User Manual STIM300 Evaluation kit DOK373.r3
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1. gt N Data Acquisition Devices s eq Disk drives gt BS Display adapters gt DVD CD ROM drives i GPIB Interfaces 5 oe Human Interface Devices gt 4g IDE ATA ATAPI controllers gt ED Keyboards gt A Mice and other pointing devices gt E Monitors gt EY Network adapters W NLSerial Peripherals a Ports COM amp LPT sad 1 Communications Port COM1 E Processors Select USB Serial Port COM lt n gt USB Serial Port COM7 Properties e General Port Settings Driver Details Bits per second 921600 Z Data bits E Parity None Stop bits i Flow control None DOK373 rev 03 8 28 June 2013 aw sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit Select Advanced from the Port Setting pane o Advanced Settings for COM7 w Be COM Port aber USB Transfer Sizes Select lower settings to correct performance problems at low baud rates Select higher settings for faster perform Receive Bytes Transmit Bytes 4095 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 GEES Minimum Write Timeout msec Reduce the Receive Bytes setting to a s2. STIM300 Evaluation Kit Table 6 Result file example Standard datagram content written to file p 6 __ RxCRC_ _________ Received CRC 8 DGID_ Datagram identifier Standard 7 6 Logging panel descriptions Table 7 Logging panel descriptions Panel unit Functionality and description O O Z O O O User selections between manually no of samples and Time elapsed for stopping a measurement series Samples box In use when defining a series length with no of samples Time elapsed Shows the real time for the test running Samples acq Shows number of samples acquired CRC_errors Shows number of CRC errors normally 0 otherwise the user should consider to reject results data in any analysis Resynch s Increments from 0 to a number if any re synchronisations are needed in order to re establish data collections from module Log to file capability Quad core processor is recommended when measuring on two IMUs simultaneously The size of the log file is only limited by the free memory of the hard disk s in use The path for result file storage is defined in the active parameter file The program should be run as administrator to ensure the necessary rights to establish result files DOK373 rev 03 26 28 June 2013 aw sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 7 7 Parameters panel descriptions Table 8 Parameters panel descriptions Functionality and description Passw
3. a lt mD Ww w w w ctive ctive ctive cceleration g PPPD w w w w w w DOK373 rev 03 21 28 June 2013 iy w sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 7 Introduction to PC software 7 1 Panels overview In addition to the panel already shown Normal mode and Parameters panel other panels are also available amp STIM300 EVK PC Software V1 0 es File Help Measure l Diagnostic Datagram Transmission Termination E Unit LP filter Sampling freq AUX settings Save Recall Help Complete command Command response SERIAL NUMBER N25581142930015 PRODUCT STIM300 PART NUMBER 00000 0000 0000 REV FW CONFIG SWD11895 REV 9 GYRO OUTPUT UNIT s ANGULAR RATE STIM 300 ga sensonor Active device 1 Special ACCELEROMETER OUTPUT UNIT g ACCELERATION INCLINOMETER OUTPUT UNIT g ACCELERATION SAMPLE RATE samples s 125 GYRO CONFIG XYZ ACCELEROMETER CONFIG XYZ INCLINOMETER CONFIG XYZ GYRO LP FILTER 3dB FREQUENCY X AXIS Hz 33 GYRO LP FILTER 3dB FREQUENCY Y AXIS Hz 33 GYRO LP FILTER 3dB FREQUENCY Z AXIS Hz 33 ACCELEROMETER LP FILTER 3dB FREQUENCY X AXIS Hz 33 ACCELEROMETER LP FILTER 3dB FREQUENCY Y AXIS Hz 33 ACCELEROMETER LP FILTER 3dB FREQUENCY Z AXIS Hz 33 INCLINOMETER LP FILTER 3dB FREQUENCY X AXIS Hz 33 INCLINOMETER LP FILTER 3dB FREQUENCY Y AXI
4. when trying to print check Error encountered when trying to print check configuration Failed to print the graph check that a printer is a eta mnie comes The akkaa e aa pathname can not be created either due to access rights Unable to create result folder specified by parameter or errors in the path specification Unable to enter service mode does not receive expected response to Unable to enter service mode command I nable to save parameters to active INI Unable to save parameters to active INI fle 0 l Error encountered when trying to save parameters onto INI file The edit mode of parameters are active unable to exit the program until Edit mode of parameters is active unable to exit edit mode is ended You are about