DMU10 (A Model) Evaluation Kit User Manual DMU10-00A-0100-910
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1. 5 3 2 Installation Troubleshooting 5 4 Using the Software 5 4 1 Starting the Application 5 4 2 5 4 3 DIS 5 4 4 5 4 5 MA Ezio MR 5 4 6 Changing the MEV 485i Driver Settings 6 Using the DMU10 without the Evaluation Kit 6 1 Sensor Sampling and Synchronisation 7 DMU10 Electrical Connections 8 BIVS TAN ATION E L 9 Software Updates 10 Contact Details Table 1 Operational Message Data Output Descriptions Table 2 Default Settings Table 3 Connector Pin Out A Model Table 4 Operational Message Data Output Descriptions DMU10 00A 0100 910 Issue 2 August 2014 SILICON SENSING Page 3 DCR 710007492 SILICON SENSING FIGURES Figure 1 6 Figure 2 DMUTO A MOEN 7 Figure 3 MEV RS485i to USB COnve rter cecccccccseseeceecceeeseeeeeeaeesceeecaaesuceeesaeeaeceeesseaseeeeesseaseeesssaageeeessaas 8 Figure 4 Software Application Main Window cccccccccccceeeceeeeseeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeeeesesaaeseeeeeeeesssaeaeeeeeeeeesaaas 15 VAI CONTOS Tr 16 Figure 6 Man Tab Eiai ea iaaiiai RRAN 16 Figure 7 Real time Display Page 17 Figure 8 Logging Tab Overview cccccccccseseeseeceeeeceeaeseeceeeeeeeaeeeeeece2. 1 2 26 03 14 1548062571930 10958 1394871 1 002434772 0 9056702 01463896 03952366 3 02688766 26 03 14 15 4846 035 21930 10960 1511813 0 02609018 0905178 146565 0393623 5 26 03 1415 48 06 040 21930 10961 1443791 20 02700216 0 9971146 201458924 0az 2173 6 1930 10962 5 _ 0 72030285 4096 1 J 3E 8 B 9 E o j 10 0 8605181 11 1 1 230324 3 12 26 03 14 154806075 21930 10968 8 E 0966752238 93722 13 09343349 01435821 0435986 14 0 146695 03468726 15 0 1452764 0 1501785 16 0 1466592 0 1982226 17 0 1480993 0 1447688 I 18 26 03 14 15 48 06 108 10974 0 1464039 0 3054282 19 10975 0 1484025 0 2981679 20 10976 0 148726 0 2877741 21 10977 0 1466858 0 6174741 22 0006273418 23 10979 0 1448165 03255304 24 0980 01444772 04627824 36 2 14 4 1 2 7 ANSOCT NNIIIANG NM oonA4a4765 n1A4A4n201 n16 amp 0nn14 l Figure 9 Log to memory Tab DMU10 00A 0100 910 DCR 710007492 Issue 2 August 2014 SILICON SENSING 5 4 4 3 Log to Disk This option should be used for logging large amounts of data Log files are created automatically using a sort friendly date time file name format Year month day hour minute second millisecond Eg 2014 03 25 16 40 29 csv The location that log files are stored in can be set by clicking the log file location display box or by editing the Lo
3. Figure 13 DMU10 Architecture A Model Table 3 shows the connector pin out for DMU10 A Model Note Pin 1 is the left pin when looking into the connector Signal Name 5V 5 V dc power supply GND Rx Hi serial digital data input RS 422 Serial digital data input RS 422 Enable Disable Serial Stream control GND Power Supply Ground Processor reset active low Pulse at set sampling point active high Do not connect to Serial digital data output RS 422 Serial digital data output RS 422 Programming control pin Do not connect to Table 3 Connector Pin Out A Model Page 26 DMU10 00A 0100 910 DCR 710007492 Issue 2 August 2014 SILICON SENSING A typical connection to a host system is shown in Figure 14 Note that some connections are not essential for correct operation 3 5 to 5 5V Rx Lo p syam These connections are optional and can be left not connected Figure 14 Connection to a Host System Table 4 describes the format of the data output message for DMU10 A Model Axis X Acceleration Axis Y Acceleration COPIER Average IMU Temperature Axis X Delta Theta Axis Y Delta Theta Axis Z Delta Theta Axis Z Delta Vel 32 Bit Single Precision FP m s Checksum 16 Bit 2s Complement of the 16 Bit Sum of the Previous 0 18 data items Table 4 Operational Message Data Output Descriptions DMU10 00A 0100 910 Page 27 Issue 2 August 2014 DC
4. The Logging tab contains two tabs e Log to memory e Log to disk DMU10 00A 0100 910 Page 17 Issue 2 August 2014 DCR 710007492 SILICON SENSING 3 DMUIO Utility Part No 1 10670 020 430 R 2 Release Version 10 0 14 I B osen Log to memory S SSS SNC SS Sa Available memory Mb 15239 Save CAUsers alex chester AppRata Roaming Silicon Sensing DMU10 Loafiles Q014_03_26 14 32 37 csv H ageNumber TimeStamp Header MessageCount AxisX_Rate_ s AxisX Asceleration_ g AxisY Rate_ s AxisY AcceleNetion g AxisZ_Rate_ s 26 03 14 15 48 06 020 BS 0 0265250 0 8809855 0 1465337 0 07355417 26 0311415 8 06 025 21930 10958 1394871 0 02434772 0 9056702 _ 0 1463896 0 3952369 125 im T TT La E T JO 21930 930 0 1431468 21930 0 1459149 0 1916845 6 03 14 15 48 06 075 21930 0 1454635 02193722 26 03 14 15 48 06 080 21930 0 1435821 0 435986 26 03 14 15 48 06 086 21930 0 146695 0 3468726 21930 0 1452764 0 1501785 21930 0 1466592 0 1982226 21930 0 1480993 0 1447688 21930 0 1464039 03054282 26 03 14 15 48 06 110 21930 0 1484025 02981679 21930 0 148726 0 2877741 26 03 14 15 48 06 121 21930 0 1466858 0 6174741 26 03 14 15 48 06 125 21930 0006273418 21930 0 1448165 03255304 2 0 1444772 04627824 26 12 14 15 40 n65 14n10102n 19001 1 ANSOST nn amp 4n amp n CGONAATE n144n201 NABINOIA E N m WwW e
