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Interfacing MCP4921 with PIC18F4620 through optocoupler

 
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Interfacing MCP4921 with PIC18F4620 through optocoupler
PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 12:24 am     Reply with quote

Hi,

Greetings of the day!!!

I am using driver files of MCP4921 to interface with PIC18F4620.
Compiler version is 4.119.

Everything working fine when I directly interface MCP4921 with PIC18F4620.
But when I insert KP1010 optocoupler in between DAC and microcontroller it is not working. I have tried same with 6N139 optocoupler. But in both cases it fails.

Please find attached schematic for reference.

Please advice.

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Paddy
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yrcfxx5tve6pr6d/MCP4921.bmp?dl=0
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 2:37 am     Reply with quote

Have you looked at waveforms on both side of the optos with a 'scope?

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 2:47 am     Reply with quote

Hi Mike,

I do not have oscilloscope to check the waveforms. Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 6:12 am     Reply with quote

What speed is the SPI bus ?
Optocouplers generally are 'slow speed' devices, so you'll need to read the datasheets, and decide if the one you choose has the proper rise time,fall time, overall speed needed for your application.
You just can't 'grab one off the shelf' and expect it to work !
Ok, you can do that for 'line follower robots' but NOT for any high speed application.

You will need a 'scope' to SEE the waveforms and probably have to 'adjust' the resistors as well.

Jay
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 6:54 am     Reply with quote

The KP1010, is only rated to 80KHz max. It'll not even be getting there though, the 10K output resistors will limit the rise time significantly. Something like 1K needed to get full speed.
Use something like a 6N137, with 470R resistors on the output, to get reasonable speed operation.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 11:59 pm     Reply with quote

Hi all,

Thanks for your suggestions. I will check out the options which you have suggested.

Thanks,
Paddy
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 3:31 am     Reply with quote

First question:-

How fast do you HAVE to update the DAC?

Everything else depends on the answer.

Mike
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:35 am     Reply with quote

2nd question

WHY the optocouplers ?

I have to assume that the power supply may be common, SPI is a SHORT distance buss, and everything is on the same PCB ?

It'll take a LOT of R&D time and effort to get even 1 MHz SPI buss speed from an optocoupler configuration.


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PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:30 am     Reply with quote

if you really need to use isolation - and you want high data rates
consider GMR type isolaters.

i used the following for a very reliable 4 mhz clock/data isolation circuit for
a veterinary life-sciences portable product and was quite happy.

it is under $4 ea in quantity.

note: it only has 2.5 kv or so isolation but the speed can't be beat.

http://www.nve.com/Downloads/il710.pdf
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 7:43 am     Reply with quote

I have used SPI driving a different DAC, for opto-coupled 4-20mA analog outputs. I used the 6N137, and ran the SPI at 1MHz.
This is why I suggested the 6N137, since it worked well for me. Smile
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