The evaluation board is not a necessity for project development, but it is the best replacement before the application circuit is completed. It is a circuit board that can be used for software testing and hardware debugging. The ATLS218EV1.0 evaluation board developed by Analog Technologies, Inc. is designed to accurately evaluate the ATLSxA218D series laser drivers. The ATLSxA218D series laser drivers are highly efficient and constant current ones for driving one or more laser diode arrays.
Laser Driver Evaluation Board ATLS218EV1.0
ATLSxA218D Laser driver
The connection between the evaluation board and the laser driver load
The ATLSxA218D series laser driver is placed in the middle of the ATLS218EV1.0 evaluation board. There is an LED in the upper position, which is the Loop Good indicator. This indicator lights up when the ATLSxA218D series laser driver is working well.
There are some pads around the ATLS218EV1.0 evaluation board for connecting external devices and instruments. They can be connected with alligator clips or directly with wires. Some interfaces also have banana plugs and terminal strips. There are two holes on each pad. The smaller holes are used to secure the multimeter's test leads. The larger holes are used to secure the oscilloscope's probes.
The ATLS218EV1.0 evaluation board has a separate datasheet that can be read with the datasheet of the ATLSxA218D series laser drivers. The common functions and mainstream applications of the ATLSxA218D series laser drivers can be implemented by the hardware on the ATLS218EV1.0 evaluation board. Therefore, testing the performance of the laser driver with the ATLS218EV1.0 evaluation board can help the project development, and can also connect the virtual laser load to replace the expensive one. This helps reduce risk and losses during the experiment.
In summary, the ATLS218EV1.0 evaluation board is not a necessity for the ATLSxA218D series laser drivers, but it is the best combination in the project development process.
If you want to know more about ATLS218EV1.0 evaluation board, please refer to the product page:
http://www.analogtechnologies.com/evaluation_board_of_218_series_laser_drivers.html
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http://www.analogtechnologies.com/high_voltage_15a218_laser_driver.html
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