DEMO MANUAL DC2296 DC2209 and DC2210 LTC2983 Digital Temperature Measurement System Description The DC2296 is the starter kit for demonstrating the per- The DC2209 is a member of the QuikEval family of dem- formance and ease of use of the LTC 2983, which is a onstration boards. It is designed to allow easy evaluation complete temperature measurement system on a chip. of the LTC2983 and may be connected to any one of the This kit includes the DC2209 (main demo circuit contain- sensor daughter boards. ing the LTC2983) and the DC2210 (a simple experiment These daughter boards allow evaluation of the various circuit allowing bread boarding). In addition to the starter LTC2983 sensor types (see Figure 1). demonstration kit, sensor specific demonstration boards For the serial digital interface, the DC2209 may be con- highlighting the performance of RTDs, thermistors, or nected to the DC2026 Linduino One. thermocouples are also available. Design files for this circuit board are available at Universal Temperature Measurement Board DC2211 DEMO MANUAL DC2296 Quick s p D Connect one of the five sensor daughter boards (DC2210, The demo software helps program and run the LTC2983. DC2211, DC2212, DC2213 or DC2214) to the DC2209 It can configure the LTC2983, check and save the con- demo board. Connect the DC2209 to a DC2026 using figuration, run the LTC2983, output the results into a file, the supplied 14-conductor ribbon cable. Connect the and even create Linduino One ready C code based on DC2026 to the PC using a standard USB A/B cable. Run the configuration. The demo software allows the user to the QuikEval software which the latest version can be configure the LTC2983 manually or automatically from downloaded from the Linear website at www.linear.com/ data stored in the daughter board EEPROM. Please see software. The LTC2983 demo program will be loaded www.linear.com/LTC2983software for the demo software automatically. Refer to software manual LTC2983DSM manual. It includes a short tutorial for getting started. Figure for more detailed information. 2 shows a screenshot of the demo software at start-up. Figure 2. LTC2983 Demo Software dc2296fa 2 ure roce tart