Tx Tester Manual
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1. c 2015 etatronis GmbH Figure 9 The data manipulator tab of the Tx Tester GUI The user activates this feature by checking the user defined data checkbox By entering the number of consecutive signals the user wants to send and clicking the desired message button either PMA Dec Inc NoChange or End of Charger End of Power the Tx Tester will transmit the selected amount of consecutive signals followed by NoChange signals until the user decides to send another package of user defined messages or resuming standard operation by clicking the Default checkbox The right column allows the user to conduct a test for the transmitter by disabling communication totally after the specified amount of time This time is measured from the first sent signal of the default PMA receiver configuration With the repeat textbox the user can decide how often this behavior should be repeated in cases where the transmitter is repeatedly pinging for a receiver after the loss of communication TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 14 Tx Tester Manual XK etatronix 3 6 Identification tab The identification tab is giving the user extensive abilities to check the Tx s abilities to perform according to the PMA specification The top left section is called Advertising Type By clicking the Advertising button the Tx Tester is set into a decoding and logging mode which allows capturing and interpretation of the Advertising message th2. DCDC Data Masipuator Idenuficanion Setup Upeme 31 a2 as J34 Jas se 32 Modulation Capacito og a Semana an j Hed ar S L341 aF ange 3 12 Placement Detection STE ae F 16nf 7 32 nF Kull A 64 nF F 128 aF Modulation Resistors 1 26 Ohm lt lt 350 Ohm Ohm Modulaton Reswstor 1 40 Ohm VW 250hm VI 5 Ohm MW 100hm F 20 Ohm E 400nm 80 Ohm F 160 Ohm 1 360 Ohm Not avaliable Resonant Tank ID Rectifier Voltage Vrect 0 64 V hpu Voltage Vin 0 00 V Output Voltage Vout 0 00 V Temp Rload 24 C Operating Frequency 00kH Input Current in 0004 Output Curert lout 0 00 A Temp RMod 25 Output Power 0 00 W ou Resonant Tank Modulation Rectifier c 2075 etatronx GmbH Figure 6 The modulation tab of the Tx Tester GUI To change the value of the modulation capacitors resistors the user can enter the desired value in the textboxes and the GUI will check if the value is in range and it will calculate the closest match to the desired value Alternatively the user can change the value by un checking the checkboxes Changes are performed immediately when clicking a checkbox or hitting ENTER in the textboxes TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 11 Tx Tester Manual XK etatronix 55 Load tab The load tab enables the user to define the load which is powered through the wireless link The checkbox minimal load enables a 162 Ohm resistor which is connected directly to the rectifie
3. 2015 etatronix GmbH Figure 3 The Tx Tester connected to a PC via USB with GUI open TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 7 Tx Tester Manual XK etatronlx 2 3 Using the device To operate the device the user has to attach the resonant tank to the main PCB This can be done by attaching the resonant tank to the bottom connectors of the main PCB no direction required or by using the enclosed 20 pin ribbon cable Now the resonant tank has to be brought close to the active surface of a PMA type 3 transmitter The transmitter will detect the resonant tank and establish a wireless power transfer The GUI gives information on the current state of the energy transmission See chapter 3 for detailed information While operating the device the user has to ensure some Safety regulations are met This device has limited built in ESD protection The leads should be shorted together or the device G A placed in conductive foam during storage or handling to prevent electrostatic damage High voltages exceeding 50V can occur Handle with care Use the development tool in laboratory development environments by technically qualified electronics experts who are familiar with the dangers and application risks associated with handling electrical mechanical components Some parts can heat up to high temperatures exceeding 50 C Burns can occur TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 8 Tx Tester Manual X etatronix 2 4 Connecting an external load The