5. Figure 8 Logging Tab Overview Page 18 DMU10 00A 0100 910 DCR 710007492 Issue 2 August 2014 SILICON SENSING 5 4 4 1 Log File Format The data is logged i in a CSV format This can be imported into an Excel spreadsheet or read using MATLAB or other similar analysis tools Table 1 shows the contents of the message stream sent from the DMU10 Evaluation Kit to the PC When the File is imported into MS Excel the Worksheet is formatted with in Columns in accordance with Table 3 The message rate is 200 Hz therefore the time between each message is 5 ms 32 Bit Single Precision FP s 32 Bit Single Precision FP um Checksum 16 Bit 2s Complement of the 16 Bit Sum of the Previous 0 18 data items Table 1 Operational Message Data Output Descriptions 5 4 4 2 Log to memory This option should be used for short logging sessions where it is useful to view the data on screen Logged data can also be saved to disk in CSV format The LoggingMinAvailableMemorySpaceBytes setting see Table 2 enables the user to control the remaining memory space limit DMU10 00A 0100 910 Page 19 Issue 2 August 2014 DCR 710007492 SILICON SENSING Page 20 Se Cae ML SENSING Log to memory isses Available memory Mb Save ee ee MessageNumber TimeStamp Header MessageCount AxisX_Rate_ s Axi 26 03 14 15 48 06 020 21920 10957 1 51335 0 02652502
6. 12 DMU10 00A 0100 910 DCR 710007492 Issue 2 August 2014 SILICON SENSING 2 Click OK to remove the application from the PC DMU10 Maintenance DMU10 Choose the type of maintenance you need 3 If you have not already installed the MEV device driver you should do this now see section 5 2 and then ensure that the MEV device is plugged into a USB port on the PC 4 Insert the USB Memory Stick into a USB Port on your PC Once the memory stick is detected you should see the following files Name Date modified Type Size setup exe 20 03 2014 14 28 Application 419 KB J Application Files 20 03 2014 14 28 File folder t autorun inf 20 03 2014 14 28 Setup Information 1 KB d DMUIQ application 20 03 2014 14 28 ClickOnce Applica 6 KB Ji Documentation 21 03 2014 10 14 Filefolder B 5 Runthe Setup exe program Depending on how administrator rights are managed on some installations you may need to select Setup exe in its folder it must be highlighted and then right click and select the Run as administrator option in order to ensure that the installation is run with administrator rights You may see the following message displayed because the software is proprietary to Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd and has not been registered with Microsoft Publisher cannot be verified Are you sure you want to install this application Name DMUI10 From Hover over the string below to see the full domain E publis
7. 9 Minimum of 500 Mb of RAM 9 500 Mb of free hard drive space plus space for logged data typical data rate 50 kbit s e High power or self powered USB 2 0 Port Page 6 DMU10 00A 0100 910 DCR 710007492 Issue 2 August 2014 SILICON SENSING 3 Potential Restrictions and Issues The USB interface on the PC can result in errors in the USB Message Stream introduced by interruptions by the operating system resulting in possible loss of partial or complete messages Such errors if they occur can be minimised by a Q O e Minimising the number of other applications and software running on the PC Disconnecting the PC from a network or wireless connection Using very high speed PCs Disabling scheduled virus scans and Operating System updates Disabling all PC power saving options Any disruption to the message stream can be observed in the logged files using the message counter checking for lost data 4 Evaluation Kit Contents The DMU10 evaluation kit part number DMU10 21 0500 contains the following DMU10 IMU A Model Part Number DMU10 21 0100 MEV RS485i to USB Converter Part Number 630486 0910 CD containing the MEV drivers USB memory stick Part Number 630486 0920 containing the data logging software Interface Cables 4 1 DMU10 A Model Figure 2 shows the Dynamic Measurement Unit used with the evaluation kit Y Pitch X Roll Z Yaw Figure 2 DMU10 A Mo