to change the RS422 bit rate If are you using the USB kit hardware provided by Sensonor please notice that you will not be able to communicate with the device if you A warning to the user about limitations for certain RS422 hardware change to something else than supported 460800 b s For the PCI card there are no worries it supports all available bit rates Unable to open or create the specified file in the selected folder try 23 Unable to create save to selected file check access rights to folder another filename and or location The reason may be lacking access rights to the folder or illegal filename format 24 Unsupported datagram received When trying to read datagrams into memory a datagram ty
5. also be found from the Sensonor support site Use this site to regularly check for updates atic B NATIONAL E following summary before con i RinstRuMENTs Adding or Changing l Serial 3 6 Documentation Serial Configuration Hl Seral 3 6 for LabvlEW Real Time NI VISA 4 6 2 el Spp 27 eA Measurement amp Automation Explorer 4 6 2 Click the Nest button to begin installation Click the Back button to change the installation settings GF Ni Serial 3 6 WY NATIONAL P INSTRUMENTS The Ni Seral software has been installed Please shutdown your system and insert your N Seral hardware Figure 2 NI serial driver DOK373 rev 03 7 28 June 2013 sensonor USER MANUAL 4 2 USB kit Installation of FTDI serial driver EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit To install the drivers for the FTDI serial driver under Windows follow the instructions below e Connect the USB RS422 plug to a spare USB port on your PC e If there is an available Internet connection some Windows versions will silently connect to the Windows Update website and install any suitable driver it finds for the device e Inthe event that no automatic installation takes place please refer to the set up guide from FTDI http www ftdichip com Support Documents InstallGuides htm Then modify the port configuration as follows Open device manager a Device Manager File Action View Help 9 ii S EB e eee F a HTN W52408 pe Batteries JE Computer
6. command to the IMU Sends command to the IMU Active device indicator Informs about the active IMU device Corresponding COM port is according to the active parameter file Command response window Shows the responses from the IMU See product datasheet for details Erase button Erases the content of the command response window Save button Saves the content of the command response window to a text file with a detailed date and time tag DOK373 rev 03 24 28 June 2013 aw sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 7 5 Measure panel descriptions Table 5 Measure panel descriptions Panelunit Functionality and description Measure button Starts a measurement series Samples box Defines the number of samples to be collected max 50 millions Save to file button Saves data from a completed measurement series to a result file The file path defined in the active parameter file is proposed X Y and Z axis check boxes Selects which axis data to present in the graph area up to 3 axes can be plotted Informs about the active IMU device Corresponding COM port is according to the active parameter file Confirms all CRC checks and DG IDs as expected Normally GREEN LEDs turn RED if checks fail Data box Selects which datagram content to be shown Several options are available depending on the active datagram type Use the arrows in the left side of box to scroll between available selections The plot updates
7. interface cable Memory stick with o PC software o FTDI CDM20824 serial driver for Windows and o EVK PC sotware User manual Allen Wrench for fixing connector of communication and power cable to IMU Hard copy of User manual Note that the evaluation kits does not include the IMU The IMU is to be ordered separately 3 System requirements Windows XP SP2 or later Windows Vista Windows 7 32 64bit 1 free USB port and 1 free PCI slot for the PCI kit 2 free USB ports for the USB kit Quad core processor recommended when simultaneously logging data from two IMUs DOK373 rev 03 5 28 June 2013 aw sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 4 Getting started Preparing your system involves the following steps depending on type kit TSCETEIES THE EST RETTIG STRESSES EEE EEEG Te cee eee eetreric ieee eect ee eee mere ee ee 4 1 Nl serial driver 4 2 FTDI serial driver installation installation 4 3 Serial driver verification t t i DOK373 rev 03 6 28 June 2013 sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 4 1 PCI kit Installation of NI serial driver Install the National Instruments NI serial driver from the memory stick included in the kit This process is self instructive Follow the on screen messages without doing any configuration changes Figure 1 and Figure 2 show two of the messages that appear during serial driver installation The NI serial driver can