4. Charging Performance Frequency Range during Power Transfer phase The configuration for this test is done in the Data manipulator tab By clicking User defined the user is getting access to a set of buttons which enable the sending of customized PMA messages As long as Default PMA Receiver is not checked the Tx Tester will not send any data to change its operating point TA PMA Transmitter Development Test Head IX etatronix 31 22 Jaa Jaa Jas Jas Ja Default PMA Receiver 311 Alignment Ad Vi User defined Data 312 Placement Detector fo 2015 etatronix GmbH Figure 20 The data manipulator tab enables the user to send customized PMA messages By entering the number of signals and clicking the desired PMA message button the number of desired signals will be sent 4 11 Charging Performance User Indication No configuration needed Conformance to this requirement is self declared by vendor 4 12 Charging Performance Audible Noise No configuration needed Conformance to this requirement is self declared by vendor 4 13 Power Termination Regular EOP An EOP event can be issued by sending 50 EOC commands from the Tx Tester to the DUT This can be done via the Data manipulator tab See chapter O for details on the configuration 4 14 Power Termination Over Temperature No configuration is needed for this test The GUI is just for observation TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 26 Tx Te
5. Modulation Resistor 1 40 Ohm VI 250hm V 5 Ohm W 100hm E 20 Ohm E 400hm V 80 Ohm E 160 Ohm T 360 Ohm Not avaiable Resonant Tank ID a Rectifier Voltage Vrect 7 63 V Input Voltage Vin 7 52 V Output Voltage Vout 7 55 V Temp Rload 30 Operating Frequency 209 5 kHz Input Current lin 0 00 A Output Current lout 0 00 A Temp RMod 32 Output Power 0 00 W Resonant Tank Modulation Rectifier c 2015 etatronix GmbH Figure 5 Highlighting the status section of the GUI The lower part of the status section is showing an image detailing the points of measurement for some of the values mentioned above This allows the user to understand better where in the system the respective value is found Additionally the value for the output power is displayed above the DC DC section of the image giving the output power in W TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 10 Tx Tester Manual X etatronix 3 2 Modulation tab The modulation tab is used to adjust the values of the modulation capacitors or modulation resistors This allows the user to reduce or increase the modulation depths of the transmitted signals The tab is separated horizontally between modulation capacitors and resistors The allowed values are mentioned directly under the heading of each section The actual value of the currently used modulation method is displayed under the textboxes and is displayed via the checkboxes as well X etatronix Moduater Load
6. er RXID Byte6 a seinan CRC16 1 Ror 6 gt RXID CRC16 2 Rectifier Voltage Vrect 0 65 V Input Voltage Vin 0 23 V Output Voltage Vout 0 00 V Temp Rload 27 C Operating Frequency 0 0 kHz input Current in 0 00 Output Current lout 0 00A Temp RMod 28 C c 2015 etatrontx GmbH Figure 14 Configuration of the Tx Tester for a user defined Rx response Before clicking the RxResp button the user has to ensure the Tx Tester in not placed on the DUT s surface as described in the Tx Compliance Test Procedure Document The user defined response will be repeated 5 times to allow validation of the Receiving of Rx Data test The Tx tester will continue to act as a Standard PMA Rx once the test has been completed or after a 30s timeout if no power signal has been detected 4 6 Identification Minimal Ping Frequency amp Stabilization Subphase The configuration for this test is done in the same way it was done for 4 5 Digital Ping Receiving of Rx Data TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 21 Tx Tester Manual 4 7 Identification RXID X etatronix No configuration needed Conformance to this requirement is self declared by vendor 4 8 Identification RXID Retry Attempt To provoke a RXID Retry attempt by the Tx the Tx Tester has to alter the RXID message to send wrong information or corrupt the packet frame Moasaton Loss DCDC Data Manpuator iderfeater Setup Upsme Advertisi