8. Axis Z BIT Data angl Me Ecl Figure 10 Log to disk Tab DMU10 00A 0100 910 Page 21 Issue 2 August 2014 DCR 710007492 SILICON SENSING 77 piz imi Roaming Silicon Sensing DMULO Logfiles 4 Search Logfiles Organize Include in library Share with New folder i Date modified r Favorites E Desktop 31 03 2014 14 02 licrosoft Excel Comma Separat m Downloads 2014 13 31 14 02 43 31 03 2014 14 03 licrosoft Excel Comma Separat 2 443 KB S Recent Places 2014 03 31 14 03 43 31 03 2014 14 04 icrosoft Excel Comma Separat 2 445 KB 31 03 2014 14 05 licrosoft Excel Comma Separat 2 445 KB Libraries 31 03 2014 14 06 licrosoft Excel Comma Separat 2437 KB ES Documents A 5 items Figure 11 Log files in the default log file directory 5 4 5 Settings Tab The Settings tab displays application user settings for editing If you require a setting to become permanent i e persist between DMU10 Utility re starts click Save settings SILICON Settings SENSING 4 Misc FlashLoaderUploadDefaultDirectory LoggingLogFileDirectory LoggingMinAvailableDriveSpaceBytes LoggingMinAvailableMemorySpaceBytes LoggingRecordsPerLogFile Unlock Figure 12 Settings Page Page 22 DMU10 00A 0100 910 DCR 710007492 Issue 2 August 2014 SILICON SENSING 5 4 5 1 Default Settings The following default application settings are used Setting name and description Default value
9. 007492 SILICON SENSING 4 When the dialog shown below appears click Skip obtaining driver software from Windows Update If the PC has an internet connection you can wait for the latest driver to be found via Windows Update In which case you can skip to step 7 of this procedure Note however that if a newer driver version is loaded the software may not have been tested with this driver version 3 Driver Software Installation Installing device driver software USB Serial Port Searching Windows Update Obtaining device driver software from Windows Update might take a while Skip obtaining driver software from Windows Update Driver Software Installation A Do you want to skip getting driver software from Windows Update Windows Update provides the latest available driver software which may work better for your device You can check Windows Update later for the latest driver software If you skip your device may not function at all 6 The following dialog should then appear and you must wait do not click Close because the installation program has not completed yet A Driver Software Installation Installing device driver software USB Serial Port Q Searching Windows Update You have skipped obtaining driver software from Windows Update Page 10 DMU10 00A 0100 910 DCR 710007492 Issue 2 August 2014 SILICON SENSING 7 The installation program should then locate the previously ins
10. 0A 0100 910 DCR 710007492 Issue 2 August 2014 SILICON SENSING GLOSSARY CD Compact Disk CD ROM CD Read Only Memory COM Serial port interface CSV Comma Separated Variables DMU Dynamic Measurement Unit FP Floating Point GND Ground IMU Inertial Measurement Unit kbit s kilobits per second LPT Parallel port interface MB Mega Bytes ms milliseconds OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PC Personal Computer PCB Printed Circuit Board RAM Random Access Memory Rx Receive SP Service Pack TX Transmit USB Universal Serial Bus Vel Velocity DMU10 00A 0100 910 Page 5 Issue 2 August 2014 DCR 710007492 SILICON SENSING 1 Introduction The DMU10 is the latest six degree of freedom Dynamic Measurement Unit from Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd The DMU10 has been designed to provide exceptional performance where size and cost are of the upmost priority The DMU10 Evaluation Kit see Figure 1 enables the output data from the DMU10 to be viewed and logged for testing and evaluating purposes This kit is primarily for use with the DMU10 A Model build standard Figure 1 DMU10 Evaluation Kit 2 System Requirements The DMU10 Evaluation Kit requires a PC with a USB port The requirements for the PC are as follows e Microsoft Windows XP SP3 or greater Vista or Window 7 and Windows 8 Operating Systems The software has not been tested on any other operating systems and therefore correct functionality cannot be guaranteed