8. C Program Files 86 National Instruments Browse Next gt gt Cancel Figure 6 PC software installation 2 of 6 u STIM300 Evaluation kit License Agreement fou must accept the license s displayed below to proceed NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT INSTALLATION NOTICE THIS 5 A CONTRACT BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE AND OR COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION PROCESS CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT BY DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE AND OR CLICKING THE APPLICABLE BUTTON TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION PROCESS YOU CONSENT TQ THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BECOME APARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT AND BE BOUND BY ALL OF ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS CLICK THE APPROPRIATE BUTTON TO CANCEL THE INSTALLATION PROCESS DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE AND RETURN THE SOFTWARE WITHIN THIRTY 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE SOFTWARE WITH ALL ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS ALONG WITH THEIR CONTAINERS TO THE PLACE YOU OBTAINED THEM ALL RETURNS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO NI S THEN CURRENT RETURN POLICY sz ES accept the License Agreement f donot accept the License Agreement lt lt Back Hest gt gt Cancel Figure 7 PC software installation 3 of 6 DOK373 rev 03 12 28 June 2013 aw sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit u STIM300 Evaluation kit Start Installation Review the following summary before continuing Adding or
9. Changing STIMSO0 Evaluation kit Files e NI VISA 5 0 3 Aun Time Support Click the Nest button to begin installation Click the Back button to change the installation settings Save File lt lt Back Next gt gt Cancel Figure 8 PC software installation 4 of 6 Gf STIM300 Evaluation kit Overall Progress 12 Complete lt lt Hack Figure 9 PC software installation 5 of 6 Installation complete DOK373 rev 03 13 28 June 2013 EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation kit Installation Complete Figure 10 PC software installation 6 of 6 Installation complete DOK373 rev 03 14 28 June 2013 ay sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 4 5 Installation of PCI card LP a7 Wi TA r i FES Prati a Mg iemasiyrdal i Disconnect AC and battery power from your computer before attempting installation Following your computer manufacturer s directions install the PC card into a free PCI slot of the PC cabinet DOK373 rev 03 15 28 June 2013 aw sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 5 Connecting the STIM to your PC 5 1 PCI kit Power cable to USB port k Mire Comm cable to PCl card port 5 2 USB kit Power cable to joint 0 4m Main cable joint 1 2 m Comm cable to joint 0 4m DOK373 rev 03 16 28 June 2013 ay se
10. S Hz 33 INCLINOMETER LP FILTER 3dB FREQUENCY Z AXIS Hz 33 AUX LP FILTER 3dB FREQUENCY Hz 33 AUX COMP COEFF A 1 0000000e 00 B 0 0000000e 00 DATAGRAM RATE ACCELERATION INCLINATION TEMPERATURE AUX DATAGRAM TERMINATION NONE c Program Files x86 Sensonor evaluation tools STIM300_EVK STIM300_EvalKit INI SERVICE MODE Figure 20 Service mode panel amp STIM300 EVK PC Software V1 0 File Help STIM 300 4 sensonor Cursors Off a On Cursorl Cursor2 Delta E 0 000 4 0 000 E 0 000 vq 0 000 4 0 000 E 0 000 Normal mode Service mode Measure Logging Parameters saveto il v X axisdata DG ID O Sample rate jo ave io nie p z M v axisdata cre O Gyrounit M Z axis data Acc unit Samples 21000 Bea ieomp cat Active device 1 Scale Full range DG type ilal w gt w t te oO m A wo C q o amp amp BD G D a a wt eS a a amp A HR we S amp S G S te Time s c Program Files x86 Sensonor evaluation tools STIM300_EVK STIM300_EvalKit INI INTERACTIVE MEASUREMENTS Figure 21 Measure panel DOK373 rev 03 22 28 June 2013 aw sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit amp STIM300 EVK PC Software V1 0 5 xjl File Help Normal mode Service mode Measure Logging Parameters STIM 300 47 sensonor Stop criteria Start Manually No of samples Samples 1000 Time elapsed 00 00 00 Devices t
