ADome: Implementing CAN in a multi­sensor measurement setup

Bachelor thesis (2021)

Authors

R. Zhang Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
A.J. Becoy Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Contributors

M. Spirito Electronics - EEMCS (supervisor 1)
F.A. Musters Electronics - EEMCS (supervisor 1)
R.A. Coesoij Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (supervisor 1)
L.C.N. de Vreede Electronics - EEMCS (supervisor 2)
M. Alonso Del Pino Tera-Hertz Sensing - EEMCS (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
Copyright: © 2021 Remy Zhang, Alexander James Becoy
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Published Date

28-06-2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Abstract

This thesis focuses on improving the readout of the ADome by implementing MCUs at each antenna probe, enabling local sampling and memory storage. The serial communication protocols CAN, SPI and I2C are considered and compared with one another. Ultimately, CAN is decided due to its robustness and simplicity which make the system cheap and ensures that the measurement will not get corrupted during transmission. Moreover, implementations of the new readout protocol are able to obtain measurement data store information at the local MCU. Test setups verification showed that antenna location can be stored and retrieved. Furthermore, the readout protocol is able to acquire multiple samples from the ADC locally.

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ThesisADome1.pdf
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