11. 3 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 are applicable UK Origin Any enquiries relating to this document or its contents should be addressed in the first instance to Silicon Sensing Systems Limited Clittaford Road Southway Plymouth Devon PL6 6DE Telephone 01752 723330 International 44 1752 723330 Fax 01752 723331 International 44 1752 723331 Silicon Sensing Systems Limited is a Joint Venture between Atlantic Inertial Systems and Sumitomo Precision Products tt Silicon Sensing Systems Limited is the trademark of SILICON du SENSING Page 2 DMU10 00A 0100 910 DCR 710007492 Issue 2 August 2014 Section 1 1 5 2 System Requirements 3 Potential Restrictions and Issues 4 Evaluation Kit Contents 4 1 DMU10 4 2 MEV RS485i to USB Converter and CD 4 3 USB Memory Stick seeeeeeeeessseeeeeeeeee 4 4 Interface Cables cessere 5 G lting Slate 5 1 Installation D Installing the RS485i USB Serial Converter Device Driver 5 2 1 Installation Procedure 5 2 2 MEV Installation Troubleshooting 5 3 Installing the Data Logging Software 5 3 1 Installation Procedure
12. FlashLoaderUploadDefaultDirectory This setting should be left empty LoggingLogFileDirectory Overrides the default location for storing log files This can be edited here or set from the Log to Disk page using a selection dialog Leave this setting empty if you want the default location to be used LoggingMinAvailableDriveSpaceBytes 100000000 When logging data to disk logging will stop when the remaining drive space in bytes drops to this limit LoggingMinAvailableMemorySpaceBytes 300000000 When logging data to memory logging will stop when the remaining memory space in bytes drops to this limit LoggingRecordsPerLogFile 60000 When the number of records in a log file reaches this limit a new log file is created The DMU10 outputs data at 200Hz so the default setting of 60000 will result in a new file every 5 minutes that is approximately 12 5 Mb in size Unlock Empty This setting should be left empty Table 2 Default Settings 5 4 6 Changing the MEV 485i Driver Settings To perform correctly the DMU10 utility software requires non default MEV 485i driver settings The software will attempt to change them if it detects that they are incorrect If the software cannot change these settings it will inform the user by displaying a message Error writing to Windows registry Error writing ConfigData key Requested registry access is not allowed Error writing Latency Timer key Requested registry access
13. L MACHINE area of the Windows registry For subsequent connections to that MEV device the application will not require administrator rights The recommended installation sequence is therefore 1 2 3 4 Obtain administrator rights on the PC Install the MEV driver see section 5 2 Install the software see section 5 3 The installation procedure automatically runs the application once the installation has completed and at this point you should connect to the installed MEV device using the Connect button 5 2 Installing the RS485i USB Serial Converter Device Driver 5 2 1 Installation Procedure The MEV RS485i includes an installation CD containing a USB driver file To install the driver proceed as follows 1 e DMU10 00A 0100 910 Issue 2 August 2014 Ensure that you have administrator rights on the PC Run lt CD ROM Drive letter gt Drivers Win XP Vista 7 8 2003 2012 CDM20828 Setup exe This will install the required drivers into the Windows System folder Plug the MEV RS485i device into a USB port and when the dialog below appears be ready to click it or if it disappears click the animated icon that it is attached to Note that in Windows 7 this icon can disappear into the hidden icon box when the dialog disappears Id Installing device driver software Click here for status Installing device driver icon Windows 7 hidden icons box ia 09 50 01 04 2014 Page 9 DCR 710
14. R 710007492 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2 28 29 30 31 32 33 1 tem UNE l l l l l O O N Oo A SILICON SENSING 6 1 Sensor Sampling and Synchronisation Page 28 When the DMU10 Evaluation Kit is not used it is possible to make use of the Sync Pulse output from the DMU10 The Inertial Sensors within DMU10 are all sampled at 1000 Hz The Sync Pulse on the connector is set HIGH at the start of the sampling and returned to LOW when the last Inertial Sensor is sampled Pulses are therefore seen on the connector at 1000 Hz The Inertial Sensors measurements are then be filtered with a 2nd order low pass filter also running at 1000 Hz The factory default setting for this filter is to have a corner frequency of 100 Hz The DMU10 message is output at 200 Hz of every 5th sampling cycle The sequence is 9 Cycle 1 Sample Sensors 2nd order Filter 9 Cycle 2 Sample Sensors 2nd order Filter Calculate Sensor Compensation 9 Cycle 3 Sample Sensors 2nd order Filter Apply Sensor Compensation 9 Cycle 4 Sample Sensors 2nd order Filter 9 Cycle 5 Sample Sensors 2nd order Filter Transmit Message The message is transmitted after the Sync Pulse associated with Cycle 5 has returned LOW The Inertial data included in the message is when the Sync Pulse associated with Cycle 3 was HIGH This enables the external equipmen
