what the best method to use parasite? put +5v pin to ground? it will
not float :)
that´s the best method?

2011/3/10 Eloy Paris <[email protected]>:
> On 03/10/2011 12:27 PM, Farmer iButtonLink wrote:
>
>> Argh!  I hate it when the correction needs a correction.
>>
>> Should have read:
>>
>> IF, however, you are using a master (in our case the Link45 family) that
>> does NOT have a connection to +5 (Pin 2 ... orange) on the cable, the
>> net result is that the Vdd pin of the DS18B20 is left floating.
>
> Ahh, totally clear now. Thanks!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Eloy Paris.-
>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Eloy Paris [mailto:[email protected]]
>> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 9:57 AM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [Owfs-developers] [SOLVED] Dreaded 85 degrees C read
>> fromDS18B20 located outside
>>
>> Bill,
>>
>> On 03/10/2011 09:52 AM, Farmer iButtonLink wrote:
>>
>>> The statement in our manual is misleading.  The "floating" Vdd pin is
>>> not really floating.  It is connected to +5 on the cable.  IF,
>> however,
>>> you are using a master (in our case the Link45 family) that does have
>> a
>>> connection to +5 on the cable, the net result is that the Vdd pin of
>> the
>>> DS18B20 is left floating.
>>
>> Thanks for the clarification. Agreed that the manual is misleading given
>>
>> what you've explained. One more question, though: is there a typo in
>> your last sentence, i.e. should it be "the net result is that the Vdd
>> pin of the  DS18B20 is *not* left floating"? (Note added "not".)
>> Otherwise I don't totally follow and would have to wait for the reworked
>>
>> statement.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Eloy Paris.-
>>
>>>
>>> The LinkUSB family and the LinkHub family all put +5V on the cable so
>>> the T-Sense is never left in parasitic mode.
>>>
>>> All Link masters have a switched +5V connection to the cable (Aux).
>>> This connection is either grounded or powered but never floating.
>>>
>>> I will have Mike rework the statement.
>>>
>>> Bill Farmer
>>>
>>>
>>>>    -----Original Message-----
>>>>    From: Eloy Paris [mailto:[email protected]]
>>>>    Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 11:33 PM
>>>>    To: [email protected]
>>>>    Subject: Re: [Owfs-developers] [SOLVED] Dreaded 85 degrees C read
>>>>    fromDS18B20 located outside
>>>>
>>>>    On 03/09/2011 06:40 PM, Doug Collinge wrote:
>>>>
>>>>    >   So, I had a look at the datasheet to see what would happen if
>> the
>>> Vdd
>>>>    >   lead on a DS18B20 was left floating. All there is to work from
>> is a
>>>>    >   block diagram, which doesn't contain enough information. So I
>> asked
>>>>    tech
>>>>    >   support at Maxim the following question:
>>>>    >
>>>>    >   The block diagram of the DS18B20 shows a block labeled "Power
>>> Supply
>>>>    >   Sense" that determines whether the chip has Vdd power or not.
>> The
>>>>    >   datasheet says to ground Vdd for parasitic operation and it's
>> clear
>>>>    that
>>>>    >   the input to Power Supply Sense will see 0V in that case. My
>>> question
>>>>    is
>>>>    >   what will it see if the Vdd input is allowed to float? If the
>>> capacitor
>>>>    >   is charged the diode will be a high impedance. What is the
>>> impedance of
>>>>    >   the Power Supply Sense input? If it is also a high impedance
>> that
>>> might
>>>>    >   explain why someone is seeing inconsistent behaviour with Vdd
>>> floating.
>>>>    >
>>>>    >   They promptly replied as follows:
>>>>    >
>>>>    >   The Vdd 'sensing circuit' is a high-impedance node, but the Vdd
>> pad
>>> is
>>>>    >   not. Simply disconnecting the Vdd supply will leave the
>> capacitor
>>>>    >   charged and the component would therefore not be powered
>>> parasitically.
>>>>    >   The capacitor cannot provide enough current to power the
>> component,
>>> but
>>>>    >   defeats the 0V detection required.
>>>>    >
>>>>    >   Floating Vdd is an invalid/undefined condition for the DS18B20.
