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\title{Technical Specifications}
\email{Mfd by. csparkresearch@gmail.com}
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\chapter{\color{blue!50!green}\LARGE\bfseries Introduction}
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\textit{\color{blue!20!black!80}PSLab provides an array of test equipment that includes an oscilloscope, waveform generators, frequency counters, Programmable voltage sources and many more for the curious ones among us. The measurement/control functions are accessible from the Python programming language and GUI applications are also available for a variety of science and engineering experiments. } .\\
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\chapter{\color{blue!50!green}\LARGE\bfseries Pin Definitions and Functions}
\section{Analog Inputs - Measure Voltages with 12-bit resolution}
\cventry{CH1}{Range:$\pm$ 16}{}{ Gain:up to 32x.}{ }{}{}
\cventry{CH2}{Range:$\pm$ 16}{}{ Gain:up to 32x.}{ }{}{}{}
\cventry{CH3}{Range:$\pm$ 3.3V}{}{}{}{*manual gain control by grounding Rg via resistor R . $gain = 1 + \frac{10K}{R_g}$}{}
\cventry{MIC}{Range: $\pm15mV$}{}{}{ Gain:200x.}{}{}
\cventry{SEN}{Range: $0 - 3.3V$}{}{}{ Internally Pulled up to 3.3V via 5.1KOhm resistor}{}{}
\section{Analog Outputs}
\subsection{Waveform Generators}
\cventry{WG1}{5Hz to 5KHz Arbitrary Waveform Generator}{Range: $ \pm 3V$ .Attenuable}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{WG2}{5Hz to 5KHz Waveform Generator}{Range: $ \pm 3V$ }{}{}{}{}
\subsection{Programmable Voltage and Current Sources (12-bit)}
\cventry{PVS1}{Range: $ \pm 5V$}{}{Up to 10mA}{}{}{}
\cventry{PVS2}{Range: $ \pm 3.3V$}{}{Up to 10mA}{}{}{}
\cventry{PVS3}{Range: $0 - 3.3V$}{}{Up to 10mA}{}{}{}
\cventry{PCS}{Range: $0 - 3.3mA$}{}{}{}{Subject to Load resistance. Up to 3.3V voltage drop}{}
\section{Digital Inputs - Measure Logic Levels with 15nS resolution}
\subsection{Logic Analyzer, Frequency Counter, Timing Functions}
\cventry{ID1}{Range: $0 - 5V$}{}{0-32MHz}{}{}{}
\cventry{ID2}{Range: $0 - 5V$}{}{0-32MHz}{}{}{}
\cventry{ID3}{Range: $0 - 5V$}{}{0-32MHz}{}{}{}
\cventry{ID4}{Range: $0 - 5V$}{}{0-32MHz}{}{}{}
\cventry{Fin}{Range: Up to $\pm5V$}{}{0-16MHz}{}{}{}
\section{Digital Outputs }
\subsection{4x PWM output with 15nS frequency, phase, and DCycle control}
\cventry{SQR1}{Range: $0 - 5V$}{}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{SQR2}{Range: $0 - 5V$}{}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{SQR3}{Range: $0 - 5V$}{}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{SQR4}{Range: $0 - 5V$}{}{}{}{}{}
\section{Data Buses - I2C , SPI, UART}
\subsection{I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) Master: Up to 4MHz Clock speed}
\cventry{Vdd}{3.3V Power output}{}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{GND}{Return path}{}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{SCL}{I2C Clock Output}{}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{SDA}{I2C Data Line}{}{}{}{}{}
\subsection{SPI(Serial-Peripheral Interface) Master: Available on the 20-pin Expansion Slot. Supports all four modes of operation.}
\cventry{SCK}{SPI Clock Output}{}{Tested Up To 16MHz}{}{}{}
\cventry{SDO}{SPI Data Output (MOSI)}{}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{SDI}{SPI Data Input (MISO)}{}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{CS1}{Chip Select 1}{}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{CS2}{Chip Select 2}{}{}{}{}{}
\section{A Few Definitions For The Expansion slot}
\cventry{CLK}{16MHz , 0-3.3V TTL output}{}{This is also the reference clock for the 0-2MHz sine/triangle wave generator, and can be used to create phase correlated wavegen add-ons}{}{}{}
\cventry{AN8}{Analog Input}{}{Range: $0 - 3.3V$}{}{}{}
\section{Additional Nomenclature }
\cventry{GND}{Short for GROUND.}{}{This is the reference voltage, and is taken as 0 volts}{}{It is also connected to the ground level of the power source (power adapter)}{}
\cventry{V+/V-}{Power Outputs}{}{$\pm 9V$ . Current limit 20mA per channel}{}{}{}
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\chapter{\color{blue!50!green}\LARGE\bfseries Sensors and Add ons}\\
\section{Plug and Play Sensors}
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\begin{itemize}
\item MPU6050 : 3-Axis Accelerometer , 3-Axis GyroScope, temperature sensor
\item HMC5883L : 3-Axis Magnetometer with adjustable ranges
\item MLX90614 : Passive IR temperature sensor
\item BMP180 : Pressure , Temperature and Altitude module.
