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1. 410 TECHNOLOGIES NGIMU User Manual Version 0 2 Preliminary Release Copyright 2015 x io Technologies Ltd WWW X io co uk NGIMU User Manual Version 0 2 9 June 2015 Document updates This document is continuously being updated to incorporate additional information requested by users and new features made available in software and firmware updates Please check the x io Technologies website for the latest version of this document and device firmware Document version history Date Document version Description 9 June 2015 0 2 e Include photo and mechanical drawing of latest prototype plastic housing e Small tables are not split across pages 12 May 2015 0 1 e Update photo of prototype plastic housing 10 May 2015 0 0 e Initial release WWVW X io co uk NGIMU User Manual Version 0 2 9 June 2015 Table of Contents Oe RT Ht 4 1 1 On board sensors amp data acquisition eesssesssersssrssesrresrresrrrsrrrsrtessressrersrtessteesrersrteserereereseeeeeeee 4 L2 Ombpoard data proce SNE a ie a ei anp ERAST EOE 4 1 3 Communication interfaceS ssssesesssssssserrressssssrrrrerssssssrrerressssererreessssseerreeesssereeresesssserrreessssseene 4 LA TOUS BST SISTI en saddnsunarn aaunsardeiennen M rxP d CIMA D MM Nm UST 5 15 SURE a E E E arc carats Baca access DRE PN UDIN MuR PM DM MUN M ieee 5 Z EE B LU Heredes eu M Mind DEM ei ee ave EMBED2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 5 Analogue input pinout Direction N A Output Input Output Input Input Pin 1 is physically marked on the connector by a small Name Ground CTS RX TX 5 V input RTS Table 3 Serial connector pinout Table 4 lists the analogue input connector pinout Pin 1 is physically marked on the connector by a small arrow WWVW X io co uk NGIMU User Manual Version 0 2 9 June 2015 Pin Direction Name 1 N A Ground 2 Output 3 3 V output 3 Input Analogue channel 1 4 Input Analogue channel 2 5 Input Analogue channel 3 6 Input Analogue channel 4 7 Input Analogue channel 5 8 Input Analogue channel 6 9 Input Analogue channel 7 10 Input Analogue channel 8 Table 4 Analogue input connector pinout 2 6 Connector part numbers All board connectors are 1 25 mm pitch Molex PicoBlade Headers Table 5 lists each part number used on the board and the recommended part numbers of the corresponding mating connectors Each mating connector is created from a plastic housing part and two or more crimped wires Board connector Part number Mating part number Battery Molex PicoBlade Header Surface Molex PicoBlade Housing Female 2 Mount Right Angle 2 way P N way P N 51021 0200 53261 0271 Molex Pre Crimped Lead Single Ended PicoBlade Female 304mm 28 AWG P N 06 66 0015 x2 Auxiliary serial Molex PicoBlade Header Surface Molex PicoBlade Housing Female 6 SEI Mount Right Ang
3. iE 6 Bee Ft UII NERONE ONU wr ER RARES 7 TV MUI T C E T AAE E E EEEE AE ET E ET 7 Be Alary Serial eT In elt tmr tKT PE 7 LENCDIEN On e E 8 2 5 Analogue input pinout ENERO eee nnne erred r ka oar rhe ra Rer FRI PA VRF GPS 8 2 6 Connector part numbers EE UUUUM Leeasepu rnnt kun aar sra kr a Rage 9 3 Plastic housing MERO aaaea eee 10 WWVW X io co uk NGIMU User Manual Version 0 2 9 June 2015 1 Overview The Next Generation IMU NGIMU is a compact IMU and data acquisition platform that combines on board sensors and data processing algorithms with a broad range of communication interfaces to create a versatile platform well suited to both real time and data logging applications The device communicates using OSC and so is immediately compatible with many software applications and straight forward to integrate with custom applications with libraries available for most programming languages 1 1 On board sensors amp data acquisition e Triple axis gyroscope 2000 s 400 Hz sample rate e Triple axis accelerometer 16g 400 Hz sample rate e Triple axis magnetometer 1300 uT e Barometric pressure 300 1100 hPa e Humidity e Temperature e Battery voltage current percentage and time remaining e Analogue inputs 8 channels 0 3 3 V 10 bit 1 kHz sample rate e Auxiliary serial RS 232 compatible for GPS or custom electronics sensors e Real tim
