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| − | + | In collaboration with Jacob White and Nick Arango at MIT, we have developed a low-cost 8-channel digitally-programmable current driver that can supply up to 8 amps DC per channel (up to 60 volt output). The board was developed as a scalable solution for matrix shimming applications that require an independent current driver for each shim coil in the array. Cost per channel is ~$75. The circuit uses a simple feedback control topology built around OPA549 linear power stage op amps in a push-pull configuration. The voltage across a current sense resistor is sensed in the feedback topology to allow control of the actual current output to the load. The resistors and capacitors in the feedback loops can be adjusted to ensure stability for driving a particular load impedance. As specified in the board files below, the feedback loop compensation elements is set up to compensate a 10 uH reactive load. The design retains sufficient gain in the audio frequency range to reject disturbances caused by gradient coil switching in the MRI scanner environment. The end result is a stable output current (>45 deg phase margin) with ~50us rise time and very good disturbance rejection for maintaining stable shim currents during MR acquisitions. | |
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| + | [https://rflab.martinos.org/images/8/8b/Simboard_revA_V4_with_GERBERs.zip| Click here] to download Eagle board file and schematic as well as GERBER files for board fabrication. | ||
Revision as of 12:33, 18 January 2016
In collaboration with Jacob White and Nick Arango at MIT, we have developed a low-cost 8-channel digitally-programmable current driver that can supply up to 8 amps DC per channel (up to 60 volt output). The board was developed as a scalable solution for matrix shimming applications that require an independent current driver for each shim coil in the array. Cost per channel is ~$75. The circuit uses a simple feedback control topology built around OPA549 linear power stage op amps in a push-pull configuration. The voltage across a current sense resistor is sensed in the feedback topology to allow control of the actual current output to the load. The resistors and capacitors in the feedback loops can be adjusted to ensure stability for driving a particular load impedance. As specified in the board files below, the feedback loop compensation elements is set up to compensate a 10 uH reactive load. The design retains sufficient gain in the audio frequency range to reject disturbances caused by gradient coil switching in the MRI scanner environment. The end result is a stable output current (>45 deg phase margin) with ~50us rise time and very good disturbance rejection for maintaining stable shim currents during MR acquisitions.
Click here to download Eagle board file and schematic as well as GERBER files for board fabrication.
- Known bugs with Board Rev A (V4):
- Bias voltage (+5V) was not provided to the LVM331 IC that buffers the 2V reference voltage that is output from the DAC. A jumper wire must be used to supply this bias to the IC.