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Mgc3130 sabrewing single-zone evaluation kit
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MGC3130 Single Zone Evaluation Kit (Sabrewing)
Part Number. DM160217
The single zone evaluation kit "Sabrewing" is a complete solution for exploring the low-cost, high-performance MCG3130 3D
Tracking and Gesture Controller based on Microchip's GestIC® technology.
Microchip's feature-rich Aurea Graphical User Interface (GUI) running on the Windows 7 Operating System, provides control of
the MGC3130's settings, making it easy to update and save parameters.
7" sensing electrode
Powered by USB
GestIC technology Colibri Gesture Suite
Package contents: MGC3130 – Single-Zone Evaluation Kit "Sabrewing" and USB cable

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  • Page 1 MGC3130 Single Zone Evaluation Kit (Sabrewing) Part Number. DM160217 The single zone evaluation kit “Sabrewing” is a complete solution for exploring the low-cost, high-performance MCG3130 3D Tracking and Gesture Controller based on Microchip’s GestIC® technology. Microchip’s feature-rich Aurea Graphical User Interface (GUI) running on the Windows 7 Operating System, provides control of the MGC3130’s settings, making it easy to update and save parameters.
  • Page 2 MGC3130 – Sabrewing Single-Zone Evaluation Kit User’s Guide  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A...
  • Page 3 Total Endurance, TSHARC, UniWinDriver, WiperLock, ZENA and Z-Scale are trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries. SQTP is a service mark of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. GestIC and ULPP are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Germany II GmbH &...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    A.3 Board Schematic and Layout ............... 26 Appendix B. Sensitivity Profile and Capacities B.1 Introduction ....................29 B.2 Sensitivity Profiles ..................29 B.3 Electrode Capacities ..................30 Appendix C. Driver Installation Manual Appendix D. Glossary  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 3...
  • Page 5 MGC3130 – Sabrewing Single-Zone Evaluation Kit User’s Guide NOTES:  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 4...
  • Page 6 • Chapter 3. “MGC3130 – Sabrewing Evaluation Board” • Chapter 4. “Troubleshooting” • Appendix A. “Schematics” • Appendix B. “Sensitivity Profile and Capacities” • Appendix C. “Driver Installation Manual” • Appendix D. “Glossary”  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 5...
  • Page 7 Curly brackets and pipe Choice of mutually exclusive errorlevel {0|1} character: { | } arguments; an OR selection Ellipses... Replaces repeated text var_name [, var_name...] Represents code supplied by void main (void) user { ...  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 6...
  • Page 8 This document describes the installation and use of Aurea. Microchip’s Aurea is a Windows-based graphical user interface that can be used to demonstrate, evaluate and configure Microchip’s MGC3130 3D tracking and Gesture Controller.  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 7...
  • Page 9 MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator, MPLAB ICD 3 in-circuit debugger and MPLAB PM3 device programmers. Also included ® are nonproduction development programmers such as PICSTART Plus and PICkit 2 and 3.  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 8...
  • Page 10 Technical support is available through the web site at: http://www.microchip.com/support. SOFTWARE LICENSE INFORMATION Copyright (C) 2012 Microchip Technology Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Microchip”). All rights reserved. You are permitted to use the Aurea software, GestIC API, and other accompanying software with Microchip products. Refer to the license agreement accompanying this software, if any, for additional info regarding your rights and obligations.
  • Page 11 MGC3130 – Sabrewing Single-Zone Evaluation Kit User’s Guide NOTES:  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 10...

  • Page 12: Chapter 1. Overview

    The MGC3130 controller provides a transmit signal to generate the E-field, conditions the analog signals from the receiving electrodes and processes this data digitally on the SPU. Data exchange between the MGC3130 and the host is conducted via the communication interfaces.  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 11...

  • Page 13: Gestic ® Library

    The Sabrewing Evaluation Board features the MGC3130 reference circuit, an I C™ to USB Bridge and built-in 7" single-zone frame electrodes. The package contains: • Sabrewing Evaluation Board • USB Cable FIGURE 1-2: SABREWING EVALUATION BOARD PACKAGE  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 12...