4. of marking events when logging data The user must be careful not to hold the button for too long else device will be turned off 2 2 LEDs The board features 5 LED indicators Each LED is a different colour and has a dedicated role Table 1 list the role and associated behaviour of each LED Colour Indicates Behaviour White Wi Fi status Off Wi Fi disabled Flashing Wi Fi enabled but not connected Solid Wi Fi enabled and connected Blue Green Power Indicates that the device is switched on Will also blink each time the button is pressed of a message is received Yellow Red Battery charging Off Charger not connected Solid Charger connected and charging in progress Flashing Charger connected and charging complete Table 1 LED behaviour Sending an identify message identify to the device will cause all the LEDs to rapidly flash for 5 seconds This may be of use when trying to identify a specific device within a group of multiple devices 2 3 Auxiliary serial pinout Table 2 lists the auxiliary serial connector pinout Pin 1 is physically marked on the connector by a small arrow WWVW X io co uk NGIMU User Manual Version 0 2 9 June 2015 Pin Oo ui A W N e Direction N A Output Input Output Input Input Name Ground CTS RX TX 3 3 V output RTS Table 2 Auxiliary serial connector pinout 2 4 Serial pinout Table 3 lists the serial connector pinout arrow Pin
5. e clock and calendar 1 2 On board data processing e All sensors are calibrated e AHRS fusion algorithm provides a measurement of orientation relative to the Earth as a quaternion rotation matrix or Euler angles e AHRS fusion algorithm provides a measurement of linear acceleration e Altimeter fusion algorithm provides a measurement of altitude e All measurements are timestamped e Synchronisation of timestamps for all devices on a Wi Fi network 1 3 Communication interfaces e USB e Serial RS 232 compatible e Wi Fi 802 11n 5 GHz built in or external antennae AP or client mode e SD card accessible as an external drive via USB On board thermometers are used for calibration and are not intended to provide an accurate measurement of ambient temperature This feature is under development and will be available soon Please contact us if this is an urgent requirement 3 Synchronisation requires additional hardware Wi Fi router and synchronisation master WWVW X io co uk NGIMU User Manual Version 0 2 9 June 2015 1 4 Power management e Power from USB external supply or battery e Battery charging via USB or external supply e Sleep timer e Motion trigger wake up e Wake up timer e 3 3 V supply for user electronics 500 mA 1 5 Software features e Open source GUI and API CH for Windows e Configure device settings e Plot real time data e Log real time data to file CSV file format fo
6. le 6 way P N way P N 51021 0600 53261 0671 Molex Pre Crimped Lead Single Ended PicoBlade Female 304mm 28 AWG P N 06 66 0015 x6 Analogue inputs Molex PicoBlade Header Surface Molex PicoBlade Housing Female 10 Mount Right Angle 10 way P N way P N 51021 1000 53261 1071 Molex Pre Crimped Lead Single Ended PicoBlade Female 304mm 28 AWG P N 06 66 0015 x10 Table 5 Board connector part numbers WWVW X io co uk NGIMU User Manual Version O 2 9 June 2015 The plastic housing encloses the board with a 1000 mAh battery The housing provides access to all board interfaces and is translucent so that the LED indicators may be seen Figure 3 shows a 3D printed prototype of the plastic housing Figure 4 is a mechanical drawing of the plastic housing indicating all dimensions I gt 0 QO U1 4 NGIMU User Manual Version 0 2 9 June 2015 z 5 7 N gt 5 O ik I em lt e nk a vr o amp amp ow He az RIAL ERWISE SPECIFIED NS ARE IN MILLIMETERS FINISH UNLESS DIMENSIO SURFACE Figure 4 Mechanical drawing of the plastic housing WWVW X io co uk
7. r use with Excel MATLAB etc e Maintenance and calibration tools WWVW X io co uk NGIMU User Manual Version 0 2 9 June 2015 Auxiliary serial interface Serial interface Barometric pressure and humidity sensor Power button Aux Serial directions are c7 v a JY AY 1 e 7 Gyroscope E accelerometer and The correct axis MIHI Magnetameter Led X bed annan Ti 1 YZ te ate NAM P e Q hb EH I 29 E t E sone PES P mo e up 9 s T mt mr F a USB FW prater TX 3r Agmmmmmmmy NL SM Battery connector f e a Analogue inputs LEDs The correct axis External 5 V input solder pads directions are i gt Ite 2 L e 5V Input M e agnetometer co oh S X E CN xternal antenna MCI MP A a UF L connector v1 0 Seeeeveseseseseses x io 1 echn loecies SD card socket ha m Internal antenna WWVW X io co uk NGIMU User Manual Version 0 2 9 June 2015 2 1 Power button The power button is primarily used to turn the device on and off sleep mode Pressing the button while the device is off will turn it on Pressing and holding the button for 3 seconds while it is on will turn it off The button can also be used as a data source by the user The device will send a timestamped button message button each time the button is pressed This may provide a convenient user input for real time applications or a useful means
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