APPLICATION NOTE VISHAY SEMICONDUCTORS www.vishay.com Optical Sensors Application Note Sensor Starter Kit User Guide By Reinhard Schaar INTRODUCTION This kit has now been replaced with the Sensor Starter Kit. With the first digital sensors featuring the possibility to be 2 controlled via the I C-bus Vishay offered a demo kit that allowed for an easy connection to any Windows PC. This demo kit was for the very first proximity / ambient light sensor (VCNL4000) and it looked as follows: Fig. 2 - Sensor Starter Kit The Sensor Starter Kit includes a USB dongle and mini-CD, which includes the needed USB driver and updated software. This is now the base for all of Vishays sensor boards. Fig. 1 - VCNL4000 Demo Kit This kit (order name: SensorStarterKit) can be purchased from any of our catalogue distributors. It serves as the base This VCNL4000 demo kit came with a mini-CD containing for the VCNL4010, VCNL4020, VCNL4020X01, and the USB driver and software, a USB dongle and the VCNL3020 sensor boards and the VCNL4020 gesture demo VCNL4000 sensor board. board. Every new digital sensor will also be available on a new sensor board, which can be connected to the USB dongle and operated with the Sensor Starter Kit software. Revision: 18-Aug-14 Document Number: 84264 1 For technical questions, contact: sensorstechsupport vishay.com THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THIS DOCUMENT ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC DISCLAIMERS, SET FORTH AT www.vishay.com/doc 91000Application Note www.vishay.com Vishay Semiconductors Sensor Starter Kit User Guide For the sensor boards, please contact KIT COMPONENTS sensorstechsupport vishay.com and we will send you There are three main components to the kit: the requested board absolutely free of charge. 1.The blue sensor board, on which is soldered the Software upgrades will be provided by e-mail and are also VCNL4020, a decoupling capacitor, an additional IRED available as a download, under the Software section from (VSMF2890GX01), some switching components, and the Sensor Starter Kit website: the 2 x 8 pin connector www.vishay.com/moreinfo/vcnldemokit/ 2. The USB dongle, which takes care of delivering the The VCNL4020 is the default sensor board attached to the 2 needed I C-bus and supplies clean power to the Sensor Starter Kit because this is best starting point to learn sensor board (plus some GPIOs) about proximity and ambient light sensors. 3. The development software found on the CD The sensor board can be plugged into the USB dongle in the up or down orientation. An indicator light within the dongle will be illuminated when the sensor board is receiving power and the development software is started. The CD also contains a software license file. Note that the license file will be installed automatically by the installer. If for some reason this does not happen, the license folder is also included on Fig. 3 - VCNL4020 Sensor Board the CD and should be saved to the C: drive before the software will run: The VCNL4010 and VCNL3020 are function and feature-wise the same as the VCNL4020, except the VCNL3020 does not include the ambient light sensor. The VCNL4020X01 is nearly identical to the VCNL4020, although it covers the higher temperature range required for automotive applications and comes with a bit higher internal emitter intensity. For complete details on the VCNLs please read their datasheets www.vishay.com/optical-sensors/reflective-outputis-16/ and corresponding application notes Designing VCNLxyz into an Application: www.vishay.com/doc 84138 (VCNL4010) www.vishay.com/doc 84136 (VCNL4020) www.vishay.com/doc 84139 (VCNL3020) There will soon be more digital sensors, an ambient light sensor, an RGB sensor and the next generation of Fig. 4 - Vishay License in C:/ Directory proximity / ambient light sensors. This common base will be used for all these new devices. All available sensor boards Please follow the Sensor Starter Kit installation guide, that can be driven with the Sensor Starter Kit are shown www.vishay.com/doc 84242 here: www.vishay.com/moreinfo/vcnldemokit/ ESD WARNING The VCNLs are sensitive to electrostatic discharge. Please take necessary precautions when handling the sensors and kit. For further information please read Assembly Instructions and Packaging and Ordering. Fig. 5 - VCNL4010 Sensor Board Revision: 18-Aug-14 Document Number: 84264 2 For technical questions, contact: sensorstechsupport vishay.com THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THIS DOCUMENT ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC DISCLAIMERS, SET FORTH AT www.vishay.com/doc 91000 APPLICATION NOTE