MAX31910/11 Evaluation Kit

Evaluates: MAX31910 and MAX31911

General Description Features

The MAX31910/11 evaluation kit (EV kit) provides S Easy Evaluation of the MAX31910 and MAX31911
the hardware and software (graphical user interface) S Fully Assembled and Tested
necessary to evaluate the MAX31910 and MAX31911
industrial octal digital input translators/serializers. The EV S USB HID Interface
kit includes a MAX31910AUI+ or MAX31911AUI+ installed S Digital Isolator
as well as a digital isolator and USB-to-SPI interface. S Windows XP® OS- and Windows® 7
The USB to SPI Dongle is a separate PCB that can be OS-Compatible Software
used to interact with the EV kit software. This dongle is S RoHS Compliant
optional and is not necessary for the proper operation of
the MAX31910/11 if the user supplies the SPI interface.
MAX31910/11 EV Kit Files
This EV kit is intended for functional and parametric
evaluation of the IC only; it is not intended for EMC FILE DESCRIPTION
testing.
Application
MAX31910_11EVKitSoftwareInstall.EXE
program
EV Kit Contents
Note: The .EXE file is downloaded as a .ZIP file.
S Assembled Circuit Board including
MAX31910AUI+ or MAX31911AUI+
S USB to SPI Dongle
S Mini-USB Cable

MAX31910/11 EV Kit

Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet.

Windows and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

For pricing, delivery, and ordering information, please contact Maxim Direct
at 1-888-629-4642, or visit Maxim’s website at www.maximintegrated.com. 19-6443; Rev 0; 9/12
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Quick Start 7) Once the device driver installation is complete,

visit www.maximintegrated.com/evkitsoftware to
Note: In the following sections, software-related items download the latest version of the EV kit software,
are identified by bolding. Text in bold refers to items MAX31910_11EVKitSoftwareInstall.ZIP. Save the
directly from the install or EV kit software. Text in bold EV kit software to a temporary folder.
and underlined refers to items from the Windows operat- 8) Open the .ZIP file and double-click the .EXE file to
ing system. run the installer. A message box stating The pub-
Required Equipment lisher could not be verified. Are you sure you
• PC with Windows XP or Windows 7 OS want to run this software? may appear. If so, click
Yes.
• USB port
9) The installer GUI will appear. Click Next and then
• Mini-USB cable (included) Install. Once complete, click Close.
• EV kit hardware (included) 10) Go to Start >> All Programs. Look for the
• USB to SPI Dongle (included) MAX31910_11EVKitSoftware folder and click on
• Screw driver MAX31910_11EVKitSoftware.EXE inside the folder.
• Wire 11) When the GUI appears, the text above the status
box should indicate that the EV kit hardware is con-
• Power supply
nected. The COM LED (D51) will change to green.
Procedure 12) Connect field inputs to J5 or install jumpers on FIN1-
The MAX31910/11 EV kit is fully assembled and tested. FIN8 and click Single Read.
Follow the steps below to verify board operation.
1) Connect the USB to SPI Dongle (J52) to the EV kit Detailed Description of Software
connector J3.
2) Install jumpers on RIREF (J2) and SIN-GND (J6).
3) Set the EV kit hardware on a non-conductive sur-
face that will ensure that nothing on the PCB will get
shorted to the workspace.
4) Use the wires to connect J1 (VCC and GND) to a
power supply and tighten the screws on the wire.
5) Prior to starting the GUI, connect the EV kit hard-
ware to a PC using the supplied mini-USB cable, or
equivalent. The POWER LED (D50) should be green
and the COM LED (D51) should be red and slowly
flash orange.
6) Windows should automatically begin installing the
necessary device driver. The USB interface of the
EV kit hardware is configured as a HID device and
therefore does not require a unique/custom device
driver. Once the driver installation is complete, a
Windows message will appear near the System Icon
menu indicating that the hardware is ready to use.
Do not attempt to run the GUI prior to this message.
If you do, then you will have to close the application
and restart it once the driver installation is complete.
On some versions of Windows, Administrator privi-
leges may be required to install the USB device.