11. able to allocate the required memory to error when trying to allocate memory for temporary storage Even after retries the expected datagram is not received as response to 7 No product identification datagram received command sent Even after retries the expected datagram is not received as response to No configuration datagram received command sent Even after reties the expected datagram is not received as response to No serial number datagram received command sent Failed to acquire the requested number of datagrams from the IMU no No datagrams received recognizable datagrams received 11 rum Turn off device supply voltage device Turn off device supply voltage voltage Instruction to user when running without controlled Mp e seer A a Ta wey ee on device supply voltage sascha a to user when running without controlled power supply a Error encountered when trying to control voltage Failed to control the specified power supply am Unexpected DG ID received When waiting for datagrams unexpected datagrams are received 15 Unable to read Unable to read config DG to determine output unit Unable to read config DG to determine output unit to determine output unit Unable to read Terentia e mneneom nn datagram to determine the output unit Failed to acquire the requested number a datagrams from the IMU Unable to synch with DG stream unable to get in synch with datagram stream Error Error encountered when trying to print check configuration
12. amp STIM300 EVK PC Software V1 0 File Help STIM 300 4a sensonor Apply voltage Connect J es Reset Request Request Request to HW 3 device config DG identity DG serial DG t Off Response Disconnect Device from HW E 1 _e Program Files x6 Sensonor evaluation tols siMs00_evk stiMaoo Evalitint orvat aaaeei iE Files x86 Sensonor evaluation tools STIM300_EVK STIM300_EvalKit INI Normarmooes S MODE Figure 14 Normal mode panel after selecting INI file DOK373 rev 03 18 28 June 2013 w sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 5 Verify the correct COM port settings in the Parameters view Password to edit is stim If needed change the existing setting by double clicking on the value 4 amp STIM300 EVK PC Software V1 0 File Help Normal mode Service mode Measure Logging Parameters Password Folder for result file storage What priority will this program run with What format to use for resultfiles IMPORTANT MESSAGE Always verify hardware connections and COM port settings before trying 9 comne resins Giadz2 port to device 1 OO O O R3422 port to devree 0 R3422 Bitrate bits s 460800 RS422 Stopbit RS422 parity External hardware The GPIB card to use 0 Type of power supply used None Interface that the power is connected with None Port or address to power 0 Voltage on output of power V Current limit on output of power A C user
13. aw sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 1 EVK features PCI or USB connectivity to PCs laptops Up to 2000Hz sampling rate supported Temperature measurements supported Service mode access o Full IMU information o Full IMU configuration capability o Detailed IMU diagnostics o Help section Measure panel o Data presentations and save data to file capability o Custom scale and zoom functions o CRC check Logging panel o Support for any measurement duration only limited by HD memory and processor capacity of PC o Various stop criteria for measurements available Manually No of samples or Time elapsed Measurements on 2 IMUs simultaneously supported requires either one or two additional cables depending on the kit in use STIM300 EVK PCI the preferred solution USB kit important notice The USB kit supports certain distinct bit rates only The following bit rates have been tested with STIM Approved bit rates w USB kit 3 000 000 bps 2 000 000 bps 1 500 000bps 1 411 765 bps Most settings below 1 300 000 bps DOK373 rev 03 2 28 June 2013 aw sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit General descriptions The STIM300 evaluation kits provide measurement and configuration access to STIM300 inertial measurement units IMUs IMU configuration graphical result presentation and save data to file functions are supported The single voltage supply required for IMU o
