Objective: Build Magnetometer ..............................

2
First Break Down ...................................................2
Second Break Down ..............................................2
1 Filter module ...................................................2
Appendix ................................................................4
Amplifier Module Schematic ..............................4
Post Amplifier Module Schematic and Test
Circuit...................................................................5
Filter Module Schematic and Test Circuit .........6
Magnetometer Amplifier Module........................7
Magnetometer Filter Module ..............................8
Filter Pin-out ........................................................9
Post Amplifier Pin-out.......................................10
Amplifier Pin-out ...............................................11
Objective: Build Magnetometer

Step 1: Start with an objective. I always believe you start at the top, so you keep
a focus on what you are trying to do.

Step 2:Break the objective down to handlable tasks

First Break Down

1. Hardware
2. Software
3. implementation

Second Break Down

Start with the hardware part of the objective and break it down into components.

1. Filter module
2. Coils
3. Amplifier module
4. A/D Card
5. Cable and interconnection

1. Filter module
To build the filter module we first need to understand the schematic.
The schematic acts like a set of instructions. It gives you a list of parts and
instructions on how to connect them.

Skills you will need:

1. Ability to read a schematic (See Filter module schematic)
2. Ability to read the part pin-outs
3. Ability to use a multimeter
4. Understanding of components

What makes this schematic more difficult to read is that some of the parts are
interconnected on modules. You will need to compare the schematics of the
individual modules with the overall schematic.
After you study this, you will find that you are interconnecting 4 different parts.

1. Post amplifier module (Quantity of 2)

2. Filter Module (Quantity of 4)
3. 10k Resistor (optional) (Quantity of 2)
4. 9-volt Battery (Quantity of 2)

At this point you could simply build the filter module from the schematic. Even if a
student can build the filter module from the schematic it doesn’t mean that he
understands the components. If you don’t have any idea how the components
function then debugging the module after it is together can be very difficult.

Let’s take one final step of testing the electrical parts of the filter module before
using them.

Let’s look at the Post Amplifier Module Schematic and Test Circuit,
Post Amplifier pin-out.

Get the components shown in the schematic and place them on the module
as shown on the pinout. Make sure you understand the physical difference
between the post amplifier module and the filter module, and make sure the
module is in the correct orientation when you place on the components,
especially the terminal blocks.
Once you have placed all the parts on the module, take a copy of the Post
Amplifier Module Schematic and ohm out some or all of the connection.
Ohming out just a few of the connections verifies that you have the right module
in the correct orientation.
Once you have an assembled module place it on the springboard and
connect it as shown in the Test Circuit Post Amplifier.
The post amplifier multiplies the input voltage by the gain to get the output
voltage. The gain is determined by R2/R1 10k/5k= 2 . So in an Ideal world, if the
input voltage is 4.5 Volts the output voltage would be 9 Volts. Because the
operational amplifier is powered by 9 volts, it can’t reach this limit. If you had 1.5
Volts on the input you would get close to 3 Volts on the output.
 Appendix

Amplifier Module Schematic

AMPLIFIER MODULE SCHEMATIC

9V

+9Volts
RED1

C1 10k 40%
-9V
.22uF
R3
YELLOW1 R4
R8
1.24k
L1
9

R1 16
3

GREEN1 OUTPUT
4

2k 15 R7
11

13 U1 100 BLUE1
L3GREEN2 C4 14 INA103 10 output
6
7

2
R5
R2 L2 1 100
YELLOW2 2k R9
8

-9Volts C2
R8,L1,L2,R9=Short BLACK1 .22uF C3 R6
.22uF 1.24k
C4=Open
-9V
GREEN3 GREEN4
Ground Nov.26 2001
Post Amplifier Module Schematic and Test Circuit
POST AMPLIFIER MODULE SCHEMATIC

+9 Volts
Gain=2X RED
R2/R1=GAIN
R2 10k

C1
YELLOW .1uF
R1
IN- 4.99K + BLUE
YELLOW1 U2 OUTPUT
OPA227
IN+ 4.99K
R3
R4 C2
10K .1uF
GREEN
GND
BLACK

-9 Volts

NOV 20,2001

TEST CIRCUIT FOR POST AMPLIFIER

(Using Snap Springboard)
OPA227 POST AMP

+9 Volts MULTIMETER
NO DATA
RED
S Gain=2X DC V

R2/R1=GAIN
+ V2 R2 10k
9V
SIG GND
C1 OUTPUT
GND YELLOW1 .1uF
IN- R1
BLUE
S 4.99K +
YELLOW U2
+ V1 IN+ 4.99K
9V R4 R3 C2
10K .1uF
GREEN
GND
S
Spring BLACK

R5 R6 -9 Volts
10K 10K
S S S

+9V SIGNAL GND

NOTE: THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE SHOULD BE TWO NOV 20,2001

TIMES THE INPUT VOLTAGE
Filter Module Schematic and Test Circuit

FILTER MODULE SCHEMATIC

+9 Volts
RED
.1uf caps
are internal C3
.1uF
YELLOW
R1 R2 + OPA227 BLUE
IN+ 20K 11K U2 OUTPUT
GREEN C1 C2
.82uF .68uF C4
R3 .1uF
GND
0

BLACK

-9 Volts

NOV 20,2001

TEST CIRCUIT FOR FILTER MODULE

(Using Snap Springboard)