Figure 1. MAX31910/11 EV Kit GUI

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Hardware Configuration
In this section the user must provide hardware configura-
tion information about the EV kit. Select the 8 Bits radio
button in the Number of Bits section if MODESEL does
not have a jumper on J6. Select the 16 Bits radio but-
ton if MODESEL is connected to GND on J6. If there are
more MAX31910/11 daisy chained to the EV kit, select
the number of devices with the Number of MAX31910/11
combo box.
Reads
To read the input channels of the devices, select Single
Read. This will calculate the number of bits to read
based on the Hardware Configuration settings and then
display the read data in the table. Continuous Reads
will read the input channels every 300ms and display the
data in the table. Once the Continuous Reads starts,
the button text will change to Stop for the user to stop
the reads.
Data
The Data table displays the 8 or 16 bits read from each
device connected to the EV kit. The first row of data is
the first 8 or 16 bits read from the device connected to
the microcontroller. The second row is the data read
from the device connected to the SIN of the first device
(see Figure 2). The MAX31910/11 column displays the
device name. The device name can be changed by
clicking on the name twice. The HEX column displays the
data in hexadecimal format for each device. The Input
Channels, CRC, UV Alarm, and OT Alarm columns
display the data in binary format.

TO MICROCONTROLLER SOUT
MAX31910
MAX31911

SIN

SOUT

MAX31910
MAX31911

SIN

SOUT

MAX31910
MAX31911

SIN

Figure 2. MAX31910/11 Data Table

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Table 1. Hardware Configurations

HARDWARE ACTION
Connect Field Inputs
Adjust Current Limit
Daisy Chain MAX31910/11
Remove Isolation
Connect User-Supplied SPI
Interface
COMPONENTS DESCRIPTION
J5 Remove pull up jumpers FIN1-FIN8 and connect field inputs to J5.
Remove jumper on J2 and connect external resistor to the RIREF pin on
J2
J2. Connect other end of resistor to GND.
Remove SIN jumper on J6 and connect external MAX31910/11 SOUT to
SIN (J6)
SIN on J6.
R58 – R61 On the USB to SPI Dongle populate 0I resistors on R58 – R61.
Remove USB to SPI Dongle from J3 and connect user SPI interface
J3 to J3 pins. Note: This will also remove the digital isolator. See User-
Supplied SPI interface for more details.

Table 2. Description of Jumpers Detailed Description of Hardware

JUMPER DESCRIPTION
User-Supplied SPI interface
J2 RIREF: Connects R1 to RIREF pin
The USB to SPI Dongle is an optional PCB that is only
DB0: Pulls DB0 down to GND needed to interact with the MAX31910/11 software. The
DB1: Pulls DB1 down to GND user has the option to supply an external SPI interface
J6*
MODESEL: Pulls MODESEL down to GND. to communicate with the MAX31910/11. To connect a
SIN: Pulls SIN down to GND user-supplied SPI interface, remove the dongle from J3
FIN1–FIN8 Field Inputs: Connects field input FINX to VIN and connect an external SPI interface to the pins on J3.
*These inputs have internal pullups. Removing the dongle also removes the isolator, so the
user may also want to provide an external digital isolator.

Table 3. Description of LEDs

LED COLOR DESCRIPTION
D1-D8 Red Field Input LED Driver: Field input is logic high. Used for future devices
Fault: MAX31910/11 has detected a fault. The field supply is too low or the IC temperature
D10 Red
is too high.
Red USB Power Fault: a fault occurred due to over voltage limit, current limit, or thermal limit
D50(POWER)
Green USB Power: USB power supply is on
Communication: After the software has initialized the hardware the LED will flash red
Red
D51(COM) when a command from the PC is received.
Green Initialized: Hardware has been initialized by software.

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Troubleshooting
All effort was made to ensure that each kit works on the first try, right out of the box. On the rare occasion that a problem
is suspected, refer to the below table to help troubleshoot the issue.

SYMPTOM CHECK SOLUTION

If yes, then the electronic fuse, U50, is in a fault state. Inspect for
Is the LED labeled D50 red? electrical shorts on the PCB and make sure that the PCB is not
sitting on a conductive surface.