14. data test High ASCII text None s Aoa 0 c Program Files x86 Sensonor evaluation tools STIM300_EVK STIM300_EvalKit INI STIM 300 4 sensonor PARAMETERS Figure 15 Edit the INI file in order to verify correct COM port settings 6 Set the correct value for RS422 bit rate according to the configuration of the STIM unit DOK373 rev 03 Sy STIM300 EVK PC Software V4 0 b a am H Normal mode Service mode Measure Logging Parameters Password Folder for result file storage What priority will this program run with What format to use for resultfiles Device communication IMPORTANT MESSAGE Always verify hardware connections and COM port settings before trying to connect to the device RS422 port to device 1 RS422 port to device 2 RS422 parity z External hardware The GPIB card to use Type of power supply used Interface that the power is connected with Port or address to power Voltage on output of power V Current limit on output of power A C userdata test Above normal ASCII text c Program Files x86 Sensonor evaluation tools STIM300 EVK STIM300_EvalKit INI 19 28 a STIM 300 gay sensonor PARAMETERS Figure 16 Edit parameters here RS422 bit rate June 2013 ay sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit USB kit important notice The USB kit support certain distinct bit rates only The following bit rates have been tested wit
15. de the RS422 transceiver plus Tx and Rx LEDs which give a visual indication of traffic on the cable DOK373 rev 03 3 28 June 2013 1 3 sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit Configurable and readable parameters Configurable IMU parameters Output format angular rate increment angle etc Datagram format standard extended etc Sampling rate 125 samples s 250 samples s etc Bandwidth Low pass filter frequency 16Hz 33Hz etc RS422 transmission bit rate 374400 bits s 460800 bits s etc Number of stop bits in datagram 1 or 2 stop bits Parity bit no parity odd parity even parity Line Datagram termination on off None lt CR gt lt LF gt Readable IMU parameters Unit part number Serial number Firmware revision Hardware revision Guro module diagonistics Detailed IMU diagnostic information includes RAM and flash checks stack handling checks status of internal voltage supply references and various parameter reports for each measurement axis are available from the supported SERVICE mode Note Time of Validity TOV and external trigger functionalities of STIM300 are not supported by the EVK PC software DOK373 rev 03 4 28 June 2013 sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 2 Kit contents PCI kit only o PCI to RS422 interface card the PCI card for the PCI kit o STIM300 communication and power cable USB kit only o USB to RS422
16. h STIM Table 2 Service mode panel descriptions Approved bit rates w USEB kit 3 000 000 bps 2 000 000 bps 1 500 000bps 1 411 765 bps Most settings below 1 300 000 bps 7 Establish connection to module by clicking the Connect to HW button in Normal mode panel A green LED light appears indicating that the COM port s is are opened E STIM300 EVK PC Software V2 0 lo e x File Help STIM 300 S Normal mode Service mode Measure Logging l Parameters sensonor Apply voltage Connect a Reset Request to HW device contig DG Ae Disconnect Device from HW l Response Data arriving from device 1 J Data arriving from device 2 g Development Inertia Products Projects STIM300 D400 Test STIM300 EVAL kit Software Ini HW connected OK Figure 17 Normal mode panel after first hardware connection 8 Change the Apply voltage control switch position to On The pop up message telling Turn on device supply voltage appears Do this by inserting the red POWER USB connector of the ST M300 communication and power cable into a free USB port of the PC laptop Confirm the supply voltage applied by clicking OK on the pop up message DOK373 rev 03 20 28 June 2013 aw sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit STIM300 EVK PC Software V2 0 S e x A Normal mode Service mode Measure Logging Parameters STIM 300 ay SETA Ap