\item TSL2561 : Luminosity measurements up to 40K Lux
\item BH1750 : Luminosity measurements up to 40K Lux
\item SHT21 , Si7021 : Ambient Temperature and Humidity Module
\item SSD1306 : 128x64 OLED Display
\item HCSR501 : Passive IR module for motion sensing
\item AD9833 : 28-bit DDS function generator
\item PT100 temperature sensor, MQ Series Gas sensors
\item DSM501 : PM2.5 Dust Sensor
\item YL-69 : Hygrometer for soil humidity measurements
\item WS2812B RGB LED with 16 million shades
\item HX711 24-bit differential ADC with 128x PGA
\item MFRC522 : RFID Reader
\item HB100 : 10.25GHz Doppler Radar
\end{itemize}
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\section{Wireless Subunits : 3-Byte addresses [ Purchase separately]}
PSLab has an On-board Transceiver (2-way radio link) Capable of communicating with multiple wireless nodes to control and receive sensor data payloads.\\ These wireless nodes are drop-in replacements for sensors, and have a typical line of sight range of 50 meters.
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\cventry{I2C}{Data bus for Interfacing with commonly available sensors.}{ Measure physical parameters with minimal mechanical interference}{}{}{}
\cventry{SPI}{Two Chip select pins}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{RGB out}{Control WS2812B arrays }{}{Daisy chained RGB LEDs with 16 million shades each}{}{}{}
\section{Control And Measurement Equipment Specifications}
\textit{\color{blue!50!green}Calibrated Against Professional equipment for high accuracy}\\
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\multicolumn{1}{|c|}{{\color[HTML]{9A0000} \textbf{Feature}}} & \multicolumn{1}{c|}{{\color[HTML]{9A0000} \textbf{Description}}} & \multicolumn{1}{c|}{{\color[HTML]{9A0000} \textbf{Socket Labels}}} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{{\color[HTML]{9A0000} \textbf{Range}}} \\ \hline
\textbf{Analog Inputs} & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}Up to 6 analog inputs with various voltage ranges.\\ Programmable gain control.\\ 12-bit voltage measurement. Up-to 2MSPS sampling.\\ $3.3V$ Voltage Reference\\ \\ .\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}CH1, CH2\\ CH3\\ MIC\\ SEN\end{tabular} & \multicolumn{1}{l|}{\begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}$\pm16 Volts$\\ $\pm3.3 Volts$\\ $\pm15m V V$\\ $0-3.3 V$\end{tabular}} \\ \hline
\textbf{Analog Outputs} & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}Programmable Voltage Sources (12-bit)\\ \\ \\ Programmable Constant Current Source\\ .\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}PVS1\\ PVS2\\ PVS3\\ PCS\\ .\end{tabular} & \multicolumn{1}{l|}{\begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}$\pm5 V$\\ $\pm3.3 V$\\ $0-3.3 V$\\ $0-3.3 mA$\\ .\end{tabular}} \\ \hline
\textbf{Digital Inputs} & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}4 x TTL compatible digital Inputs. \\ Logic Analyzer\\ Frequency Counter (0-16MHz), \\ time measurement routines\\ \textit\{$\pm30ppm , 12MHz$ Reference oscillator\}\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}ID1 - ID4\\ \\ Fin\end{tabular} & \multicolumn{1}{l|}{\begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}$0-5$ V\\ \\ $0-\pm5 V$\end{tabular}} \\ \hline
\textbf{\begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}Waveform\\ Generators \end{tabular}} & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}Wavegen 1 (Sine/Triangle/Arbitrary)\\ -Frequency\\ -Amplitude. Manually attenuable \\ \\ Wavegen 2 (Sine/Triangle/Arbitrary)\\ --Frequency\\ -Amplitude. Fixed\\ \\ 4 x Phase Correlated Square Waves\\ -Frequency\\ -Phase difference maximum resolution\\ -Duty Cycle maximum resolution\\ -Also functions as simple state selectable output.\\ -servo/stepper motor control supported\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}W1\\ \\ \\ \\ W2\\ \\ \\ \\ SQ1 - SQ4\\ \\ \\ \\ \\ .\end{tabular} & \multicolumn{1}{l|}{\begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}\\ $5-5K$Hz\\ $\pm3 V$\\ \\ \\ $5-5K$Hz\\ $\pm3 V$\\ \\ \ \\ $0-5 Volts$\\10Hz - 16MHz\\ 15nS\\ 15nS\\ \\ \\ .\end{tabular}} \\ \hline
\textbf{Data Buses} & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}I2C : Master\\ Commonly Used by numerous sensor ICs\\ SPI : Master\\ -Chip Select pins\\ UART \\ .\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}SCL,SDA\\ \\ SCK,SDI,SDO\\ CS1 , CS2\\ \\ .\end{tabular} & \multicolumn{1}{l|}{} \\ \hline