7. having to hand calculate the CRC every time The Rot once again determines how many digital pings should be answered with the custom RAID message TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 16 Tx Tester Manual NX etatron IX 3 7 Setup tab The setup tab gives some information about the currently used version of the GUI and the firmware The Reset GUI config button will reset the GUI configuration to the start values The Open Log Folder will open the explorer in the APPDATA etatronix Tx Tester logs folder where the logs of the decoded Advertising messages are stored Otherwise the data displayed here is purely informative for in depth knowledge of the system GUI Version 1 1 0 53 Firmware Version 1 0 1 50 VinOn UID 0x000000420066701126314e45 7 ModEn Switch On RexMod LED Red E LED Green LED Orange ST out UID Request E ST V E Sten Reset GU Config Rectifier Voltage Vrect 0 08 V Input Voltage Vin 0 00 V Output Voltage Vout 0 00 V Temp Rload 29 C Current lin Operating Frequency 0 0 kHz Input 0 00 A Output Current lout 0 00A Temp RMod 30 C Resonant Tank Modulation c 2015 etatronix GmbH Figure 11 The update tab of the Tx Tester GUI TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 17 Tx Tester Manual X etatronix 3 8 Update tab The update tab allows the user to update the firmware of the Tx Tester easily through the GUI The Tx Tester has to be connected to the P
8. installation of the driver needed to communicate with the board Any operating system released after Windows 7 should install the drivers automatically if Windows Update can find them If the drivers are not installed automatically please download the D2XX interface drivers for the FTDI FT200XD chip from the website of FTDI http www ftdi com or from the attached thumb drive 2 2 Starting the GUI After the installation of the drivers in chapter 2 1 you can start the GUI with the PMAtype3TxTester exe Figure 2 is Showing the start screen of the GUI TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 6 Tx Tester Manual IX etatronix Modulaton Load DC DC Data Manpuater identification Setup Update 31 32 133 34 35 36 37 Modulation Capacitors 1 nF 2 nF 0 nFe C lt 255 nF Elin Fl2n 3 1 1 Abgnment Aid Fl nF F 8 nF ok 3 1 2 Piacement Detection Modulation Capacitor 32 00 nF Elie aar Do A a a O Asn Fl128nf 1 Modulation Resistors 1 26 Ohm lt R lt 350 Ohm Ohm Modulaton Resistor 1 40 Ohm VI 2 5 Ohm 5 Ohm MI 100hm F 20 Ohm E 40 Ohm 80 Ohm El 160 Ohm F 360 Ohm Not avadable Resonant Tank ID Rectifier Voltage Vrect 0 64 V Input Voltage Vin 0 00 V Output Voltage Vout 0 00 V Temp Rload 38 C Operating Frequency O0 0kHz Input Current lin 0 00 Output Current lout 0 00 Temp RMod 38 Output Power 0 00 W aut Resonant Tank Modulation Rectifier c
9. user has the ability to connect an external load to the Tx Tester in case the onboard load resistors are not Suitable for the intended use This can be done via the 16 pin connector next to the uUSB port Figure 4 is detailing the pins needed to connect the load Figure 4 The pins needed to connect an external load to the Tx Tester The four pins closest to the bottom as viewed in the above figure are the positive output voltage the four pins above are the ground connections TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 9 Tx Tester Manual IX etatron IX 3 Detailed information about the GUI This section of the manual is focusing on the different tabs of the GUI and explaining the functionality embedded in these tabs 3 1 Status information The lower section of the GUI interface is displaying status information on the wireless power transfer The upper part of the status section is displaying values for e Rectified voltage e Operating frequency e Input voltage e Input current e Output voltage e Output current e Temperature of the onboard load resistors e Temperature of the onboard modulation resistors e Agreen square indicating power transfer phase on y PX etatronix Modulation Capacitors x 1 nF F D nF C lt 255 nF Flin E 2n Alignment Aid Fi EF 4nF 8 nF F Aa ED F 182F F 39 nF Placement Detection bo 3 TE EG Besar Fl128nF Modulation Resistors 1 26 Ohm lt R lt 360 Ohm Ohm
10. C through USB By clicking the Load S19 button the Tx Tester is set into bootloader mode red led is off and a file dialog opens where the user has to choose the S19 file which should be transferred to the Tx Tester The firmware will then be downloaded to the Tx Tester A progress bar will inform the user about the state of the update When the download finished successfully a message box will appear informing of the successful update In the rare case the download was not successtul the user will be informed to power cycle the device and try again PMA Transmitter Development Test Head o EF amp X etatronix Moduation Load DDC Data Masipwator Idenufication Setup Update 31 32 133 134 35 se 132 3 11 Akgnment Ad Update the firmware of the atavonix Tx Tester 31 2 g w a Rectifier Voltage Vrect 0 61 V Input Voltage Vin Operating Frequency O 0kHz input Current in New firmware programmed to device Resonant Tank Modulation Rectifier fe 2015 etatron amp GmbH Figure 12 Update is performed successfully TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 18 Tx Tester Manual IX etatron IX 4 Configuring the GUI for compliance tests This chapter will detail the steps necessary to configure the GUI and the Tx Tester board for the respective compliance test according to the PMA Transmitter Compliance Test Procedures System Release 1 V1 00 document released by the PMA 4 1 A