15. SILICON SENSING DMU10 A Model Evaluation Kit User Manual DMU10 00A 0100 910 DMU10 00A 0100 910 Page 1 Issue 2 August 2014 DCR 710007492 SILICON SENSING Copyright Statements Document number DMU10 00A 0100 910 Entitled DMU10 A Model Evaluation Kit User Manual This is an unpublished work created in 2014 any copyright in which vests in Silicon Sensing Systems Limited All rights reserved The information contained in this document is proprietary to Silicon Sensing Systems Limited unless stated otherwise and is made available in confidence it must not be used or disclosed without the express written permission of Silicon Sensing Systems Limited This document may not be copied in whole or in part in any form without the express written consent of Silicon Sensing Systems Limited which may be given by contract This document contains commercially sensitive trade secrets as of the date provided to the original recipient by Silicon Sensing Systems Limited and is provided in confidence Release of the information to any third party is prohibited without prior written consent from Silicon Sensing oystems Limited Public authorities are prohibited from releasing the information unless its release would not constitute an actionable breach of confidence Public authorities should contact Silicon Sensing Systems Limited to determine the current releasability of the information b USC 552 b 4 and 18 USC 1905 Sections 41 and 4
16. del DMU10 00A 0100 910 Page 7 Issue 2 August 2014 DCR 710007492 SILICON SENSING 4 2 RS485i to USB Converter and CD The RS485i to USB Converter is manufactured by MEV The standard MEV converter has been modified to route the 5 V USB Supply Voltage through to the DMU10 which allows the DMU10 and the Evaluation Kit to be powered from the USB Figure 3 MEV RS485i to USB Converter The drivers and user manual for the MEV are included on the MEV CD 4 3 USB Memory Stick The USB Memory Stick contains the following Data Logging Software 1 10670 020 430 Rev 2 This User Manual DMU10 Brochure 4 4 Interface Cables Three cables are included in the kit 1 DMU10 to MEV Cable Part Number 630486 0900 2 MEV to PC USB 2 0 Cable 3 DMU10 Mating Connector kit with unterminated leads The DMU10 Mating Connector kit enables the user to connect the DMU10 to alternative logging equipment and power supply Page 8 DMU10 00A 0100 910 DCR 710007492 Issue 2 August 2014 SILICON SENSING 5 Getting Started 5 1 Installation Overview The software installation program uses the ClickOnce installation format and can therefore be installed onto a PC without administrator rights However administrator rights are required whenever the application connects to an individual MEV device for the first time This is because the application needs to change the MEV default driver settings which are stored in the HKEY LOCA
17. drive space Mb 35661 Log File C Users alex chester AppData Roaming Silicon Sensing DI Aem x a 00 0 2 0 i ee ae ee s 967 Msgs 48 sss aain Y ate F eT eee oues ae ee ee awn Zann inp foo a i ee a i FERRE ERES ee ee i ee i Pre a ee ee ee Axis Z Acceleration a 037 54 Average IMU Temperature 0 ea7 43 F asarumpim Ten parahuna c3 NEED E Ene e ence een ee sene n in Don EE SS a Ss Te ae a Axim v pem thee T ILI LI LI D LI te Pt D DD Es EE DESEE RENE a aa ER me 5 then cy o IT Et tt ILLI TID rz pu p opo uus mum x me nee Pomme Axis Y BIT Dats emen Figure 4 Software Application Main Window DMU10 00A 0100 910 Page 15 Issue 2 August 2014 DCR 710007492 SILICON SENSING 5 4 2 1 Common Controls Figure 5 Main Controls Common controls always remain visible and are used by all Tab pages These controls have tool tips help text will appear when you hover the mouse cursor over an enabled control 5 4 2 2 Main Tab Options There are three main tab options e Display e Logging e Settings r GT s 4 pes B i CR DMUT10 Utility Part No 1 10670 020 430 Rev 2 Release Version 1 0 0 14 um USB Serial P
18. e 2 August 2014 SILICON SENSING This is the final page of this document DMU10 00A 0100 910 Page 31 Issue 2 August 2014 DCR 710007492
