VCNL4035X01-SB Vishay

APPLICATION NOTE VISHAY SEMICONDUCTORS www.vishay.com Optical Sensors Application Note TM SensorXplorer Installation Guide By Samy Ahmed OVERVIEW TM The SensorXplorer is a demonstration kit designed to help evaluate Vishays digital sensors featured on Vishays sensor boards. These boards, along with their respective software modules, can be used to demonstrate and test each sensors functionalities, allowing the user to quickly understand how various settings affect the sensors results. The SensorXplorer 2 board includes a USB to I C interface chip, a 3.3 V regulator, several indication LEDs, as well as multiple GPIOs to control the functionality of each board and allow data to be read and displayed on a PC. To get an overview of available sensor boards, as well as to download the software modules and board design files, please visit: www.vishay.com/optoelectronics/SensorXplorer. Here you will also find a link next to each board showing its availability at each of our distributors. The following document covers what you get in the box and how to use the kit to explore our sensor products. KIT CONTENTS The SensorXplorer includes the following: A micro USB cable to connect the SensorXplorer board to a Windows PC 2 A SensorXplorer board that acts as a USB-I C interface between the software on the PC and the Vishay sensor boards Revision: 31-Jul-2018 Document Number: 84922 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 Application Note www.vishay.com Vishay Semiconductors TM SensorXplorer Installation Guide HARDWARE DESCRIPTION 2 The SensorXplorer can be connected to a PC via the micro USB cable provided. As the USB-I C interface chip is a standard HID device, the board should enumerate and driver installation should be automatic, as described in Installing the Driver and SensorXplorer Installer. Once connected, the power LED will indicate that the board is powered and that 3.3 V are being provided by the on-board voltage regulator. Vishay sensor boards can then be connected to the standardized sensor board connector, as shown in Sensor Board Connector (J1). The add-on connector allows future control boards to be connected to the SensorXplorer however, these are currently not supported. When a sensor board is connected and its respective software is started, the Initialized LED will light up to indicate that the SensorXplorer is ready to communicate with the board. The User LED is only used for specific applications. A further description of its use can be found in the respective sensors application note. An overview of the board and its components can be found in the image below: Add-on connector (optional) User LED (blue) Sensor board Micro USB connector connector Initialized LED (green) Power LED (red) Test pins Micro USB connector to connect the SensorXplorer to a windows PC Add-on connector to support future add-on boards User LED used in application-specific instances. The LED will usually be off. If used, its description can be found in the sensors application note Sensor board connector (2 x 8 pins) for Vishay sensor boards. Pinning descriptions can be found below Initialized LED (D2) to indicate that the SensorXplorer has been initialized by the respective software module Test pins (11 pins) to allow external equipment (e.g. an oscilloscope) to be connected Revision: 31-Jul-2018 Document Number: 84922 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