11. Tx Tester Manual Q X etatronix etatronix PMA 3 Transmitter Tester Manual TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 1 Tx Tester Manual NX etatron IX Version Release Release Updated Figure 4 for better visibility 04 May 2015 1 02 Draft Added chapter Guided test procedure 15 May 2015 CW Updated some pictures Definitions and abbreviations Graphical User Interface Power Transmitter Power Receiver Device Under Test End of Power End of Charge References PMA Transmitter Compliance Test Procedures System Release 1 PMA CD 0008 0 v1 00 TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 2 Tx Tester Manual XK etatronix Table of contents lp EO TE GO reer eee eee ee ee eee D NNN eee 6 2 1 Connecting the board and installing drivers 42 voces eres eee helbrede toeren 6 NNN 6 PAS RER TN 8 2 PENN NNN 9 3 Detailed information about the GU lossere nian siateh niksa sikis 10 GN 10 EE 616 OE EO alm gt EEE EE EE 11 a ON 10 RE EE EEE EE E 12 ER ED Go EI EI E A I I A T AT To DN 14 OG SE ga EEE 15 EE A A hee tested eas teesnscsne sa eine 1 VM 18 4 Configuring the GUI for compliance TESTS ccccecccscceccesssssesececneessaeseecsvsescaesseedeeesteneeseenenneans 19 2 EE IE AFA ERE RI EE EE 19 EE NERE DET E EE 19 4 3 Digital Ping Frequency Sweep sscsiccsinsaressnmmirncioaatanesnesiets nessmnsasumenstsitanbsisieebiwisarasanmbiraiied 19 44 Digital Ping Advertising of TX Type rmmeernenerrnernerne
12. Tx Tester horizontally on the Tx surface By clicking the data loss button those values are transferred to the Tx Tester 4 3 Digital Ping Frequency Sweep No configuration is needed Standard operation is sufficient to perform this test TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 19 Tx Tester Manual NX etatron IX 4 4 Digital Ping Advertising of Tx Type To configure the Tx Tester for this test make sure it is removed from the DUT as described in the Tx Compliance Test Procedure Document Byte Stop 31 1 Alignment Ad GOG Stan Rx Response V Default IT User defined Inc Dec NoChg vol Cal CRC CRC16 1 RxID CRC16 2 Rectifier Voltage Vrect 7 37 V input Voltage Vin 742v Output Voltage Vout 0 83v Temp Rload 27 C Operating Frequency 212 3kH Input Current lin 0 00 Output Current lout 0 00 A Temp RMod 28 C fc 2015 etatron GmbH Figure 13 After the decoding of the Advertising Type Message the result is displayed in the Advertising Type section Go to the tab Identification and click the button Advertising The label in the advertising type section will read Not available Once the DUT is powered and the Tx Tester is placed on the DUT s surface the Tx Tester will decode the advertising type message of the DUT and display the result as the 12bit value The user will have to verify the correctness of the message A log of the decoded messages is created in the APPDATA etatronix T
13. ation needed 4 21 Functionality Misalignment support No configuration needed 4 22 Functionality Tx power delivery No configuration needed Conformance to this requirement is self declared by vendor 4 23 Functionality System efficiency No configuration needed Conformance to this requirement is self declared by vendor TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 27 Tx Tester Manual X etatronix 5 Guided test procedure The guided test procedure implementation in the GUI can be found on the right side of the GUI This feature is based on the released official Transmitter Test Procedure document by the PMA and is available as a licensed upgrade A etatronix Medeater Lang DC DC Data Manpstator iaerutcauon Setup Upease gt Bass Jae Iss fase Taz Modulation Capacitors n er 1nF i nF 0 nFe C lt 255 nF Be ee 34 Algnment Aid z F 36 af T 32nF Piscement Detection Modulation Capacitor 32 00 nF FI dine F 1254 Modulation Resistors 1 26 Ohm lt lt 360 Ohm Ohm Modulation Resistor 1 40 Ohm V 250hm V 5 Ohm Mi 10 0hm F 20 Ohm F 400nm F 80 Ohm E 160 Ohm E 360 Ohm Not avadable Resonant Tank ID Reectfier Votage Vrect 0 64 V Input Voltage Vin 0 00 V 0 00V Temp Rload 38 C Operating Frequency 0 Input Current lin kHz 0 00 A 0 00 A Temp RMod 38 C c 2015 etatronix GmbH Figure 21 The guided test procedure section of the GUI The guided test procedu