17. immediately if a measurement series has already been done Enables a custom zoom of the presented results in the strip chart graph area according to placement of available cursors Shows the INI file in use and the active mode NORMAL MODE save data to file from measure panel An example of a result file is shown in Figure 25 for a standard datagram measurement series of device 1 A description of each of the columns of the data log file is found in the table that follows E 20111220_181756_1 txt Notepad a 7 File Edit Format View Help Time s x s Y s Z s sTs RxCRC CalccCRC DG_ID 5 0 027696 0 085083 0 063416 0 179016 128 70 70 144 0 028191 0 107117 0 117615 0 142639 128 202 202 144 0 028691 0 095825 0 188782 0 105164 128 44 44 144 0 029190 0 103699 0 194275 0 051208 128 205 205 144 0 029690 0 186279 0 168823 0 007507 128 30 30 144 0 030191 0 323853 0 132996 0 028870 128 200 200 144 0 030705 0 377380 0 026855 0 097656 128 50 50 144 0 031195 0 327942 0 071472 0 123718 128 140 140 144 0 031695 0 309814 0 059631 0 120972 128 223 223 144 y 0 032191 0 302856 0 042847 0 166870 128 220 220 144 0 032691 0 286865 0 124573 0 206482 128 78 78 144 0 033191 0 263794 0 096802 0 179993 128 53 53 144 0 188232 0 053101 0 155334 Figure 25 Result file example DOK373 rev 03 25 28 June 2013 aw sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools
18. interface hardware Opens PC COM port according to selections in active parameter file Indicator for hardware connection A GREEN light indicates the corresponding COM port is opened Disconnect from HW To Disconnect from interface hardware Closes the corresponding COM port Apply voltage switch On Off To be switched manually ON or OFF by user when asked to Controls certain functions of the PC software Should hold the correct IMU device number according to active parameter file Choice depends on which IMU and COM port the user wants to operate 7 4 Service mode panel descriptions Service mode is used for IMU configuration Service mode is entered by clicking on the Service mode tab next to the Normal mode tab Panel units functionalities and descriptions are listed in Table 4 Exit from IMU Service mode to Normal mode is done by pressing one of the other panel tabs Normal Logging Service or Parameter panel tab Note Changes made for the IMU in Service mode are only stored permanently in IMU flash memory when the save command s is issued Table 4 Service mode panel descriptions Panelunit Functionality and description Complete command window Contains the complete command to send It is auto completed by usage of the listings in the available commands window Left click in the complete command window shows a list of earlier sent commands Right click enables manual command entry Send command button Sends
19. mall value such as 256 Other settings may be left untouched Press OK twice System Settings Change A Your hardware settings have changed You must restart your computer for these changes to take effect Do you want to restart your computer now Remember to restart the computer after making this change DOK373 rev 03 9 28 June 2013 aw sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 4 3 Verification of serial driver set up Using your PC launch Device Manager Device Manager See Control Panel gt Hardware and Sound Verify that the serial driver installation has completed successfully Examples are shown in Figure 3a PCI and Figure 3b USB Notice at this point the assigned COM port value s as this information is needed later for connecting to the IMU s from the PC software ea Device Manager File Action View Help m H m amp 7 Ports COM amp LPT mi Communications E gt Be Processors gt DP Security Devices gt i Sound video and game controllers gt lil System devices My F Universal Serial Bus controllers r a Device Manager on E mm Se Se ee r File Action View Help eee rT Computer gt a Disk drives gt MY Display adapters gt aie Human Interface Devices b gt og IDE ATA ATAPI controllers gt Z Imaging devices gt lt Keyboards p JA Mice and other pointing devices gt e Monitors gt EY Network adapters alles O
20. nsonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 6 First PC software start up 1 Navigate to the Sensonor evaluation tools folder from Windows start menu Click on the shortcut named STIM300 EVK to start the PC software Ensure to run program as administrator as this is needed for full function Sense Devices and Printers aiki oT J a STIM 10 EVK Default Programs Sa STIM300 EVK m SharePoint 4 Back Help and Support Search programs and files Figure 11 Starting PC software from Windows 7 start menu 2 A pop up box for software registration appears Fill in four open fields and click Submit The default email client opens Press Send in order to complete this step and the user information is sent back to Sensonor amp STIM300 EVK PC Software V1 0 File Help On 12 Welcome to STIM300 Evaluation Kit Please spend a short time to register this installation to HW ParaFile NORMAL MODE Figure 12 Welcome message and software registration DOK373 rev 03 17 28 June 2013 ay sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 3 A pop up box appears asking for a parameter INI file Select the INI file available in the installation folder by default and click Load Select parameter file 08 12 2011 15 39 Saon Se Desktop 5 2m oa on Libraries Figure 13 INI file selection 4 The Normal mode panel is shown
