DESCRIPTION

The ACE100 is a complete system for evaluating Thalers ADC100 series of Analog to Digital Converters. By eliminating bread-boards and prototypes, evaluation and design-in cycle times are reduced.

The A/D converter that the user is interested in evaluating must be specified separately and will be installed in the board at the factory and calibrated. The evaluation board is 5 X 5 and is designed to be set on the table next to an IBM compatible computer. Connections to the evaluation board have been minimized to a DB-9 serial cable, power supply inputs (+5,+15, -15, GND), and analog inputs for the ADC.

The DB-9 serial cable and shielded analog input cable are provided with the kit. The evaluation board also has 2 Thaler high precision references (± 5 V or ± 10 V) that can be used as inputs to the ADC.

The power supply inputs require banana plug terminations to mate with the receptacles on the evaluation board. See figure 1 for the ACE100 component layout.

The evaluation software is written in QUICK BASIC and is provided on a 3 1/2 floppy disk. The program can be read on screen by listing the ACE100PA.BAS file.

The BASIC software is menu driven and provides the user with a complete selection of options for evaluating the A/D converter. Data collection to an ASCII file is available for individuals who prefer to use stand alone statistical packages for data analysis.

FEATURES

o MENU DRIVEN DEMONSTRATION SOFTWARE

THAT IS IBM PC/XT/AT COMPATIBLE

o BENCHTOP EVALUATION BOARD ( 5” X 5”)

o SERIAL AND ANALOG INPUT CABLES INCLUDED

o LISTING OF BASIC PROGRAMS

o ASSEMBLY DRAWINGS AND SCHEMATIC

o 2 HIGH PRECISION REFERENCES INCLUDED ON THE BOARD

+/- 5V AND +/- 10V