14. custom Rx response at the beginning of the ping phase of the power transfer By checking User defined the user gets access to the settings which allow setting of the user defined response The user can chose the amount of consecutive signals for up to three different signals via the textboxes The checkboxes to the right allow the choosing of the signal to send The user can chose between the three standard PMA signals that is PMA Inc Dec and NoChange When clicking one signal in a row the other signals in that row will be deactivated If the user does not want to send three different signals a row can be deactivated by unchecking every option in that row The repeat counter specifies the amount of pings to which the Tx Tester should respond in the desired manner To the right one can find the RXID section Here the user can change the RXID message to check if the Tx is decoding the RXID message correctly One can change the actual message by altering the Byte column or one can activate and deactivate the sending of the start and stop bits with the checkboxes under the start and stop columns Furthermore the user has the ability to change the standard configuration for start and stop bits from 0 to 1 and vice TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 15 Tx Tester Manual XK etatronlx versa The Calc CRC button is calculating the CRC bytes based on the current values of the textboxes in the GUI freeing the customer from
15. d voltage This minimal load is automatically activated if a load is requested that is bigger than 162 Ohm to prevent the rectified voltage from rising too high The minimal load can be deactivated manually pA PMA Transmitter Development Test Head X etatronix Modusten Load DC DC Data Manipulator Identification Setup Update 131 2 Jaa Jaa Jas fae lede VI Minimal Load Value 162 Ohm E OnBoard Load External Load Rectifier Voltage Vrect 0 64 V Input Voltage Vin 0 00 V Output Voltage Vout 0 00 V Temp Rload 24 C Operating Frequency 0 0 kHz Input Current lin 0 00 A Output Current lout 0 00 A Temp RMod 25 C Output Power 0 00 W V Resonant Tank Modulation Rectifier c 2015 etatronix GmbH Figure 7 The load tab of the Tx Tester GUI To enable a load at the output of the Tx Tester the Onboard Load checkbox has to be activated The user can enter a desired load value in the textbox Comma values are acceptable as well The GUI will calculate the closest match and enable the load The checkboxes on the right are just for information purposes and are showing the activated onboard load resistors To prevent the onboard load resistors from over temperature events a temperature monitoring is implemented which disengages and prohibits the 2 5 5 and 100 resistors from the output when the temperature reaches 60 C Once the over temperature con
16. dition is removed and the load resistors were allowed to cool down to 45 C 15 C hysteresis they are reengaged The last checkbox enables the external load meaning that the user can connect his own load to the board This is useful for longtime high load test cases where the onboard load s over temperature protection is preventing a good result TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 12 Tx Tester Manual X etatronix 3 4 DC DC tab The user can set a regulated dc voltage which has to be lower than the rectified voltage by enabling the DC DC checkbox and entering the desired value in the textbox The value has to be in mV Upon hitting ENTER the value will be set as can be seen in the status information segment of the GUI TA PMA Transmitter Development Test Head I ees X etatronix Enable Output of DC DC Converter Constant Voltage CV 0 mv ChargeOpbonRegist 0 ChargeCurrentRegister 0 ChargeVoltageRegi 0 InputCurrentRegiste 0 Rectifier Voltage Vrect 0 64 V Input Voltage Vin 0 00 V Output Voltage Vout 0 00 V Temp Rload 25 C Operating Frequency 0 0kHz Input Current lin 0 00 A Output Current lout 0 00 A Temp RMod 26 C Output Power 0 00 W Vout Resonant Tank Modulation es AE Jo f c 2015 etatronix GmbH Figure 8 The DC DC tab of the Tx Tester GUI Alternatively the user can have a direct feed of the rectified voltage at the output by enabling the DC DC bridge checkbox The