+9 Volts MULTIMETER
NO DATA
S DC V
RED

+ V2
.1uf caps
9V are internal C3
.1uF
GND IN+ YELLOW
R1 R2 BLUE
+ OPA227
S
20K 11K U2

+ V1 GREEN C1 C2 OUTPUT
9V
GND .82uF .68uF R3
C4
.1uF
0
S
Spring BLACK

R5 R6 -9 Volts
10K 10K
S S S

+9V SIGNAL GND

NOTE: THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE SHOULD EQUAL NOV 20,2001

THE INPUT VOLTAGE
 Magnetometer Amplifier Module
Magnetometer Amplifier Module
9V

+9Volts
RED1

Blue Cable IN Blue Cable OUT

C1 10k 40%
-9V
.22uF
R3
Blue-White YELLOW1 R4
R8
Coil1 IN 1.24k
L1

9
R1 16

3
GREEN1 OUTPUT

4
2k 15 R7

11
13 U1 100 BLUE1 Blue
C4 14 INA103 10 SIGNAL 1
GREEN2
Brown-White

7
ECOILGND 6
2
R5
R2 L2 1 100
YELLOW2 2k
Blue R9
8

Coil1 IN
-9Volts C2
R8,L1,L2,R9=Short BLACK1 .22uF C3 R6
.22uF 1.24k
C4=Open
Note:All green blocks (GND) -9V
are connected in Amplifier GREEN3
Blue-White
9V SIG1 GND
Brown-White GROUND
+9Volts GREEN4
RED2 Ground

C5 10k 40%
-9V
.22uF
R10
Orange-White YELLOW4 R14
R18
Coil2 IN 1.24k
L6
9

16
GREEN8 R16
3

OUTPUT
4

2k 15 R13 BLUE2
11

13 U2 100
C8 14 INA103 10 Orange SIGNAL 2
Green GREEN7
6
7

ECOILGND 2
R12
R15 L5 1 100
YELLOW3 2k R17
Orange
8

Coil2 IN
C6
R8,L1,L2,R9=Short .22uF C7 R11
.22uF 1.24k
C4=Open
-9Volts
BLACK2
Note:All green blocks (GND)
GREEN6 Ground
are connected in Amplifier Orange-White SIG2 GND
GREEN5
Green GROUND
9V
RED3 9V 9V
+

-9V
+9 Volts Ground -9 Volts
GREEN12 BLACK3
YELLOW7 YELLW10
Green-White Green-White
E COIL 1 E COIL 1
BLUE7 BLUE10
E COIL 2 Brown Brown E COIL 2

9V
Note: +9V,GND,-9V Should be
-9V Nov. 26 2001
all electricly connected
 Magnetometer Filter Module

Magnetometer Filter Module

+9 Volts PLANE +9 Volts PLANE
+9 Volts PLANE
Gain=2X NUT2 NUT4
R2/R1=GAIN NUT6
R2 10k
.1uf caps
.1uf caps
C1 are internal C5 are internal
IN- GREEN1 R1 .1uF OUTPUT IN+ .1uF
IN+
C9
SIG1 GND BLUE1 YELLOW2 OUTPUT .1uF
4.99K + R5 R6 + OPA227 BLUE2 YELLOW3 OUTPUT
U1 R8 R9 + OPA227 BLUE3
IN+ YELLOW1
OPA227 20K 11K U2
SIGNAL 1 4.99K 22K 10K U3 OUT 1
R3 R4 C2 C3 C4
NUT3 C6 C7 C8
10K .1uF .82uF .68uF R7 NUT5 C10
NUT1 .1uF 1.0uF .39uF R10
0 .1uF
GND PLANE 0
-9 Volts GND PLANE
GND PLANE -9 Volts
BLACK1 -9 Volts
BLACK2
BLACK3

+9 Volts PLANE +9 Volts PLANE

+9 Volts PLANE
Gain=2X
NUT8 NUT10
R2/R1=GAIN NUT12
R12 10k
.1uf caps
.1uf caps
C11 are internal C15
GREEN2 are internal C19
IN- R11 .1uF OUTPUT IN+ .1uF
IN+
SIG2 GND BLUE4 YELLOW5 OUTPUT .1uF
4.99K + R15 R16 + OPA227 BLUE5 YELLOW6 OUTPUT
U4 R18 R19 + OPA227 BLUE6
IN+ YELLOW4 OPA227 20K 11K U5
SIGNAL 2 4.99K 22K 10K U6 OUT 2
R13 R14 C12 C13 C14
NUT9 C16 C17 C18
10K .1uF .82uF .68uF R17 NUT11 C20
NUT7 .1uF 1.0uF .39uF R20
0 .1uF
GND PLANE 0
GND PLANE -9 Volts GND PLANE
BLACK4
-9 Volts -9 Volts
BLACK5
BLACK6

YELLOW7 YELLOW8 YELLOW9 YELLW10

R21
E COIL 1 E COIL 1
10K
BLUE7 BLUE8 BLUE9 BLUE10
R22
E COIL 2 E COIL 2
10K
GREEN3 For filter Design:www.chipcenter.com GREEN6
+9 Volts PLANE GND PLANE -9 Volts
GROUND Select active filter wizard GROUND
RED1 9V GREEN4 9V
GREEN7 Type:Bessal (Try Others) GREEN8
+

GROUND Order: 4 GROUND

GREEN5
GND PLANE
GND PLANE
Nov. 26 2001
Filter Pin-out
Post Amplifier Pin-out
Amplifier Pin-out