21. o be measured Serial no Samples acquired CRC errors Resynch s 1V N25581142930015 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 c Program Files x86 Sensonor evaluation tools STIM300_EVK STIM300_EvalKit INI LOGGING Figure 22 Logging panel for saving data to file 7 2 Main panel menus Menu Description o O File New parameter file For creating a new INI file Notice that this new INI file also needs be edited by the user before taken into use The content is not equal to any existing INI files Notice also that the Parameters view in the software is not updated with the new INI file content until the user clicks the Edit button this triggers an update of this view To edit the Parameters content Her Check for updates Opens the Sensonor support site in a web browser NI serial drivers any PC software updates and new releases of User manuals can be obtained from here Help About About the program Program name publisher and software revision number Help New parameter file Check for updates Open parameter file About Save parameter file as Figure 24 Help menu Print parameters Edit parameters Exit Figure 23 File Menu DOK373 rev 03 23 28 June 2013 ay sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 7 3 Normal mode panel descriptions Table 3 Normal mode panel descriptions Panelunit Functionality and description Connect to HW To connect to
22. ord Current valid password to be able to edit the parameters list The password is stim Folder for result file storage c userdata test What priority will this program run with Instructs the program priority for the PC operation system What format to use for result files ASCII text by default Can be changed to 8 byte binar Device communication IMPORTANT MESSAGE Always verify hardware connections and COM port settings before trying to connect to the device RS422 port to device 1 Defining which COM port to be assigned to IMU device 1 RS422 port to device 2 Defining which COM port to be assigned to IMU device 2 RS422 Bitrate bit s Manual RS422 bit rate selection NOTE that USB cable that comes with the USB kit supports only the default 460800 bits s option while the PCI card of the PCI kit supports all available bit rates RS422 Stopbit 1 or 2 Default is 1 RS422 parit None odd or even Default is None ee a If card s are in use the first card will be assigned to 0 second to 1 etc Default value is 0 E3644A supported Default value is None Normally None when not in use RS232 for Agilent E3631A only and GPIB supported Default is None Port or address to power Normally 0 when not in use Selectable up to 31 Default is 0 Voltage on output of power supply V Default value is 5 1 Can be neglected if not in use Value should be within the supply voltage
23. pe not supported by the EVK is detected DOK373 rev 03 28 28 June 2013
24. peration is provided from any PC or laptop USB port Two alternative evaluation kits are available Features are highlighted in the following table Table 1 Features of USB vs PCI kit SBP O Gyro Acc Inc amp AUX out available Yes TOV AUX in External trigger Yes break out cable available Transmission rate supported Up to 3Mbit s Up to 9 55Mbit s 1 1 STIM300 EVK PCI The evaluation kit with PCI connectivity is the preferred solution for thorough characterization This kit is in the following referred to as PCI kit See also the picture on the front page 1 2 STIM300 EVK USB The evaluation kit with USB connectivity provides the alternative solution e g for laptops and is an excellent choice for IMU configuration and shorter measurement series This kit is in the following referred to as USB kit The kit contains a USB RS422 converter from Future Technology Devices International integrated with the communication and power supply cable The USB RS422 converter cable is a USB to RS422 levels serial UART converter cable incorporating FTDI s FT232RQ USB to serial UART interface IC device which handles all the USB signalling and protocols The cable provides a fast simple way to connect devices with a RS422 interface to USB Each USB RS422 cable contains a small internal electronic circuit board utilising the FT232R which is encapsulated into the USB connector end of the cable The integrated electronics also inclu