17. e Tx should transmit three times at the beginning of the power transfer These three messages are decoded and the result is displayed in the section to the left of the Advertising button Furthermore the result is stored in a log file in the APPDATA etatronix TxTester logs folder The log file is saved with a date and time code Z a PMA Transmitter Development Test Head jule X etatronix Modulation Load DC DC Data Manipuiator Identification Setup Update 31 32 33 J34 35 Jas a7 Advertising Type RxID V Default Start Byte Stop 3 1 1 Alignment Aid fm Preamble 0 0x00 1 T User defined 3 1 2 Placement Detection Advertising Message ID O QxAA 1 Cert Version 0 Oxt0 1 Rx Response ae wags W Default RXID Byte r RXID Byte2 User defined Ine Dec NoChg RXID Bytes fars RXID Byte4 S RXID Byte5 ul 5 RXID Bytes nd CRC16 1 RxResp RxID CRC16 2 Rectifier Voltage Vrect 0 64 V Input Voltage Vin 0 00 V Output Voltage Vout 0 00 V Temp Rload 25 C Operating Frequency 0 0 kHz Input Current lin 0 00 A Output Current lout 0 00 A Temp RMod 26 Output Power 0 00 W Ve Rectifier Resonant Tank Modulation c 2015 etatronix GmbH Figure 10 The identification tab of the Tx Tester GUI Below the Advertising Type section is the RxResponse section which allows the user to transmit a
18. est possible match to the desired value To configure the Tx Tester for modulation test at maximum load the user has to enable the dc output of the Tx Tester first Change to the DC DC tab and enter a value of 5000mv in the textbox and hit enter To make sure the value is set the user should verify the value of the Output Voltage Vout in the information section of the GUI TA PMA Transmitter Develop ent Test lead econo ek X etatronix Moduaton Load OC OC Data Manipuiasor identfcanen Setup Update faa Jae fas as faz 7 Enable Output of DC DC Convenes Alignment Aid Constant Vokage CV 3 12 Placement Detection Current Limit F DCIDC Badge Input Voltage Vin Voltage Temp RLoad 744V Frequency 211 3kHz input Current lin 0 00A Temp RMod Figure 18 Configuration for 5V DC DC at the output Set the load to 50 via the Load tab To do this check OnBoard Load and enter 5 hit ENTER Check the information section of the GUI to verify that output current is flowing TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 24 Tx Tester Manual NX etatron IX ET Minimal Load Alignment Aid Value 162 Ohm 7 312 Placement Detecton OnBoard Load 312 1 26 Ohm lt R lt 360 Ohm Ohm OnBoard Load 5 00 Ohm External Load c 2015 etatronix GmbH Figure 19 Configuration for 5Q load TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 25 Tx Tester Manual NX etatron IX 4 10
19. figuration for the RXID message will be sent by the next placement of the Tx Tester on the DUT s surface TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 22 Tx Tester Manual NX etatron IX 4 9 Communication Data Demodulator To configure the Tx Tester for this test first switch on the minimal load in the load tab The user has to ensure that the onboard and external load are deactivated Vi Minimal Load Value 162 Ohm OnBoard Load 1 26 Ohm lt R lt 360 Oh FJ om OnBoard Load inf FI External Load Resonant Tank Modulation Figure 16 Only the minimal load may be activated for the first part of this test To operate with maximum capacitive modulation please change to the Modulation tab and activate all the checkboxes for capacitive modulation Modulation Capacitors 0 nFe C lt 255 nF nF Modulaton Capacitor 255 00 nF Vi 4nF V anf l 16 nF MW 32 nF V sina F 128 nF Modulaton Resistors 1 26 Ohm lt R lt 360 Ohm Ohm Modulaton Resistor 1 40 Ohm Vi 250hm V 5 Ohm Vi 100hm E 20 Ohm F 400hm V 80 Ohm 160 Ohm F 360 Ohm Not svadable Resonant Tank ID Resonant Tank Modulation Rectifier c 2015 etatron GmbH Figure 17 The modulation tab configured for maximum capacitive modulation TxTester_Manual_rev1 02 docx 23 Tx Tester Manual NX etatron IX To reduce the modulation capacity either uncheck the boxes or use the textbox to enter a value The GUI will calculate the clos
20. lignment Aid No configuration needed Test is done without Tx Tester 4 2 Placement Detection To configure the Tx Tester for this test make sure it is removed from the DUT as described in the Tx Compliance Test Procedure Document To configure the Tx Tester to not react ona Digital Ping that is to disable communication the user has to switch to the Data manipulator tab XK etatronix Maduaten Losa DEDE Data Manpuiator igentticason Setup Update 31 az Jaa as Jas ET Jaz V Default PMA Receives Data loss 3 1 1 Alignment Aid F User defined Data 3 1 2 Placement Detection ms atter the start of Rx response Repeat 2 times Datatoss Rectifier Voltage Vrect 0 67 V Input Voltage Vin 0 00 V Output Votage Vout 6 00 V Temp Rload 32 C Operating Frequency 0 0 kHz Input Current lin 0 00 A Output Current lout 0 00 Temp RMod 32 C Output Power 0 00 W in V ut c 2015 etatronix GmbH By checking the Data loss checkbox the user is getting access to a set of parameters which control when a data loss that is no communication between Tx Tester and DUT shall occur By setting it to Oms after the start of RxResponse communication is disabled from the start The amount of retries can be defined with the next textbox The exact number of retries depends on the operator since this test requires the capturing of an analog pulse followed by a digital ping while moving the
