Introduction; Installation; Requirements; Installation Of Development Desktop - Bosch BNO055 User Manual

1. Introduction

The given document shows which steps need to be taken to operate the BNO055 USB stick
with the sensor evaluation environment Development Desktop from Bosch Sensortec.
The USB stick contains the BNO055 and a MCU dealing as an interface to the USB port.
There is a switch at the end of the switch to control bootloader mode (see chapter 4.2).

2. Installation

2.1 Requirements

Required is:
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Windows 7/8.x PC
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Installer for Development Desktop 2.0 (UI version 2.8 or higher), can be downloaded
from the Bosch Sensortec home page (http://www.bosch-sensortec.com)

BNO USB Stick
Note: The first version of the BNO USB stick is not compatible with USB 3.0 ports. As a
workaround, the user could connect the stick using a USB2.0 hub.
For USB 3.0 ports, make sure you have a newer stick version (pcb color not green) and the
latest version of DD2.0. The working combination of stick and DD2.0 version will be printed on
the pcb of the stick ("DD2.0 UI 3.0 or later").

2.2 Installation of Development Desktop

Please follow the instructions from the documentation of Development Desktop.
Note: Also ensure that the USB driver is installed (i.e. follow the installation process carefully).
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To be able to download the software user has to be registered in first place. In order to create an user
account please go to Sign-In button in the top left corner of Bosch-Sensortec page and follow the
instructions.
Once signed in, go to the Support  Downloads tab and find the download link at the end of the page.
BST-BNO055-AN009-00 | Revision 1.0 | August 2014
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Note: Specifications within this document are subject to change without notice.
Application note
BNO055 – USB stick user guide
Figure 1: BNO055 USB stick
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