\textbf{Expansion Slot} & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}20 - pin Socket designed to accommodate\\ add-on modules.\\ -Selection includes SPI,I2C,Analog input,Digital IO,\\ 16MHz TTL output, and a bipolar power supply.\end{tabular} & & \multicolumn{1}{l|}{}
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\textbf{Wireless Nodes} & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}Battery Powered add-on units.\\ Power Source\\ -Acts as a wireless bridge for various sensors\\ 3 Byte unique address\\ -10 bit ADC , Digital I/O\\ .\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}.\\ Cell/Adapter\\ \\ \\ \\ .\end{tabular} & \multicolumn{1}{l|}{\begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}.\\ 3.7-4.2 V\\ \\ \\ \\ .\end{tabular}}
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%\section{Data acquisition and control software}
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%\cventry{1}{Oscilloscope}{}{Max 2MSPS, Up to 4-channel oscilloscope}{Features : Sine,Square fitting and overlay, Fourier transform, trigger selection, X-Y mode, gain control}{}
%\cventry{2}{Data Streaming}{}{Generic data logger for functions defined in the Python library}{}{}
%\cventry{3}{Sensor Data logger}{}{Data logger for plugged in add-on modules supported in the python library such as accelerometers, gyros and luminosity sensors}{}{For the complete list, refer to the Sensors and Add ons section}
%\cventry{4}{Transistor CE}{}{Study common emitter characteristics of transistors}{}{}
%\cventry{5}{Diode IV}{}{Study Current-Voltage characteristics of PN junctions}{}{}
%\cventry{6}{servo motors}{}{Control up to 4 servo motors via the PWM outputs}{}{}
%\cventry{7}{Stepper motors}{}{ Control 4-wire stepper motors.}{}{}
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\chapter{\color{blue!50!green}\LARGE\bfseries \color{blue!50!black!80}Data Acquisition and control software}\\
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Launch the PSLab Application , launch the oscilloscope utility listed in the \textit{Test and Measurement} section
\section{Control widgets }
\subsection{Voltage and current sources}
\cventry{PVS1}{Range : $\pm5V$}{Set the output voltage on PVS1 socket.}{ Max Current 5mA}{}{}
\cventry{PVS2}{Range : $\pm3.3V$}{Set the output voltage on PVS2 socket.}{ Max Current 5mA}{}{}
\cventry{PVS3}{Range : $0-3V$}{Set the output voltage on PVS3 socket.}{ Max Current 5mA}{}{}
\cventry{PCS}{Range : $0-3.3mA$}{Set the output current on PCS socket. Current subject to load resistance}{}{PCS and PVS3 are linked, and only one can be used at a time}{}
\subsection{Arbitrary Waveform Generators (W1,W2)}
\cventry{W1}{Range : $5Hz-5KHz$}{Set the output frequency of the waveform generator.}{}{Amplitude control($\pm1mV-\pm3V$) via physical knob located on the device}{}
\cventry{W2}{Range : $5Hz-5KHz$}{Set the output frequency of the waveform generator.}{}{Fixed amplitude 3V}{}
\subsection{Phase Correlated Square Waves (SQ1,SQ2,SQ3,SQ4)}
\cventry{Frequency}{Range : $0-8MHz$}{Set the output frequency of all four square waves.}{ Resolution:$15nS$}{}{}
\cventry{Output}{Select the Output socket to configure}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{Phase}{Set the phase difference ($0-100\%$) }{}{between the selected waveform and SQ1}{}{}
\cventry{Duty Cycle}{Set the Duty Cycle($0-100\%$) }{}{of the selected waveform}{}{}
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\chapter{\color{blue!50!green}\LARGE\bfseries \color{blue!50!black!80}Oscilloscope }\\
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From the PSLab Application , launch the oscilloscope utility listed in the \textit{Test and Measurement} section
\subsection{Chan 1 : Channel 1 of the oscilloscope}
\cventry{Remappable}{Not restricted to 'CH1' input socket.}{ This is a very flexible acquisition channel, and can be mapped to any of the analog inputs via a drop down menu located at the top corner}{}{}{}
\subsection{Chan 2 : Channel 2 of the oscilloscope}
\cventry{Fixed}{This channel can only record the signals input to the socket labelled CH2}{}{}{}{}
\subsection{TRIGGER : Allows selecting the channel to trigger the oscilloscope}
\cventry{Level}{The rotary dial sets the trigger level, and this is also reflected in a marker located on the plot}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{Channel}{The drop down menu allows selecting the trigger channel}{}{}{If CH1 is selected, the trigger signal will be obtained from the channel it has been mapped to}{}
\subsection{TimeBase : Specify the time scale for the data acquisition}
