USEQCSK0000000 – QUICK START GUIDE – Please Refer to the Sensor Evaluation Tool Software User Manual
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4. Connect Backplane Board to Computer
Insert the USB cable into a suitable port on your PC, and connect the
other end into the STM32nucleo board.
Check that the following LEDs are illuminated.
On the STM32nucleo card:
•LD1 (red) next to USB socket
•LD2 (red) next to Reset button
•LD3 (green) next to Reset button
On the sensor side of the backplane board:
•Running LED (red - flashing)
•Ready LED (green - only lit when sensor(s)
connected)
•Power LED (amber)
If this is not the case, check that the STM32nucleo
board and sensors are correctly seated and that the
USB cable is connected to a powered socket.
6. Run Sensor Evaluation Tool
8. Check Sensor Operation
Open the Sensor Evaluation
Tool from the KEMET folder in
the Start menu of the
connected computer.
Select COMxx : Sensor firmware vX.xx from the dropdown list (where
x = comport number and the firmware version number, these values
may change).
If no device is shown, check all connections and then select Rescan
If a sensor is unresponsive, unplug it from the backplane board and then
reattach, double-checking pin alignment and orientation. Restart the
Sensor Evaluation Tool. For more details see the full Sensor Evaluation
Tool Software User Manual.
the sensors and observe
deflections in the traces
on the screen.
