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GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 2
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KIT CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
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KIT FEATURES ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
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CONFIGURABLE AND READABLE PARAMETERS .............................................................................................. 3
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................................................... 4
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GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................................................................. 4
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6.3
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Common preparations ................................................................................................................................. 9
6.3.2
For preparing the PCI kit (skip this step if the USB kit is used) ................................................................... 9
6.3.3
For preparing the USB kit (skip this step if the PCI kit is used) ................................................................... 9
6.3.4
Common verifications................................................................................................................................... 9
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INTRODUCTION TO PC SOFTWARE .................................................................................................................... 14
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7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
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DOK333 rev.06
USER MANUAL
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STIM202 Evaluation Kit
1/22
EvaluationTool
Dec 2017
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
USER MANUAL EvaluationTool STIM202 Evaluation Kit Table of contents: GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS ............................2 KIT CONTENTS ................................. 3 KIT FEATURES ................................. 3 CONFIGURABLE AND READABLE PARAMETERS ....................3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................4 GETTING STARTED ..............................4 ........................4 NSTALLATION OF SERIAL DRIVER .......................... -
Page 2: General Descriptions
STIM202 Evaluation Kit General descriptions The STIM202 evaluation kits provide measurement and configuration access to STIM202 multi-axis gyro modules. Gyro module configuration, graphical result presentation and save data to file functions are supported. The single voltage supply required for operation is provided from any PC or laptop USB port. -
Page 3: Kit Contents
Gyro module diagnostic information includes RAM and flash checks, stack handling checks, status of internal voltage supply references, and various parameter reports for each measurement axis. Note: External trigger functionality of STIM202 are not supported by the evaluation kits. DOK333 rev.06... -
Page 4: System Requirements
USER MANUAL EvaluationTool STIM202 Evaluation Kit 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 ... -
Page 5: Installation Of Pc Software
USER MANUAL EvaluationTool STIM202 Evaluation Kit Figure 4: NI serial driver installation. Installation complete 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 Figure 5 through Figure 10 for guidance. - Page 6 USER MANUAL EvaluationTool STIM202 Evaluation Kit Figure 5: PC software installation (1 of 6). Installer initialization Figure 6: PC software installation (2 of 6) DOK333 rev.06 6/22 Dec 2017...
- Page 7 USER MANUAL EvaluationTool STIM202 Evaluation Kit Figure 7: PC software installation (3 of 6) Figure 8: PC software installation (4 of 6) DOK333 rev.06 7/22 Dec 2017...
- Page 8 USER MANUAL EvaluationTool STIM202 Evaluation Kit Figure 9: PC software installation (5 of 6) Figure 10: PC software installation (6 of 6). Installation complete DOK333 rev.06 8/22 Dec 2017...
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Page 9: First Hardware Connections
First hardware connections 6.3.1 Common preparations 1. Connect a gyro module to the Micro-D connector of the STIM202 communication and power cable. Use the T6 Screw driver (included) for tightening the fixing screws of the connector to gyro module 6.3.2 For preparing the PCI kit (skip this step if the USB kit is used) 2. -
Page 10: First Pc Software Start-Up
STIM202 Evaluation Kit First PC software start-up 1. Navigate to the ‘Sensonor evaluation tools’ folder from Windows start menu. Click on the shortcut named "STIM202 EVK" to start the PC software. For full functionality; run program as administrator Figure 12: Starting PC software from Windows 7 start menu 2. - Page 11 3. A pop-up box for software registration appears. Fill in the 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) Figure 14: Welcome message and software registration 4.
- Page 12 USER MANUAL EvaluationTool STIM202 Evaluation Kit Verify the correct COM port settings in the Parameters view. Password to edit is ‘stim’. Click "OK" to confirm when the correct COM port(s) is (are) selected. Figure 16: Editing the INI-file in order to verify the correct COM port settings 5.
- Page 13 USB port of the PC/ laptop. Confirm the supply voltage applied by clicking ‘OK’ on the pop-up message Figure 18: Normal mode panel when USB connector of STIM202 communication and power cable is to be inserted 7. Verify the connection to module by clicking on the ‘Request config DG’ button. An example of such a result is shown in Figure 19.
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Page 14: Introduction To Pc Software
USER MANUAL EvaluationTool STIM202 Evaluation Kit Introduction to PC software Panels overview In addition to the panels already shown (Normal mode and Parameters panel), other panels are also available: Figure 20: Service mode panel DOK333 rev.06 14/22 Dec 2017... - Page 15 USER MANUAL EvaluationTool STIM202 Evaluation Kit Figure 21: Measure panel Figure 22: Logging panel (for saving data to file) DOK333 rev.06 15/22 Dec 2017...
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Page 16: Main Panel Menus
‘File’ → ‘Exit’ To exit program ‘Help’ → ‘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’... -
Page 17: Normal Mode Panel Descriptions
USER MANUAL EvaluationTool STIM202 Evaluation Kit Normal mode panel descriptions Table 1: Normal mode panel descriptions Panel unit Functionality and description Connect to HW To connect to interface hardware. Opens PC COM port according to selections in active parameter file LED(s) Indicator for hardware connection. -
Page 18: Measure Panel Descriptions
USER MANUAL EvaluationTool STIM202 Evaluation Kit Measure panel descriptions Table 3: Measure panel descriptions Panel unit 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. -
Page 19: Logging Panel Descriptions
USER MANUAL EvaluationTool STIM202 Evaluation Kit 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 its column of data is found in Table 4. -
Page 20: Parameters Panel Descriptions
USER MANUAL EvaluationTool STIM202 Evaluation Kit Parameters panel descriptions Table 6: Parameters panel descriptions Panel unit Functionality and description ===== General parameters ===== Password Current valid password to be able to edit the parameters list. The password is “stim” “c:\userdata\test\... -
Page 21: Messages From The Program
USER MANUAL EvaluationTool STIM202 Evaluation Kit Messages from the program Messages that the program can display are listed in Table 7: Table 7: Possible messages given by the program Message Description This application is already running! The program is already started, a second instance will Stop loading of 2. - Page 22 A warning to the user about limitations for certain RS422 If are you using the USB kit hardware provided by hardware Sensonor, please notice that you will not be able to communicate with the device if you change to something else than supported 460800 b/s!
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