>>>>    >
>>>>    >   We also sell a DS18B20-PAR+ (TO-92 only), which precludes the
>>> necessity
>>>>    >   for the Vdd pin to be grounded on a board.
>>>>    >
>>>>    >   So I think that's a pretty clear explanation: the component
>> expects
>>> Vdd
>>>>    >   to be wired either to +5 or ground. If it isn't it may think it
>> is
>>>>    >   powered when it is not and not function correctly.
>>>>    >
>>>>    >   In the specific situation described, outdoors but sheltered from
>>> rain,
>>>>    >   but high humidity my guess is that the humidity was supplying
>>> enough
>>>>    >   conductivity to a positive voltage source to keep the Vdd
>> terminal
>>> high
>>>>    >   enough for the internal sensor to conclude that the chip was
>>> powered.
>>>>    It
>>>>    >   would therefore not be able to do a conversion correctly on the
>>> power
>>>>    >   stored in the capacitor and report an error.
>>>>    >
>>>>    >   The obvious conclusion is that people should follow the clear
>>>>    >   instructions of the manufacturer and ground Vdd for parasitic
>>>>    operation.
>>>>
>>>>    Thanks Doug, great information. I guess I read bits and pieces of
>> the
>>>>    DS18B20 datasheet a long time ago and either forgot this particular
>>>>    detail (after things worked for me without following the
>>> requirement),
>>>>    or missed it altogether:
>>>>
>>>>    "When the DS18B20 is used in parasite power mode, the VDD pin must
>> be
>>>>    connected to ground."
>>>>
>>>>    As you say, it does not get any clearer than that.
>>>>
>>>>    Their (Maxim tech. support's) response seems to imply that things
>>> would
>>>>    not work by leaving Vdd floating. However, it has worked for me for
>>>>    months, and even iButtonLink seem to be shipping sensors with Vdd
>>>>    floatin (the following comes from the manual for iButtonLink's
>>> T-Sense
>>>>    sensor
>>>>
>>>
>> [http://www.ibuttonlink.com/pdf/manuals%20for%20t-sense%2005-22-08.pdf])
>>> :
>>>>
>>>>    "NOTE: Important information
>>>>
>>>>    There is a small chance that the bus could become unstable when
>> using
>>>>    T-Sense units as the only sensor on the bus. This condition comes
>>> about
>>>>    as a result of the new design of the T-Sense, using the DS18B20
>>> sensor.
>>>>    The third lead on the DS18B20, (Vdd) is left floating, (to allow
>>> design
>>>>    flexibility for sophisticated networks) which leaves the
>> possibility
>>> of
>>>>    unpredictable performance. Our engineering department has not been
>>> able
>>>>    to create this condition. Experiments with>   30 T-Sensors on the
>> bus,
>>>>    and a variety of interfaces, have shown all devices working
>> properly.
>>>>
>>>>    In the unlikely event of unstable behavior on the bus, resolution
>> can
>>> be
>>>>    accomplished by simply connecting pin 2 (+5 volts) to pin 6 (Aux).
>>>>    Alternately, any MS-xx product on the bus will provide the jumper
>>>>    internally, or the use of a LinkHub as the interface."
>>>>
>>>>    So I either don't understand what Maxim tech. support said, or I do
>>>>    understand it but then it's mistery why so many DS18B20 seem to
>> work
>>>>    fine with a floating Vdd ;-)
>>>>
>>>>    In any case, thanks again for the information, and I'll be sure to
>>>>    ground Vdd little by little (but no rush since things are working
>>> great
>>>>    for me ;-) )
>>>>
>>>>    Your explanation on why high humidity could have caused the 85
>> degree
>>>>    problem makes sense to me.
>>>>
>>>>    Cheers,
>>>>
>>>>    Eloy Paris.-
>>>>
>>>>    P.S. Regarding iButtonLink's statement that they have not been able
>>> to
>>>>    recreate network instability with more than 30 sensors on a bus all
>>> with
>>>>    floating Vdd, perhaps they haven't tried in a high humidity
>> scenario
>>>>    like was the case for the one sensor that I had outside?
>>>>
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