If not, then exit the GUI and try running it again. If D51 still does
GUI says hardware
Does the LED labeled D51 turn not turn green, then exit the GUI and try connecting the USB cable
not found.
green when the GUI is running? to a different USB port on the PC and wait for a Windows message
that states the hardware is ready to use. Run the GUI again.
If not, then the PCB may not be getting power from USB. Try a
Are any of the LEDs illuminated?
different USB cable or a different USB port
CRC returns all 0s Place a jumper on J6 (MODESEL) for the MAX31910/11 to be in
J6 (MODESEL)
or all 1s. 16-bit mode.

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 U1 GND
DB0 1 28 Connects to USB to SPIboard
DB0 VSS

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RIREF DB1 2 27 SIN 1
DB1 SIN 1
J2 IN1 3 26 MODESEL SIN 2
IIN11
IN MODSEL 2
RT1 4 25 CLK FAULTB 3

1
2
RT1 CLK 3
IN2 5 24 CSB GND SOUT 4
IIN22
IN CSB 4
RT2 6 23 SOUT CSB 5
RT2 SOUT 5
IN3 7 22 IN8 CLK 6
R1 IIN33
IN IIN88
IN 6
RT3 8 21 RT8 5V0 7
15k 1/8w RT3 RT8 R11 7
IN4 9 20 IN7 8
IIN44
IN IIN77
IN 3.3k 8
RT4 10 19 RT7
RT4 RT7
IN5 11 18 IN6 J3
IIN55
IN IIN66
IN D10
Field Power P/N: MMB02070C1500FB200 GND RT5 12 17 RT6
RT5 RT6 LED
24V IN 150 1/3w MEL
F RIREF 13 16 FAULTB
J1 R2 RIREF FAULTB
VCC24V 14 15 5V0
1 VCC24V 5VOUT
2 C1 C2
MAX31910/11
D9 C12 C11 0.1uF 4.7uF
GND 36V ZEN 0.1uF 10uF 100V
2 Screw Terminal Block P/N: 1SMB36AT3G P/N: C5750X7S2A106M

GND GND GND GND

Figure 3. MAX31910/11 EV Kit Schematic (Sheet 1 of 2)

LED Bypass 24V IN 24V IN
J15 J19
Input
p Filter Bank Input Indicator Bank 1
1 1 1
FIN8 2 FIN1 FIN5
2 2 2
FIN7 3
D1 3 CON2 CON2
J7 FIN6 4
R3 4
FIN1
FIN
I 1 IIN11
IN RT1 RT1 FIN5 5
5
2.2k 1/4w
1/4 MEL
L
F FIN4 6
C3 LED-DNP SOLDER_BRIDGE2 6
P/N: MMA02040C2201F
FB300 FIN3 7
DNP
1nF 60V --DNP 7
FIN2 8
D2 8
J8 FIN1 9
R4 9 J16 J20
FIN
I 2
FIN2 IIN22
IN RT2 RT2 10
10 1 1
2.2k 1/4w MEL
F FIN2 FIN6
C4 LED-DNP SOLDER_BRIDGE2 2 2
P/N: MMA02040C2201FB300 J5
DNP
1nF 60V --DNP CON2 CON2
GND
D3
R5 J9
FIN
I 3
FIN3 IIN33
IN RT3 RT3
2.2k 1/4w MEL
F
P/N: MMA02040C2201FB300 C5 LED-DNP SOLDER_BRIDGE2
DNP
1nF 60V --DNP J6
D4 J17 J21
J10 SIN 1 2
R6 1 1
FIN
I 4
FIN4 IIN44
IN RT4 RT4 MODESEL 3 4 FIN3 FIN7
2 2
2.2k 1/4w MEL
F DB1 5 6
C6 LED-DNP SOLDER_BRIDGE2 CON2 CON2
P/N: MMA02040C2201FB300 DB0 7 8
DNP
1nF 60V --DNP
D5
R7 J11
FIN
I 5
FIN5 IIN55
IN RT5 RT5
2.2k 1/4w MEL
F GND
P/N: MMA02040C2201FB300 C7 LED-DNP SOLDER_BRIDGE2
DNP
1nF 60V --DNP J18 J22
D6 1 1
J12 FIN4 FIN8
R8 2 2
FIN
I 6
FIN6 IIN66
IN RT6 RT6
CON2 CON2
2.2k 1/4w MEL
F
P/N: MMA02040C2201FB300 C8 LED-DNP SOLDER_BRIDGE2
1nF 60V --DNP
DNP GND TP1
D7 J13
RT7
FIN
I 7
FIN7 R9 IIN77
IN RT7
2.2k 1/4w MEL
F SOLDER_BRIDGE2
P/N: MMA02040C2201FB300 C9 LED-DNP
DNP
1nF 60V --DNP
D8 J14
RT8
FIN
I 8
FIN8 R10 IIN88
IN RT8 GND
2.2k 1/4w MEL
F SOLDER_BRIDGE2
P/N: MMA02040C2201FB300 C10 LED-DNP
DNP
1nF 60V --DNP