21. ng Type RxID 000000010 F Defauk Rx Response V Defauk I User defined RXID Bytes V o oxo 1 RXID Byte V ao 1 F CRC16 1 CRC16 2 Vio os 1 M Start Byte S boka ed ig oo Message ID V O GAA 7 _ Cet Version Vlo io 1 RXID Byte1 V o oxo 1 VW RXID Byte2 J o ao 1 RXID Byte3 V oxd0 1 RXID Bytes V 0 oo 1 Vio wc 1 X etatronix i 31 32 33 Jas 35 ae az Bren he 3 12 Placement Detecton Resonant Tank Modulation he eee gt ae 32 fo 2015 etatronx GmbH Figure 15 The interface to change the RXID message This can be done in the RXID section of the Identification tab By clicking User defined the user has the ability to change the RXID message e The checkboxes under the start and stop column enable or disable the corresponding Start or stop bits in the packet frame of the RXID message e The textboxes under the start and stop column allow the user to change the start and stop bits between 1 and 0 e The textboxes under the byte column allow the user to change the value of the respective byte e Clicking the Calc CRC button will calculate the CRC based on the current values of the byte column e The Rpt textbox sets the number of digital pings answered with this custom RXID This allows the user to validate the DUT transits to the standby phase after N retries By clicking the RXID button the current con
22. output voltage will then equal the input voltage in the status section of the GUI TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 13 Tx Tester Manual XK etatronix 3 5 Data manipulator tab The data manipulator tab allows the user to interfere with the standard PMA compliant behavior of the Tx Tester The left column of the tab allows the user to send user defined standard PMA signals instead of the normally transmitted signals by the receiver to adjust its operating point Be aware that the power transmission from the Tx to the Tx Tester should already be established Otherwise this feature will have no effect and prevent the Tx Tester from establishing a power transmission with the Tx To establish a power transfer select Default PMA Receiver and replace the Tx Tester on the Tx KK PMA Transmitter Development Test Head gt Maduiaton Lead pepe Data Manpuiator identification Setup Update 131 sz Jan Jaa Jos fase far 7 Default PMA Receiver E Data loss 34 10 Abgnment Aid User defined Dats 3 1 2 Placement Detecbon Ine Dec NoC EO Data loss Clicking 2 button yall send the customized message Rectifier Voltage Vrect 0 08V Input Voltage Vin 0 00 V Output Voltage Vout 0 00 V Temp Rload 29 C Operating Frequency 0 0 kHz Input Current lin 0 00 A Output Curent lout 0 00 A Temp RMod 31 C Output Power 0 00 W Vo Resonant Tank Modulation Rectifier
23. re is configuring the Tx Tester to perform the tests specified in the procedure document with just a click For the user it is as simple as choosing the desired test from the tabs and clicking through steps No in depth knowledge of the program is required This implementation is reading the instructions needed to perform the test according to the compliance test procedures document like setting up the measurement equipment and connecting the DUT The configuration to perform the test is done automatically TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 28
24. rnvmemnerneememnemnvmnemnemnennemenenn 20 EEE OE BE aaea EE 4 6 Identification Minimal Ping Frequency amp Stabilization SUDPNASE cece cece 21 EE SG EEE NN 22 NNN en 22 A reg Og 6 00 LP EP A FO a E E 23 4 10 Charging Performance Frequency Range during Power Transfer phase 26 Ati Charting Performance OE KO oo ene eE i 26 4 12 Charging Performance Audible NOSE vea 26 4 13 Power Termination Regular EOP JE EE NETS 26 4 14 PTs TIN Nr 26 4 15 POwer Ter minoton Data EE 27 TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 3 Tx Tester Manual XK etatronlx 4 16 Power Termination Over Decrement occon 27 4 17 Power Termination NTN 27 4 18 Power Termination Over Voltage Protection 27 4 19 Power Termination Foreign Object DeTACHION cciccccsccccccssesneesseevcassescccvsteaceseeneneees 2 ANN 27 A ee iy iat Mien SUDDO EE 27 42 eg se EEE EEE zy 423 F nGdIONaly Se rer er er net mre EE EE re ave Ter ager er re 27 S5 ENN 28 TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx A Tx Tester Manual i X etatronix 1 Introduction This document is intended to give the user a guide at hand to configure the Tx Tester made by etatronix This document will detail the functionality of the Tx Tester and give instructions for the configuration of the GUI and Tx Tester needed to conduct the tests described in the Tx Compliance Test Procedure Document The Tx Tester is developed as a development and testing tool for developers as well as test labora