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20. es i ky USB RS485 Serial Converter Rev4 a7 Ports COM amp LPT LI Processors Sound video and game controllers verter dancer DMU10 00A 0100 910 Page 11 Issue 2 August 2014 DCR 710007492 SILICON SENSING If you encounter problems connecting to a MEV device using the application s Connect button it is possible that the installation failed You can repeat an installation by right clicking on the device under the Ports COM amp LPT heading and selecting the Uninstall option When the dialog below appears click OK You must then unplug the USB cable and then plug it back in to restart the installation procedure steps 3 to 8 again Confirm Device Uninstall USB Serial Port OMG mme Waming You are about to uninstall this device from your system If the MEV is not detected when the USB cable is plugged into the PC refer to the MEV USB232 485 Instruction Manual included on the CD within the DMU10 Evaluation Kit Additional information may be also available on the MEV website at http www mev co uk 5 3 Installing the Data Logging Software The data logging software is included on the USB Memory Stick within the DMU10 Evaluation Kit This software should work on all supported versions of Windows including XP 5 3 1 Installation Procedure To install the software proceed as follows 1 Ifa previous version of the Utility has been installed on the PC you should un install it first to prevent two d
21. ggingLogFileDirectory setting section 5 4 5 If the LoggingLogFileDirectory setting is left empty a default location will be used The size that a log file is allowed to grow to is set by the LoggingRecordsPerLogFile setting section 5 4 5 When this size is reached a new log file is created The LoggingMinAvailableDriveSpaceBytes setting section 5 4 5 allows the user to control the remaining drive space limit 14 DMUI0 Utility Part No 1 10670 020 430 Rev 2 Release Version 1 00 14 a ea Gio E p E Serial Phrt COM3 Lost messages 0 Display Logging Settings 2000 ECEE 1506 Log to memory Log to dis Available drive space Mb 35629 Log File C P M Sensing DMU10 Loafiles 2014 03 V6 17 57 41 csv psp ES oA axis x Rates axis x Acceleration g ze T I1 DL 1 1D V pi sss E LLLLI JT Em EH B me o SC Axis z RE ptt in i Axis XB Axis X B EH l 31 iz Ee p MEME ARARA NAANA eae ENT E E axe Dea Them C Tt 1 1 ES DE Ss Axis Y BIT Data
22. h Publisher Unknown Publisher While applications can be useful they can potentially harm your computer If you do not trust the source do not install this software More Information 6 Click Install to install the data logging software DMU10 00A 0100 910 Page 13 Issue 2 August 2014 DCR 710007492 SILICON SENSING 7 The installation should then proceed with the following dialog 9 Installing DMU10 This may take several minutes You can use your computer to do other tasks during the installation Mame DMULO From W glkds0160 alex chester Visual Studio 2010 Projects DMU10 DMU10 publish Downloading 615 KB of 6 16 MB Note that this dialog may may be missed because it only appears very briefly on fast PCs The software will install at the following location Start All Programs Silicon Sensing 8 When the installation has completed the application will be started by the install program You should then ensure that a USB Serial Port is selected and then click the Connect button This will write the required MEV driver settings to the Windows Registry If you intend to use other MEV devices and do not normally have administrator rights on the PC you should plug all the MEV devices into the PC now and repeat the connection process to ensure that each device has the correct settings written to the Windows Registry file The software installation process is now complete 5 3 2 Installation Troubles
23. hooting If the installation program was run without administrator rights the application will be unable to write the required settings to the registry when the Connect button is pressed and the dialog below will appear If this occurs you should first attempt to uninstall the application and then re install it with administrator rights If you are unable for any reason to install the application with administrator rights then the settings must be changed manually by following the procedure in section 5 4 6 Note however that changing these settings will also require administrator rights Error writing to Windows registry Error writing ConfigData key Requested registry access is not allowed Error writing LatencyTimer key Requested registry access is not allowed Virtual COM Port driver settings could not be written Please refer to the User Manual for instruction on how to change these settings Page 14 DMU10 00A 0100 910 DCR 710007492 Issue 2 August 2014 SILICON SENSING 5 4 Using the Software 5 4 1 Starting the Application Go to Start All Programs Silicon Sensing and select DMU10 to launch the application Note In Windows 8 the installation will create a DMU10 icon in the Start menu 5 4 2 Main Window The application s main window is shown in Figure 4 SILICON SENSING DMU10 Utility Part No 1 106 70 020 43 fe 2 Release Version 1 0 0 14 Lost messag Log to disk Available