GND GND
GND Layout solder bridges under L
EDS
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D50A 3900_5V U52 IN01_5V
R50
U50 3900_5V VCCA VCCB
560 Red 6 1 GNDA GNDB
J50 FLAG OUT 3900_SCK IN01_SCK
1 VBUS 5 2 INA OUTA
Vbus I
IN GND D50B 3900_CS IN01_CSB
2 R51 0 D- 4 3 C51 INB OUTB
D- ON SETI 3900_MISO IN01_MISO
3 R52 0 D+ 10uF OUTC INC

Green
D+ 3900_FAULTB IN01_FAULTB
4 MAX4995A OUTD IND
I.D.
5 C50 R62 VCCA VCCB
GND R63
560 GNDA GNDB
USB_5PIN 100K
10uF
DNP - TI ISO7242M/C 0.1uF 50V
C57 C58
0.1uF
3900_GND 3900_GND 3900_GND

IN01_5V 1
1
Only one isolator will be populated 2
2
IN01_SCK3
3900_GND IN01_GND 3
Layout MAX14850 footprint inside ISO7242 IN01_CSB4
4
footprint IN01_MISO
5
5
IN01_FAULTB 6
3900_5V U53 IN01_5V 6

Figure 4. MAX31910/11 EV Kit Schematic (Sheet 2 of 2)

7
7
VCCA VCCB 8
3900_SCK IN01_SCK 8
3900_5V INA1 OUTB1
3900_CS IN01_CSB
INA2 OUTB2 J52
3900_MISO IN01_MISO
OUTA1 INB1
3900_FAULTB IN01_FAULTB IN01_GND
OUTA2 INB2
R54 R55 R56 I/OA1 I/OB1 Connects to MAX31910/11 hardware
R53 330 330 2.2k I/OA2 I/OB2
D51A
D51B GNDA GNDB
4.7k D52

Red
MAX14850

Green
3900_GND IN01_GND
COM
U51
J51 VPP 1 28
MCLR P8,1W_PU
2 HB 2 27 3900_FAULTB R59 IN01_FAULTB
P3,HB P7,1W_DQ
1 COM 3 26 DNP
COM_LED,BOOT P5
DNP 4 25
P1 USB_DET R60
5 24 IN01_SCK
P2 VPO
DNP 6 23 DNP
RCV VMO
IN01_CSB R58 3900_CS 7 22 3900_SCK
3900_GND P6, CS P10,SCK,SCL R61
8 21 3900_MISO IN01_MISO 3900_5V
GND P11,SDI,SDA
R57 0 OSC1 9 20 DNP
OSC1 VDD
10 19
OSC2 GND
X50 3900_5V 11 18 C55 C56
P4 P9,SDO
1 4 12 17
IINH
IN H VCC UOE ENUM
13 16 D+ 1uF 0.1uF
PS_VAR D+,VP
2 3 VUSB 14 15 D-
GND OUT VUSB D-,VM
C53 C54 PICfor DS3900
3900_GND
22pF 220nF

USB to SPI Interface

3900_GND 3900_GND
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Figure 5. MAX31910/11 EV Kit PCB Layout—Top

Figure 6. MAX31910/11 EV Kit PCB Layout—Internal Layer 1

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Figure 7. MAX31910/11 EV Kit PCB Layout—Internal Layer 2

Figure 8. MAX31910/11 EV Kit PCB Layout—Bottom

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Component List: MAX31910/11 EV Kit

