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Datasheet Evaluation Kit EK-P3

For SDP600 series differential pressure Sensors

 Evaluation Kit

 Applicable to SDP5xx/6xx/7xx sensors

 Viewer Software for download

 Easy connection via USB Interface

Set Up of EK-P3

Figure 1 Schematic of Evaluation Kit EK-P3. USB Dongle with

I2C to USB converter. SDP6xx sensor is connected via plug to

this USB dongle. Viewer software must be downloaded from the

Sensirion web page.

Material Contents

1 EK-P3 USB Stick: Contains USB to I2C translator

capabilities.

1 Sensor cable of 20 cm length with plug for

connecting sensors with USB dongle.

1 SDP610 sensor: Digital Sensor with I2C output.

Please refer to datasheet for the SDP600 series for

more details:

http://www.sensirion.com/en/pdf/product_information/Data

sheet_SDP600series_differential_pressure_sensor.pdf

Installation Guide

Step 1: Connect USB-stick to PC and install viewer

software. Viewer Software must be downloaded from the

Sensirion web page at:

http://www.sensirion.com/en/Installationsprogramme/USB-

Sensor-Viewer_Setup.msi.

Step 2: Connect the sensor via the adapter cable to the

USB-stick (see figure 2).

Figure 2 Pin assignment of SDP6xx on PCB top view from left

to right. Connect cable such that yellow cable is connected to

data, black (GND), red (Vdd) and green (clock).

WARNING: Reverse polarity connection might damage sensor

permanently.

Step 3: Start software. Please note that the USB stick,

sensor cable and sensor must be connected to the

computer before starting the software. Please choose

SDP6xx series and press OK button.

Step 4: Press run to start the measurement or chose

advanced settings like described in the next section.

Viewer Software

The viewer software displays differential pressure over

time. It allows selecting all available resolutions, absolute

or relative timing and free choice of sampling time

(sampling time is limited to 8 ms due to the USB-stick not

because of the sensor). Furthermore, the output signal

Product Summary

The evaluation kit EK-P3 contains everything needed for

fast evaluation and qualification of the SDP600 series

differential pressure sensors. It contains a USB dongle, a

SDP610 differential pressure sensor and an adapter cable

to connect the sensor to the USB-dongle.

With this equipment, first measurements can be done

within a couple of minutes.

The viewer software can be downloaded from the

Sensirion web page and includes some simple data-

logger features.

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may be displayed as linearized or raw data. The data can

be logged, stored and exported to Excel format.

When starting the viewer software, the right sensor must

be selected in a first window (please select SDP 600

series). The settings must be chosen and then the

measurement may be started. Choose the type of

measurement, the resolution and sampling time and press

the run button. The software has a simple data logger

feature which saves data as csv-file.

Device Certification

The Evaluation Kit EK-P3 is RoHS and WEEE compliant.

Ordering Information

Use the part names and item numbers shown in the

following table when ordering the EK-P3 evaluation kit. For

the latest product information and local distributors, visit

www.sensirion.com.

Part name

Description / Output

Item number

EK-P3

SDP600 series evaluation kit

1-100766-01

Revision History

Date

Version

Page(s)

Author

Changes

August 2010

1.0

1 – 3

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Initial release

December 2010

1.1

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New Link to Software

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Important Notice

Warning, Personal Injury

Do not use this product as safety or emergency stop devices or in

any other application where failure of the product could result in

personal injury. Do not use this product for applications other

than its intended and authorized use. Before installing, handling,

using or servicing this product, please consult the data sheet and

application notes. Failure to comply with these instructions could

result in death or serious injury.

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and hold harmless SENSIRION and its officers, employees,

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damages and expenses, and reasonable attorney fees arising out of,

directly or indirectly, any claim of personal injury or death associated

with such unintended or unauthorized use, even if SENSIRION shall be

allegedly negligent with respect to the design or the manufacture of the

product.

ESD Precautions

The inherent design of this component causes it to be sensitive to

electrostatic discharge (ESD). To prevent ESD-induced damage and/or

degradation, take customary and statutory ESD precautions when

handling this product.

See application note “ESD, Latchup and EMC” for more information.

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a period of 12 months (one year) from the date of delivery that this

product shall be of the quality, material and workmanship defined in

SENSIRION’s published specifications of the product. Within such

period, if proven to be defective, SENSIRION shall repair and/or

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Buyer, provided that:

notice in writing describing the defects shall be given to

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such defects shall be found, to SENSIRION’s reasonable

satisfaction, to have arisen from SENSIRION’s faulty design,

material, or workmanship;

the defective product shall be returned to SENSIRION’s factory at

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the warranty period for any repaired or replaced product shall be

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This warranty does not apply to any equipment which has not been

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parameters can and do vary in different applications.

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