mb3u, MB3U-I2C biss to pc-usb adapter rev b2, page 1/ 7 ordering information type order designation description options pc adpater ic-mb3 icsy mb3u biss to pc-usb adapter ic-mb3 icsy MB3U-I2C biss and i2c to pc-usb adapter ic-mb3 icsy mb3u-ps230 biss to pc-usb adapter including wall power supply (230vac to 12 v; 400 ma) ic-mb3 icsy MB3U-I2C-ps230 biss and i2c to pc-usb adapter including wall power supply (230vac to 12 v; 400 ma) software biss gui gui software for windows pc communication to biss pc adapter mb3u usb driver usb device driver (windows me/2000/xp/vista - ready) please see www.ichaus.com for download information scope of delivery: usb ab cable (1 m) description the biss to pc-usb adapter enables biss or ssi sensors to be connected to a pc easily and at low cost. the usb port supplies the adapter as well as the connected sensor, for which the 5v (up to 50 ma, through pin 4)* and 12 v (up to 90 ma, through pin 1)* as galvanically isolated voltages are available. an ex- ternal wall power supply can also be connected to de- liver other voltages or higher currents. the biss /ssi communication is accomplished by differential rs422 wires with separate potentials and cycle rates of up to 10 mbit/sec. technical data biss interface ? synchronously triggered measurement data collec- tion from up to 3 biss sensors or one ssi encoder ? biss data rates up to 10 mbit/sec., ssi up to 4 mbit/sec. ? protocol compatible with biss master ic-mb3z ? usb 2.0 compatible ? galvanic encoder signal isolation ? galvanically isolated sensor supply sourced from the usb port (+12 v / 90 ma, +5 v / 50 ma)* ? plug-in power supply can be connected for sensors with higher power needs figure 1: ic-mb3 icsy mb3u * 100 ma for +5 v and +12 v available starting from 2008 copyright ? 2010 ic-haus http://www.ichaus.com 42 x 95 x 24 mm biss plug 9-pole sub-d usb-b plug 2-pole, 6.6/1.9 mm power supply socket 4-pole din 45323 size approx. 1 9 6 5 biss plug 9-pole sub-d
mb3u, MB3U-I2C biss to pc-usb adapter rev b2, page 2/ 7 biss plug pin con?guration pin name function 1 vb +12 v sensor supply (90 ma max )* optional: powered by ext. supply 2 ma + clock output p 3 ma - clock output n 4 vdd +5 v sensor supply (50 ma max )* 5 mo - +5 v high-level signal optional: master data output n 6 gnd ground (0 v) 7 sl + data input p 8 sl - data input n 9 mo + 0 v low-level signal optional: master data output p power supply socket inner contact negative pole outer contact pos. pole (9 to 15 v dc, 1 a max ) pc-usb adapter with i2c extension the biss and i2c to pc-usb adapter has an addi- tional plug for i2c or spi communication. the usb port supplies the sensors via the i2c plug with 5 v (up to 250 ma, through pin 4 - no galvanic isolation). if there is load applied to the biss connector, the max- imum current supplied via the i2c plug is decreased. for more power, an additional external power supply is recommended (the wall power supply does not supply the i2c plug, see figure 3 ). i2c multi-master capability is not provided. technical data i2c / spi interface ? serial computer bus communication i2c ? serial computer bus communication spi ? sensor supply sourced from the usb port (+5 v up to 250 ma) without isolation ? i2c data rates of up to 320 khz ? usb 2.0 compatible figure 2: ic-mb3 icsy MB3U-I2C i2c plug pin con?guration for i2c-link pin name function 1 scl serial clock line 2 gnd ground 3 - reserved 4 +5 v supply voltage 5 - reserved 6 - reserved 7 sda serial data line 8 - reserved 9 sda serial data line 10 gnd ground note: to use i2c, pin 7 and pin 9 must be short. i2c plug pin con?guration for spi-link pin name function 1 sclk serial clock 2 gnd ground 3 - reserved 4 +5 v supply voltage 5 - reserved 6 - reserved 7 mosi master out slave in 8 ncs not chip select 9 miso master in slave out 10 gnd ground * 100 ma for +5 v and +12 v available starting from 2008 42 x 95 x 24 mm biss plug 9-pole sub-d size approx. 2-pole, 6.6/1.9 mm power supply socket 10-pole din 45323 i2c plug usb-b plug 4-pole 1 2
mb3u, MB3U-I2C biss to pc-usb adapter rev b2, page 3/ 7 figure 3: power supply routing of MB3U-I2C
mb3u, MB3U-I2C biss to pc-usb adapter rev b2, page 4/ 7 application software biss software for pcs running on windows operating systems, as well as the required usb driver are available as a zip ?le. download from http://www.ichaus.de/product.php?prod=mb3a/mb3u installation after unzipping the "biss_xx.zip", the following ?les are located in the selected directory. (xx is a placeholder for revisions) ! biss_xx.msi ! mb3u_usb_driver.exe ! mb3_lpt_driver.exe ! readme.txt note: administrator rights are required to run installation. 1. the installation of the software starts by executing the "biss_xx.msi" installation package. follow the on- screen instructions to ?nish the installation procedure. 2. usb driver need to be installed to access the biss pc adapter. execute the mb3u_usb_driver.exe installation package and follow the on-screen instructions. this process can take a few minutes. 3. installation will make the software "biss_xx.exe" available in the selected working directory. the execution of this ?le will start the software. figure 4 shows a screenshot of the start up window. file "idbiss6943.xml" is a biss device description ?le for biss slave ics of ic-haus. please contact the man- ufacturer of your sensor for an appropriate device description ?le or set the transmission parameters yourself later. figure 4: screenshot