25. ster Manual XK etatronix 4 15 Power Termination Data Loss To configure a data loss scenario change to the data manipulator tab By checking the data loss checkbox the interface for this test is activated The first textbox allows the user to set the time after how many ms data loss will occur The second textbox sets the number of retries 4 16 Power Termination Over Decrement The configuration for this test is based on the functionality of the Data manipulator tab See chapter 0 for details on the configuration 4 17 Power Termination Over Current An over current event can be triggered by selecting a big load at the output First set the Tx s operating point at the lowest possible frequency by sending 100 PMA DEC signals via the data manipulator tab as described in chapter 4 10 To set a load at the output refer to chapter 4 9 The load can be further increased by selecting load resistor values smaller than 50 Additionally the spatial distance between Tx and Tx Tester surface can be further increased to trigger an over current event 4 18 Power Termination Over Voltage Protection An over voltage event can be triggered in the same way an over current event is triggered See the previous chapter 4 17 for configuration 4 19 Power Termination Foreign Object Detection No configuration needed Conformance to this requirement is self declared by vendor 4 20 Functionality Input voltage range No configur
26. tories The vast amount of configurable behavior allows a developer to test his product under different aspects Varying load scenarios different levels of modulation checking for robust demodulation and message decoding are among the features of the Tx Tester All functionalities are designed to conduct certification testing according to the official PMA Compliance Test Procedures document giving test labs an easy to use tool for manual testing As a licensed add on the guided test procedure extension can be bought which allows the operator to easily perform the compliance tests required by the PMA Additionally the license includes calibrated correction factors to ensure highest accuracy for measurements TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 5 Tx Tester Manual PO X etatronix 2 Getting ready The Tx Tester is a package of hardware components and a graphical user interface GUI The picture below is showing the hardware components Included in the case are e Tx Tester mainboard e Upto three resonant tanks e USB thumb drive e wUUSB cable e 24 pin ribbon cable Figure 1 Picture detailing the contents of the package The thumb drive contains the necessary software as well as all documents and license files 2 1 Connecting the board and installing drivers To power the Tx Tester board simply attach the Micro USB cable to the board and a PC Any PC should prompt a dialog to inform about the connection of a USB device and demand the
27. xTester logs folder with a date and time stamp TxTester Manual rev1 02 docx 20 Tx Tester Manual X etatron iX 4 5 Digital Ping Receiving of Rx Data After the advertising message from the Tx a Rx is supposed to send a Rx response to the Tx The standard response which will be sent when the checkbox Default in the RxResponse section of the Identification tab is checked is 5 15 PMA Dec signals The user has the ability to send a user defined response which can be made of up to three different PMA signals and the user can configure the amount of consecutive signals per PMA signal via textboxes There is also the possibility to send only one command by simply disabling the checkboxes for unwanted PMA signals The user can set the number of resends of the user defined Rx response via the Rpt textbox The number of resends defines at how many digital pings the Tx Tester will give this response This allows the user to validate the DUT transits to the standby phase after N retries Pi anne Deap on ad m Moduaton tos pee Data Manipulator identificabon Setup Update 31 32033 34 as L 36 32 Advertising Type RxD Detauk Stat Byte Stop CSU Agnmen Ad Preamble Gao RET User defined 31 2 Placement Detection DON funne Message ID 2 OxAA 3 Cert V e Rx Response SETER Fl Defaut RXID Byte1 RXID Byte2 I User defined la Din M Chg RXID Byte J RXID ByteS s Ea
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