Audison SR1Dk output driver card, no High-side output

[Perry Babin]

50Hz isn't a problem.

Did you look at the signals in differential mode?

Use DC coupling in differential mode. Align the trace to the reference line.

 

[Maxikill97]

Differential measurement:

One probe on the high side gate drive
One probe on the low side gate drive

The oscilloscope wave looks the same when holding the probes on the output driver board pins.

 

[Maxikill97]

I lowered the period time on the oscilloscope (this is not a differential measuremen). This makes it more easy to check for overlapling.

This photo is more detailed.
This is the output gate drive.

 

[Perry Babin]

For the differential image, one probe would be on the source pad of the output FET and the other on the drive signal.

 

[Maxikill97]

Photo 1 is the high side gate drive
Photo 2 is the low side gate drive


Trace is aligned in the reference line before measuring.
If I understand this principe correctly, this differential measurement is done to check if the spikes on top of the PWM is real or a inductive/magnetic measurement interference. Is this right? Could you confirm this please?

 

[Perry Babin]

Using differential mode gives the scope a better reference and allows you to see DC offset.

Neither signal appears to be going back to ground.

Confirm that the scope is reading as expected by checking the signal with the probes on the gate and source of the PS FETs.

 

[Maxikill97]

Thanks for the explaination
Highly appreciated


PS fet gate drive in differential mode
Trace aligned before measuring.

 

[Perry Babin]

Double-check your scope for these settings.

Input set to add
Both channels set to DC coupling.
Both channels set to 'cal'.
Both vertical amps set to the same voltage
Ch2 input set to invert
Bandwidth limited (works best for most measurements in car amps)
Trace aligned to the reference line on the scope's display

 

[Maxikill97]

Confirmed. Settings are good.

 

[Perry Babin]

Looking more carefully at the graticule (difficult to see), it now appears that one signal is going below ground.

Do you have channel 2 (inverting channel) on the source leg of the FETs and the ch1 probe on the drive signals?

 

[Maxikill97]

To both statements, correct.

It seems to drop juuuust below ground on the PS gate drive.
The fets in every bank seems to switch happily. They stay absolutely stone cold.

 

[Perry Babin]

The PS drive is OK. I was looking back at the other two waveforms you posted in differential mode.

 

[Maxikill97]

Ah, excuse me.

Also in this case, to both statements, yes.
It's the low side gate drive

Differentail mode measurement, probe 1 on the driver board output pin, probe 2 on the source pad results in the same.

 

[Perry Babin]

To confirm, for the audio drive signals, the low-side is the one going below ground?

 

[Maxikill97]

Yes, confirmed

 

[Perry Babin]

With the ch2 probe on the same point (low-side source pad), probe the -vccs on the driver board, what sort of signal do you see. Set both channels to 1v.

 

[Maxikill97]

In differential mode and both channels to 1v, a straight line -4v below middle reference line

 

[Perry Babin]

Are the two shunt resistors within tolerance?

You should read essentially 0 ohms between the -vccs and the source pad of the low-side FETs.

 

[Maxikill97]

Confirmed, reads as a short circuit

 

[Perry Babin]

To clarify, did you read -4v between the -vccs and the source pad of the low-side FETs?