mb3u, MB3U-I2C biss to pc-usb adapter rev b2, page 5/ 7 instructions before connecting the biss adapter to the pc please make sure you have installed the latest usb driver! connect the adapter via the usb ab cable and start the "biss_xx.exe". select the usb operating mode. the display in the "mode" description ?eld should show "mb3u (mb3z)" - the adapter is now ready to operate. sensor-speci?c settings to set the biss master for the sensor(s) connected to it, select con?g slaves and manually con?gure the biss parameters (data lengths, crc polynomials, etc.) according to the sensors data sheet. if there is a biss device description ?le from the sensor manufacturer in the working directory (ic-haus example: "idbiss6943.xml"), you can use auto con?g . you will receive a message such as biss -identi?er "slave 1: manufacturer ic-haus gmbh, device ic-nqx2; resolution=1024, 0 bits period counter as sensor data!". con?guration ?les transmission parameter settings can be stored to a *.cfg ?le for later use with the "biss_xx" software. "save biss-master-con?g" writes an biss master chip con?guration description into a *.txt ?le (e. g. setup of ic-mb3). main causes for errors: ? using more than one software. ! please make sure that only one software is accessing the biss mb3u adapter at the same time. ? insuf?cient power supply for all sensors attached. ! the adapter will not respond if there is an overload due to the sensor(s) connected. please use the wall power supply. ? invalid transmission parameter settings. ! please check the sensor speci?c biss slave parameters, such as crc polynomial etc. description of menu section button description load con?g-file loads biss transmission parameter settings from ?le save con?g-file writes biss transmission parameter settings to ?le save biss-master-con?g writes an interface con?guration description to ?le exit quit software no hardware switch to no hardware to terminate pc to adapter communication intel-mode (mb3d-p) for use with biss pc-lpt evaluation board (mb3d) motorola-mode (mb3d-p) for use with biss pc-lpt evaluation board (mb3d) spi-mode (mb3d-s / mb3a) for use with biss pc-lpt adapter mb3a, eval board mb3d-s usb-spi-mode (mb3u) for use with biss pc-usb adapter mb3u con?g biss biss bus communication settings con?g slaves biss transmission parameter settings show sensor data window enables separate window to display sensor data figure 5: upper section
mb3u, MB3U-I2C biss to pc-usb adapter rev b2, page 6/ 7 button description initialize initializes biss bus after con?gurations are made read output reads in sensor data write file saves sensor data to ?le figure 6: middle section (one tab each per slave) button description read reg loads register con?guration from sensors to software gui (hex) write reg transfers the displayed register con?guration to sensors (hex) load file loads register con?guration from a ?le (hex) save file saves register con?guration to a ?le (hex) figure 7: lower section (valid for all slaves) button description read reg see middle section write reg see middle section load file see middle section save file see middle section senssel mask for slave selection. for broadcast please select none reset senssel clears all senssel checkboxes code biss command selection send biss command sends the chosen command to the selected slaves
mb3u, MB3U-I2C biss to pc-usb adapter rev b2, page 7/ 7 revision history rev notes pages affected a4 previous release a5 update of mb3u technical data, MB3U-I2C, software description all a6 update of MB3U-I2C optional spi interface functionality all b1 ic-mb3 icsy mb3u-ps230 and ic-mb3 icsy MB3U-I2C-ps230 added 1 scope of delivery: wall power supply removed 1 b2 biss plug pin con?guration table format updated 2 i2c plug pin con?guration for i2c header updated 2 i2c plug pin con?guration for spi header updated 2 100 ma for +5 v and +12 v available starting from 2008 added 2 ic-haus expressly reserves the right to change its products and/or speci?cations. an infoletter gives details as to any amendments and additions made to the relevant current speci?cations on our internet website www.ichaus.de/infoletter ; this letter is generated automatically and shall be sent to registered users by email. copying C even as an excerpt C is only permitted with ic-haus approval in writing and precise reference to source. ic-haus does not warrant the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the speci?cation on this site and does not assume liability for any errors or omissions in the materials. the data speci?ed is intended solely for the purpose of product description. no representations or warranties, either express or implied, of merchantability, ?tness for a particular purpose or of any other nature are made hereunder with respect to information/speci?cation or the products to which information refers and no guarantee with respect to compliance to the intended use is given. in particular, this also applies to the stated possible applications or areas of applications of the product. ic-haus conveys no patent, copyright, mask work right or other trade mark right to this product. ic-haus assumes no liability for any patent and/or other trade mark rights of a third party resulting from processing or handling of the product and/or any other use of the product. as a general rule our developments, ips, principle circuitry and range of integrated circuits are suitable and speci?cally designed for appropriate use in technical applications, such as in devices, systems and any kind of technical equipment, in so far as they do not infringe existing patent rights. in principle the range of use is limitless in a technical sense and refers to the products listed in the inventory of goods compiled for the 2008 and following export trade statistics issued annually by the bureau of statistics in wiesbaden, for example, or to any product in the product catalogue published for the 2007 and following exhibitions in hanover (hannover-messe). we understand suitable application of our published designs to be state-of-the-art technology which can no longer be classed as inventive under the stipulations of patent law. our explicit application notes are to be treated only as mere examples of the many possible and extremely advantageous uses our products can be put to.
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