HARDWARE
ADWin Based DYNTTS/EMDCSS/HCA
Hardware Troubleshooting Guide
The purpose of this helpsheet is to help to diagnose hardware problems with ADWin based dynamic systems - DYNTTS, EMDCSS, HCA
ADWin DCS Control Box
There are two versions of the ADWin based control box, one based on the ADWin-Light16 processor and one based on the ADWin Gold processor.
Voltage Check:
Pin | Colour | Voltage |
|---|---|---|
6 | Blue | -15V |
5 | Black | 0V |
4 | Black | 0V |
3 | Red | +5V |
1 | Violet | +15V |
Colour | Voltage |
|---|---|
Blue | -15V |
Black/braid | 0V |
Violet | +15V |
DCS - 8 channel using ADwin-Light processor
Check that all connectors are firmly plugged in.
ADV-DCS - 8 or 16 channel using ADWin Gold processor
Common HARDWARE Diagnosis MINIDYN/EMDCSS/MAXIDYN/HCA
Voltage check:
Digital Input/Outputs
The simplest place to start diagnosing the base functionality of a GDS ADWin based Dynamic System is to use the ADWin Test v1.2 software, which is a piece of GDS debugging software, in conjunction with a good quality Multimeter to measure the Control voltages and the Digital Input and Output signal voltages.
GDS ADWin Test v1.2 allow debuggging of all of the data acquisition channel values, encoder values, VCS control Signals, Digital Outputs and Digital Inputs.
Open GDS_ADwin_Test.exe and select the relevant Tab for your Dynamic System (MINIDYN / EMDCSS / MAXIDYN/HCA).
MINIDYN
EMDCSS
MAXIDYN/HCA
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