QLA

Design files for Quad Linear Amplifier (QLA) board

• QLA.PrjPCB: Altium Designer project file
• Snn.SchDoc: schematics (Altium Designer format)
• Snn.Harness: signal harnesses (Altium Designer format)
• AMP.PcbDoc: PCB layout (Altium Designer format)
• QLA-Schematics.pdf: PDF of schematics
• QLA-BOM.xls: Bill of Materials (Microsoft Excel format)
• QLA-HeatSink.pdf: PDF of heat sink drawing
• QLA-PCB-Fabrication.zip: PCB fabrication (Gerber) files
• QLA-Assembly.zip: PCB assembly files (e.g., paste masks, pick-and-place)

Release Notes

• Rev 1.1: Build #0 (5 board pilot run)
• Rev 1.2: Build #1 (44 boards)
  • Deleted trace from Q15A (MOSFET) to U39B (OPA549) to avoid glitches at power-up (on all 4 channels)
  • Added J11 to enable connection to remote LED panel
• Rev 1.3 (PCB silkscreen is Rev 1.2): Build #2 (68 boards), Build #3 (72 boards), Build #4 (80 boards)
  • Changed relay (U31) from +12V to +5V to avoid rework needed to bring external +12V to board
  • Fixed silkscreen for Pot2 and Pot3 test points (they were swapped)
  • Changed R52 to 0 Ohms (Rev 1.1 and 1.2 boards were reworked accordingly)
  • Added screwlocks (Female, 4-40, 0.185") to DB9 connector
  • Design files indicate Rev 1.3, but manufactured boards show Rev 1.2; boards can be distinguished by looking at relay (U31)
• Rev 1.4: Build #5 (92 boards)
  • Changed digital outputs from open-drain MOSFETs to bi-directional bus transceivers (74LVC2T45) with 5V output; direction controlled by FPGA IO1-5 and IO1-6. Proper operation requires FPGA Firmware Rev 5+
  • Added feedback of motor voltage fault (from LT4356) on FPGA IO1-7
  • Grounded heatsink on PCB
  • Added plated slots for soldering 68-pin connector tabs
  • Moved Q13, Q14 and updated PCB pads to facilitate assembly
• Rev 1.4a: Build #6 (75 boards)
  • Increased acceptable range of motor supply voltage from 11.2V-50.2V to 10.5V-52.7V (values are approximate)
    • Changed R33, R34 to raise LT4356 maximum voltage from ~51.25V to ~52.7V
    • Changed R27, R28 to set MV_GOOD window comparator thresholds to 10.5V and 52.8V
  • Added transorb SMAJ64CA on back side of connector J5, between pins 2 and 3, to limit flyback voltages on motor power supply (especially with 48V supply)
• Rev 1.4b: Build #7 (120 boards), Build #8 (80 boards)
  • Changed pot filter cutoff frequency from 60 Hz to 5 kHz
    • Changed R1-8 from 39.2K to 464 Ohm
    • Allows faster reading of multiplexed signals (SUJ pots)
  • Fixed description of Q9-11,15 (30V instead of 20V)
• Rev 1.5: Build #9 (2 prototypes)
  • Added (open loop) motor voltage control as a software-selectable alternative to the existing (analog closed loop) motor current control
  • Added 10 digital I/O via an I/O expander (U41, Max7317):
    • 4 digital outputs to select between motor voltage control (0) or motor current control (1) for each axis
    • 4 digital outputs to enable the follower OPA549 op amps that previously were always enabled
    • 1 digital input that indicates whether voltage is present on safety line
    • 1 digital input that can be used to measure the motor supply voltage
  • Increased analog filter cutoff frequency from 60 Hz to 42 kHz for motor current feedback to ADC
  • Added pads for transorb (D12) on back side of board (previously, was either not present or was soldered between connector pins)
  • Changes due to component availability issues:
    • Support use of 1 LTC2604 quad DAC instead of 4 LTC2601 single DACs; populate pulldown resistor R75 to indicate use of LTC2604
    • Support AD7694 as an alternative to LTC1864 ADC; this required the addition of voltage level translators (U44, U45)
    • Changed part number for 2.5V linear regulator (U32), which included a pinout change
    • Changed footprint for safety relay (U31)
    • Changed footprint for D7 (Schottky diode)
    • Several other part number changes that did not change pinout or package type
• Rev 1.6: Build #9 (98 boards)
  • Added tristate buffer (U46) to Max7317 output
  • Use OPA549 feedback cap (C74) for voltage control, in addition to current control, to prevent oscillation; increased C74 voltage rating from 16V to 100V and changed package from 0603 to 1206
  • Disconnected J2, pin 44, from GND (consistent with change to FPGA V3.1)