25. ply voltage Connect Reset Request Request Request fa rhad v device config DG identity DG serial DG Off Response Disconnect from HW 1 Data arriving from device 1 E lt MESSAGE 12 Turn on device supply voltage g Development Inertia Products Projects STIM300 D400 Test STIM300 EVAL kit Software ST faw connected OK Figure 18 Normal mode panel when USB power connector of STIM300 communication and power cable is to be inserted 9 Verify the connection to module by clicking on the Request config DG button An example of such a result is shown in Figure 19 The kit is now ready for use 5 STIM300 EVK PC Software V2 0 gt B Apply voltage Connect wl OPRY E Reset to HW we datio off Response Disconnect 4 from HW 41 Part no rev FW revision Samplefreq DG contains accelerometer data DG contains inclinometer data s DG contains temperature data Data arriving from device 1 d DG contains AUX data oe orale RS422 stopbits RS422 parity Line term X axis gyro Y axis gyro Z axis gyro Output unit X axis gyro LPF Y axis gyro LPF Z axis gyro LPF X axis acc Y axis acc Z axis acc Output unit X axis acc LPF Y axis acc LPF Z axis acc LPF g Development Inertia Products Projects STIM300 D400 Test STIM300 EVAL kit Software Inil HW connected OK Figure 19 Result of sending Request config DG to the IMU i 9z BOR Ra EE 2 RARAS gt ctive ctive ngular rate 3 w gt b DD
26. range of the IMU Clicking on the arrow of the control unit when editing this parameter allows for voltages as high as 6 0V maximum Manual entry allows even higher values however with a warning Note The entered value voltage applied to the IMU should never exceed the absolute maximum ratings value Current limit on output of power A Default value is 1 0 To limit the current consumption from the power source DOK373 rev 03 21 28 June 2013 sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 7 8 Messages from the program Messages that the program can display are listed in Table 9 Table 9 Possible messages given by the program SSS This application is already running The program is already started a second instance will not be allowed Stop loading of 2 instance 2 Wrong password entered password Wrong password entered The password entered does not match the required one for this INI file Zz No response to message was received Did not receive the expected response to sent service mode command 4 There is no measurement data available There is no measurement data available for storage There is no measurement data available for storage probe leiipiesve a a be able to save measurement data there must be data available Sees of measurement data failed unable to open or create the Unable to open the selected file selected file l Failed to acquire the requested number of datagrams from the IMU due Un
27. ther devices a ne USB Serial Port COMA m Figure 4b COM port assignments for USB cable in Windows 7 DOK373 rev 03 10 28 June 2013 a sensonor USER MANUAL __EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit 4 4 Installation of PC software Install the PC software by running setup exe found on the included memory stick Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation See the following figures for guidance Notice that the PC software also can be downloaded from the Sensonor support site Use this site regularly to check for updates i STIM300 Evaluation kit ioj x STIMS00 Evaluation kit lti strongly recommended that you exit all programs before running this Installer Applications that run imn the background such as virus scanning y Ublities might cause the installer to take longer than average to complete Figure 5 PC software installation 1 of 6 Installer initializes DOK373 rev 03 11 28 June 2013 aw sensonor USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM300 Evaluation Kit uF STIM300 Evaluation kit Destination Directory Select the primary installation directory All software will be mstalled in the following location s To install software mto 4 different location s click the Browse button and select another directory Target directory for application IC Program Files c 6 Sensonor evaluation tools STIMS00_ EVE Target directory for National Instruments software
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