24. hown in Figure 18 The unpackaged DMU10 is an OEM product supplied as a PCB It is recommended that it is mounted on spacers or pillars using the four mounting holes provided For the A Model 2 mm holes are used designed as clearance holes for 2 5 mm screws The B Model will have the holes located in the same position but will be 2 3 mm diameter holes designed as clearance holes for 2 mm screws i L A 22 19 7 Y M 4x 92 7 J 3 x Reference Dowels External to DMU10 peN gt OUUUUUUU i sis Figure 18 DMU10 A Model Installation C G 18705 During calibration of the DMU10 alignment is achieved using external reference dowels on two edges of the PCB These two faces therefore form the Datum for alignment purposes 9 Software Updates If there has been an update to the software supporting the DMU10 Evaluation Kit it can be downloaded from the Software section of the download library at http www siliconsensing com information centre downloads library 10 Contact Details If you require any additional information about the DMU10 Evaluation Kit or any other products please contact Silicon Sensing via Web www siliconsensing com Email sales siliconsensing com Address Silicon Sensing Systems Limited Clittaford Road Southway Plymouth Devon PL6 eDE Page 30 DMU10 00A 0100 910 DCR 710007492 Issu
25. ifferent versions appearing To do this select Control Panel Programs Uninstall a program to open the Uninstall or change a program dialog Left click on the DMU10 program and select Uninstall Change jesse c gt as QU Control Panel Programs Programs and Features v 4 Search Programs and Features Control Panel Home Uninstall or change a program View installed updates To uninstall a program select it from the list and then click Uninstall Change or Repair y Turn Windows features on or E Organize Uninstall Change i Install a program from the 2 network Name Publisher Installed On 2 17 Zip 9 20 x64 edition Igor Pavlov 12 08 2013 Adobe Flash Player 11 ActiveX Adobe Systems Incorporated 27 08 2013 BS Adobe Reader X 10 1 3 MUI Adobe Systems Incorporated 12 08 2013 IM Adobe Shockwave Player 11 6 Adobe Systems Inc 12 08 2013 AT amp T Connect Participant Application v9 3 14 AT amp T Inc 12 08 2013 amp BBCA_Tuner_Goodrich BMC Software Inc 06 03 2014 Ca Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office system Microsoft Corporation 27 01 2014 oMUu0 MBAN Dotfuscator Software Services Community Editi Uninstall Change 25 09 2013 m Flash Loader Demonstrator 2 6 0 STMicroelectronics 26 09 2013 4 n p Silicon Sensing Product version 1 0 0 11 Help link file glkds0160 alex chester Visual 20Studio 202010 Proje Page
26. informing you that you do not have write privilages for the registry then you must obtain Administrator rights before continuing with this procedure Otherwise change the Receive Bytes value to 2240 and the Latency Timer msec value to 1 as shown below Advanced Settings for COMS COM port Nabe USB Transfer Sizes Select lower settings to correct performance problems at low baud rates Select higher settings for faster performance Receive Bytes Tarent Gres BM Options Miscellaneous Options Select lower settings to correct response problems Serial Enumerator Serial Printer Cancel If Power Off Event On Surprise Removal Set RTS On Close Disable Modem Ctrl At Startup Latency Timer msec Timeouts Minimum Read Timeout msec Minimum Write Timeout msec 3 3l SI a 6 Click OK to save these settings DMU10 00A 0100 910 Page 25 Issue 2 August 2014 DCR 710007492 SILICON SENSING 6 Using the DMU10 without the Evaluation Kit The information in this section is provided to enable the user to use the DMU10 with alternative logging equipment Figure 13 shows the internal architecture for DMU10 A Model PL1 1 3s Expansion Port 3 3V 3 3V Temperature sensor regulator PL1 2 PL1_3 PL1_4 ORION SPI I F Orion Y PL1 9 PL1 10 Microcontroller PL1 12 PL1 11 E PL1 6 RESET YN PLI Z C C PL18 Factory use ENABLE DISABLE PL15
