Review02032010 improvements
This page shows the replies to the Review02032010 and the improvements made.
Detailed comments on schematics
Sheet 1: High Pin Count Connector
- LA00_CC_P should be called LA00_P_CC (same for N). Change also
where this signal is used.
- Names haven't been corrected, because of the way how Altium Designer recognizes differential pairs. Positive line's name needs to be P-ended and negative one needs to be N-ended. CC-ended line's names do not follow this Altium's rule. It is decided to use for ex. LA00_CC_P instead to LA00_P_CC (and this idea do not follow the VITA 57 standard).
- VIO_B_M2C is not used: remove signal.
- Done.
- Remove all signals that are not used in the design to prevent
confusion.
- Done.
- Mark the meaning of B1-B4 and FIG1-FIG6.
- Done.
- Mark LA23_N/P to be a differential pair.
- Done.
- Check if LA06_P/N are correct (pair, both signals used?).
- Done. They aren't treated as a pair, but both of them are used.
Sheet 2: Input stage
- Sheets 3, 4 and 5 should be the same. This has not been verified.
Make sure all modifications are done on all channels.
- Done.
- Consider inserting an inductor at the negative input to make it
symmetrical to the positive input (verify AA's mail about this).
- It is not necessary. The signal filtering at the input only is enough. Adding another filter is just like a filtering in the feedback loop. May cause instability of the differential amplifier.
- Add a note on the input ranges, voltage ranges at critical points in
the schematic. This should also make clear that it's an input range
of 10V (Vpp) with a programmable offset between -5V and +5V.
Possibly give examples of usage to clarify.
- In progress.
- If 50 Ohm setting: +/-7.5V maximum.
- Information added to the schematic.
- Add names SW1-SW7 in schematic (refer to sheet 11).
- Done.
Sheet 6: Linear Technologies' ADC
- Add a note about the different frequencies of DCO, FR, ENC.
- Done.
- Add 2 resistors to select the sensitivity of the ADC (SENSE): 100
Ohm to Vdd, 100 K placeholder to Gnd (normally not mount).
- Done.
- symbol misses overline on CS.
- Done. "Menu" -> "Tools" -> "Schematic Preferences" -> "Graphical Editing" -> "Single '\' Negation" has to be marked.
Sheet 7: DACs and Vref source
- Add comments on ranges of signals.
- Add 100nF on +12V_filtered of ADR445 (IC2).
- Done.
- Add 100nF on supply of ADA4004 (IC5 DAC buffers).
- Done.
- Check if the ADC can give out a status on the SDO pins. If so,
connect it to the FMC connector.
- Done. Pin connected to previously unused line.
- Use the B version of the reference voltage generator ADR445ARMZ.
These have a better temperature stability (verify and verify price
difference).
- In progress.
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EP (external pad) of the OPAMP should be connected to the negative
supply voltage instead of the Gnd. Check with datasheet.
- Done.
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The DACs are supplied with +6V while this is the absolute maximum
voltage. Check if they should be supplied with a lower voltage and
how it should be generated.
- Problem solved by adding silicon diode between +6V supply line and VDD power pin of the DAC.
Sheet 8: I2C memory and LED indicator
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Redo the trigger input stage so that it can withstand a +/-10V
input signal as users can by mistake connect an input signal to this
connector.
- Done. Now constant voltage of /-7.5V, and short overload of at least/-10V will not cause amplifier damage.
- R117 56 Ohm trigger input termination resistor: use a 0.5 Watt type.
- Done.
- Verify dissipation capability of R116.
- Done.
- Change LEDs into green types.
- Done. BOM changing in progress.
- Add texts to LEDs: Trig'd, OK.
- Done. BOM changing in progress.
- Add thermometer IC. This can ultimately be used to add a temperature
compensation. The same chip should also provide a unique serial ID.
- Done. BOM changing in progress.
- Verify if the memory is large enough to store all calibration
parameters.
- Done. If the calibration procedure needs saving scale factors
- Put the value of R118/R119 next to component.
- Done.
- Document input levels and trigger level.
- Done.
Sheet 9: Power supplies
- Add 10pF C to SET input of LT3080.
- Done.
- Replace 60K4 SET resistor by 600K to have correct 6V output.
- Done.
- Replace C46 1uF by at least 2.2uF.
- Done.
- Symbols shutdown pins of IC9 and IC10 are not marked with active low
marker.
- Done. Problem with line markers over the pin description explained above.
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IC8 LT3080, pin EP should be connected to Vout and not to Gnd.
Check datasheet.
- Done.
- C48 (220pF on LT1931 output) should have a different value to match
phase lead zero. Check datasheet.
- Done.
Sheet 10: ADC clock generator
- Replace symbol by Si570 and re-verify with someone else.
- Done.
- Add note on the I2C address.
- Done.
Other comments
- Make a Bill-of-Material and verify if the number of different
components can be reduced.
- In progress.
- Calculate the total component costs.
- In progress.
- Print out the netlist and verify it by hand to make absolutely sure
that all signals are connected with the right number of pins.
- To be done.
- Add the datasheets of all used components in EDMS (Ordering info).
- In progress.
- Make sure that the capacitors are of the X7R type.
- Done. This requirement is only for 100nF (or similar) capacitors. Capacitors with bigger capacitance are made of different ceramics with worse stability. But stability is not necessary for power supply lines filtering
Additions to the manual
- Add a note about the crosstalk: do not put an input with a /-5V
range next to one with a/-50mV range.
- Description upgrade in progress.
- Specify input ranges, maximum voltage with 50 Ohm setting, etc (see
comments for Sheet 2).
- Done for schematic. Spec will be upgraded.
PCB layout (preliminary review)
- Move IC8 12V to 6V drop-down converter to the other side of the FMC connector. This way it can be cooled by the stand-off pin (it dissipates 0.9 Watt).
- Consider placing the filter inductors alternatively on the top and bottom side to reduce coupling.
- Pay attention to ENC inputs of ADC: coupling capacitors should be very close to have no stubs.
- It seems that the LEDs and the connectors are too much advanced and will touch the front-panel.
- Use solid ground planes.
- Seriously consider to use power planes instead of using tracks.
- Verify the switching supply layout.
- Maciej Fimiarz - 4 March 201_0_``+
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