DESIGNATION QTY DESCRIPTION DESIGNATION QTY DESCRIPTION
0.1FF X7R ceramic capacitors 3.3kI Q5% resistor (0805)
R11 1
C1, C12 2 (0805) Bourns CR0805-FX-3301ELF
TDK CGJ4J2X7R1H104K 2-position screw terminal,
4.7FF X7R ceramic capacitor J1 1 3.5mm pitch
C2 1 (0805) Phoenix Contact 1984617
TDK CGA4J1X7R1E475K 1x2 header, 2.54mm pitch
J2, J15-J22 9
1nF, 60V ceramic capacitors Molex 22-28-4020
C3–C10 8 (0805), 1x7 right-angle header, 2.54mm
do not populate J3 1 pitch
10FF, 100V X7S ceramic Molex 22-28-8070
C11 1 capacitor (2220) 10-position screw terminal,
TDK C5750X7S2A106M J5 1 2.5mm pitch
D1–D8 8 LEDs (0805), do not populate TE Connectivity 1-282834-0
36V, 600W zener diode 2x4 header, 2.54mm pitch
J6 1
D9 1 ON Semiconductor TE Connectivity 5-146256-4
1SMB36AT3G J7–J14 8 Solder bridge
Red LED (0805) TP1 1 Black test point
D10 1
Kingbright APT2012EC Industrial interface serializer (28
15kI Q1% resistor 1/8W (0805) TSSOP-EP)
R1 1 U1 1
Bourns CR0805-FX-1502ELF Maxim MAX31910AUI+ or
MAX31911AUI+
150I Q5% resistor 1/3W MELF
R2 1 (0207)
Vishay MMB02070C1500FB200
2.2kI Q1% resistor 1/4W MELF
R3–R10 8 (0204)
Vishay MMA02040C2201FB300

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Component List: USB to SPI Dongle

DESIGNATION QTY DESCRIPTION DESIGNATION QTY DESCRIPTION
10FF X7R ceramic capacitors 2.2kI Q1% resistor (0805)
R56 1
C50, C51 2 (0805) Bourns CR0805-FX-2201ELF
KEMET C0805C106K8RACTU Resistors (0805), do not
R58–R61 4
22pF X7R ceramic capacitor populate
C53 1 (0805) 100kI Q1% resistor (0805)
R63 1
KEMET C0805C220KBRACTU Bourns CR0805-FX-1003ELF
220nF X7R ceramic capacitor 5-pin female Mini-USB
J50 1
C54 1 (0805) Molex 54819-0519
TDK CGJ4J2X7R1H224K J51 1 Do not populate
1FF X7R ceramic capacitor 1x7 right-angle socket, 2.54mm
C55 1 (0805) J52 1 pitch
TDK C2012X7R1H105K PPPC071LGBN-RC

0.1FF X7R ceramic capacitors 50mA to 600mA current-limit

C56, C57, C58 3 (0805) U50 1 switch (SOT23-6)
TDK CGJ4J2X7R1H104K Maxim MAX4995AAUT+

Dual LEDs, red/green Microcontroller (28 SO)

U51 1
D50, D51 2 Kingbright APHB Microchip PIC18LF2550-I/SO
M2012SURKCGKC
4-channel digital isolator (16 SO,
Schottky diode 300 mils)
U52 1
D52 1 ROHM Semiconductor RB060M- TI ISO7242M/C
30TR Do not populate

560I Q1% resistors (0805) 6-channel digital isolator (16 SO,

R50, R62 2
Bourns CR0805-FX-5600ELF U53 1 150 mils)
0I Q5% resistors (0805) Maxim MAX14850ASE+
R51, R52, R57 3
Bourns CR0805-J/-000ELF 48MHz, 5V oscillator (SMD)
X50 1
4.7kI Q1% resistor (0805) TXC 7W-48.000MAB-T
R53 1
Bourns CR0805-FX-4701ELF
330I Q1% resistors (0805)
R54, R55 2
Bourns CR0805-FX-3300ELF

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Ordering Information
PART TYPE
MAX31910EVKIT# EV Kit
MAX31911EVKIT# EV Kit
#Denotes a RoHS-compliant device that may include lead that
is exempt under the RoHS requirements.

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Revision History
REVISION REVISION PAGES
DESCRIPTION
NUMBER DATE CHANGED
0 9/12 Initial release —

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