each section that allow for a flexible and specific system design. As an example of the flexibility of this design, the sensor can be replaced with a customer sensor, or the MCU section can be separated to allow for a remote placement of the FDC1004.

FIGURE_2.gifFigure 1. FDC1004EVM : Sections

 
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