27. is not allowed Virtual COM Port driver settings could not be written Please refer to the User Manual for instruction on how to change these settings If a message like this appears follow the procedure below to change the settings DMU10 00A 0100 910 Page 23 Issue 2 August 2014 DCR 710007492 SILICON SENSING 1 Open Windows Device Manager Instructions for doing this vary between operating systems In Windows 7 this can be accessed using Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Device Manager 2 Open Ports COM amp LPT a Device Manager APT File Action View Help eg a ib lls Monitors p KY Network adapters a Y Ports COM amp LPT IS Communications Port COMI Y USB Serial Port COMS n Processors 5 4 Sound video and game controllers m 3 Double click the port that requires changing the COM port that the DMU10 Utility will connect to General Port Settings Driver Details USB Serial Port COM5 Device type Ports COM amp LPT Manufacturer FTDI Location on USB Serial Converter Device status This device is working properly Page 24 DMU10 00A 0100 910 DCR 710007492 Issue 2 August 2014 SILICON SENSING 4 Select the Port Settings tab USB Serial Port COM5 Properties Port Settings Bits per second Data bits Parity Stop bits 1 How control None 5 Click Advanced If this results in a message
28. ort COM3 Figure 6 Main Tab Options The following sections describe each tab in detail Page 16 DCR 710007492 DMU10 00A 0100 910 Issue 2 August 2014 SILICON SENSING 5 4 3 Display Tab The Display tab shows the DMU10 output data in real time using level meters 4 DMUIO Utility Part No 1 10670 020 430 Rev 2 Release Version 1 00 14 T7 WINK We i MT SENSING ely Logging Stings Level Message Count 14682 ff TTT TTT l 1 Axis x Acceleration 9 ose I E lt Axis Y Rate s e 39 E ONN BE ane Vacceleration E muse Rate sers LLILLLLECEH III Dezaccenon lose M ES RN UN erage Sensor Temperature C _034 37 ERN Average IMU Temperature C 036 95 LS ses eee Et E 8 18 LER 88 PERENNEM a a TTTTTITTT ITT TTT ttt yyy Pas voeta veu wm ER Pm ERR E ER ER SER Sd en eee ee aas xem oaa 0000 J foo PC Figure 7 Real time Display Page 5 4 4 Logging Tab The Logging tab enables the DMU10 data output to be logged for evaluation purposes For data logging you must first connect the application to a MEV USB Serial Port as described in section 5 4 2 1
29. t to synchronise with the time when the Inertial Data was valid The Output Message is output on the RS422 Serial output at 460 800 baud using a non return to zero protocol Each message contains a start bit logic 0 8 data bits and 2 stop bits logic 1 DMU10 00A 0100 910 DCR 710007492 Issue 2 August 2014 SILICON SENSING 7 DMU10 Electrical Connections The interface cable shown in Figure 15 enables the DMU10 to be connected directly to the MEV interface allowing the application to be used immediately 1 8 RX HI 10 9 RX LO 8 TX HI 4 MEV 5 s DMU10 3 5V 1 9 GND 2 Enable Disable 6 5 Figure 15 Interface Cable 630486 0900 If the user has a dedicated communication protocol system they wish to use the blank connector shown in Figure 16 can be used 45V i GND RX_HI H RX_LO rrr Enable Disable Not RESET Sync Pulse Connected DMU10 Oc No oc A m TX_HI er TX_LO rr k eo k N Figure 16 Blank Connector for Customer Use The blank connector has all the connections pre crimped to the mating half of the PCB connector so it can be easily worked into an existing system if required Figure 17 highlights pin one on the connector Figure 17 Pin 1 of the blank cable connector DMU10 00A 0100 910 Page 29 Issue 2 August 2014 DCR 710007492 SILICON SENSING 8 Installation The installation drawing for DMU10 is s
30. talled drivers and you should eventually see the following dialog 3 Driver Software Installation USB Serial Port COMS installed USB Serial Port COM d Ready to use 8 Click Close on the above dialog 9 2 2 MEV Installation Troubleshooting Correctly installed MEV devices should appear in the Windows Device Manager as USB virtual COM ports These devices will disappear when the USB cable is removed but should re appear when it is re inserted These same COM ports will appear in the DMU10 Utility serial port drop down list enabling the application to connect to different MEV devices A Device Manager File Action View Help eg i6 i Monitors KY Network adapters a 3 Ports COM LPT X9 USB Serial Port COMS Ln Processors Sound video and qame controllers Note that each MEV device appears as a separate COM port and you will need to repeat steps 3 to 8 of the installation procedure for each MEV device plugged into the PC If a MEV device appears under the Other devices heading of Device Manager instead of the Ports COM amp LPT heading then the device is in the process of being installed and you should not unplug it look for the Installing Driver icon in the lower icon bar and follow steps 3 to 8 of the installation procedure gi Device Manager T Ele Action View Help gH gt A Mice and other pointing devices Ma Monitors RY Network adapters a Other devic
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