Gauge conditioner

Getting Started

Download the software

Configure the Gauge conditioner

Take an actuator with a carrier board.

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Start the PGA308EVM Software

Go to PGA308 Controls and Load RAM with cotents of file, choose the file …

Tick the Run out of RAM and then Write to RAM

Click now on Read, Look at the value above the button, and it should be around 1.65V, to correct it, change the Coarse offset first and then the Fine Offset. After every change, write and read the configuration again.

Once it is done, go to the Graph tab and click on Start Graph and apply a torsin on the motor clutch, you should see the value on the graph evolve, now click on Stop Graph.

Go to the Registers in OTP tab, click on Program OTP and POR in One Step then click on OK.

To check if everything works fine, unplug and plug back the JST connector on the actuator. Read the RAM, go to Graph again and see if the value change like before.

The gauges conditioner is now configured.