\cventry{Dial}{Set the delay(in uS) between each successive data point}{}{}{}{}
\subsection{Sine Fit :Uses Scipy to fit the data against a sine function}
\cventry{Menu 1}{Select input data channel for fitting}{}{}{Uses Scipy.optimize and obtains frequency, amplitude, phase and offset values}{}
\cventry{Menu 2}{Select a second input data channel for fitting}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{checkbox}{Overlay the fitted results}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{Results}{The fitted values: Amplitude, Freq, Phase( and phase difference), Offset are displayed in the message window at the bottom of the screen}{}{}{}{}
\subsection{Lissajous : XY Plots}
\cventry{Menu 1}{Select input data channel for X-axis}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{Menu 2}{Select input data channel for Y-axis}{}{}{}{}
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\chapter{\color{blue!50!green}\LARGE\bfseries \color{blue!50!black!80}Wireless Submodules}\\
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From the PSLab Application , launch the wireless-sensors utility listed in the \textit{Test and Measurement} section\\
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\section{Interfacing a new wireless submodule carrying a sensor}
\cventry{1}{Plug in a supported sensor on to a wireless node by matching the pins labelled $Vdd,GND,SCL,SDA$ . These pins appear in the same order on most sensor modules, and no extra wires should be needed}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{2}{}{}{Make sure that the option \textit{Listen for nodes} on the Application is selected}{}{}
\cventry{3}{}{}{Plug In the Battery onto the wireless node/ Turn on the node.}{}{}
\cventry{4}{}{}{Observe that the software has auto detected your wireless node as well as found out the address of the sensor you connected.}{}{}
\cventry{5}{}{}{Unselect \textit{Register New Nodes}}{}{If you wish, you may move the cursor over a sensor's address and the software will guess its model number/type}
\cventry{6}{Click on }{}{\textit{Refresh Node List}}{This loads a few controls for each wireless node, and also a drop down selection of the connected sensors}{}
\section{Logging Data from a sensor}
\cventry{1}{After Following the steps in the previous section}{}{Select the appropriate sensor and click on \textit{Go}}{The software will continuously plot values fetched from the sensor}{}
\section{Changing sensor parameters}
\cventry{1}{Open the auto-generated menu at the bottom left corner}{}{and change parameters.}{A few examples include gain, sampling rates, and datatype selection}{}
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\chapter{\color{blue!50!green}\LARGE\bfseries \color{blue!50!black!80} Data logger Application}\\
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This application plots the return values from any of the functions defined in the Python Module as long as they return integers or decimals.\\
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From the PSLab Application , launch the \textit{data streaming} utility listed in the \textit{Test and Measurement} section
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\section{Choosing a command and starting the logger}
\cventry{1}{Refer to the programmer's manual for a list of valid commands}{}{and pick the function you would like to monitor}{}{}
\cventry{2}{Paste the command name with correct arguments into the application.}{}{And now click on \textit{Monitor}}{This app also includes a few common commands and appropriate arguments packed into a drop down menu linked to the command entry box}{}
\section{Additional Functionality Accessible through menus}
\cventry{Voltmeter}{Load Widgets that perform a single voltage measurement per click}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{Amplifiers}{Load a widget to set the gain on the voltage input channels}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{Wavegen}{Load a slider that allows setting the frequency of the sine wave output}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{IV sources}{Load widgets that}{}{enable setting programmable voltage and current}{}{}
\cventry{Timing}{Load time measurement widgets}{}{}{These include duty cycle and frequency}{}
\cventry{Console}{Insert an iPython Console with init commands preloaded}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{help}{Help menu that allows access to the programmer's manual as well as experiment specific HTML files}{}{}{}{}
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