  • Page 14: Mgc3130 Software Release Package

    The MGC3130 software release package contains all relevant system software and can be downloaded from Microchip’s web site www.microchip.com/GestICGettingStarted. The package contains: • Aurea PC software • GestIC Library binary file • Windows CDC driver  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 13...
  • Page 15 MGC3130 – Sabrewing Single-Zone Evaluation Kit User’s Guide NOTES:  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 14...

  • Page 16: Chapter 2. Getting Started

    02_Aurea. Open Aurea.exe. Aurea detects the connected device automatically and is ready for use. For more information on Aurea, refer to the “MGC3130 – Aurea Graphical User Interface User’s Guide” (DS41681).  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 15...
  • Page 17 Discover Signals Setup MGC3130 1. Positions Tracking 1. View signals 1. Signal matching 2. Gesture Recognition 2. Write log file 2. Tx settings 3. Demo applications 3. Advanced features 3. Update GestIC Library  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 16...

  • Page 18: Chapter 3. Mgc3130 - Sabrewing Evaluation Board

    8. Microchip’s MCP1801 LDO voltage regulator converting 5V USB power to 3.3V board supply 9. Acrylic glass (180 x 116.5 x 2 mm) simulating the housing of a target device 10. Plastic rivets mounting the acrylic glass to the PCB  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 17...

  • Page 19: Mgc3130 Reference Circuitry

    (north, east, south, west, center), which are placed in different layers (Figure 3-3). The dimensions on the electrode’s outer edges are 148 mm x 98.7 mm. The aspect ratio of the sensing area is 3:2.  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 18...
  • Page 20 The Rx feeding lines are also routed in the third layer. They are embedded into the Tx electrode (refer to Figure 3-3 and Figure 3-4). This supports shielding of the feeding lines. Dimensions are given in Table 3-1.  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 19...
  • Page 21 The sensing area of the Sabrewing board, depicted in Figure 3-5, is defined as the area enclosed by the four frame electrodes. Depending on the parameterization, it can differ from the physical dimensions of the electrodes. FIGURE 3-5: SENSING AREA North electrode Sensing Area Center electrode South electrode  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 20...

  • Page 22: I 2 C™ To Usb Bridge

    • LED1/2 – blink alternating to indicate that there is data transfer on the USB port • LED 5 – is on when there is data on the I C bus • LEDs 0, 3, 4, 6 and 7 are not used  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 21...
  • Page 23 MGC3130 – Sabrewing Single-Zone Evaluation Kit User’s Guide NOTES:  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 22...

  • Page 24: Chapter 4. Troubleshooting

    2. Restore the default Signal Matching parameters by re-flashing the original ® MGC3130 GestIC library file refer to the “MGC3130 – Aurea Graphical User Interface User’s Guide (DS41681).  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 23...
  • Page 25 MGC3130 – Sabrewing Single-Zone Evaluation Kit User’s Guide NOTES:  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 24...

  • Page 26: Appendix A. Schematics

    Resistor, 1.8kΩ, 1%, 1/16W, SMD 0402 R6, R7 Resistor, 10kΩ, 1%, 1/16W, SMD 0402 R11, R13, R21 Resistor, 150kΩ, 1%, 1/16W, SMD 0402 Resistor, 0Ω, 1%, 1/16W, SMD 0603 R22, R23, R24, R32, R33, R35  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 25...

  • Page 27: Board Schematic And Layout

    South EI. n.P. EIO0 EIO0 n.P. Vgestic North EI. EIO1 EIO2 EIO2 EIO3 EI03 East EI. SDA0 Center EI. SCL0 SDA1 SCL1 n.P. n.P. 100nF n.P. Vgestic Chip Current Measurement n.p. = not populated  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 26...
  • Page 28 /SHDN BZT55C3V6 F/6.3V 1uF/10V LST-C191KGKT GND GND K6 = External Power K5 = External Power LST-C191KGKT Supply for GestIC ® Supply for Board (remove R23) (remove R22) LST-C191KGKT LST-C191KGKT n.p. = not populated  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 27...
  • Page 29 MGC3130 – Sabrewing Single-Zone Evaluation Kit User’s Guide FIGURE A-3: SABREWING SINGLE-ZONE EVALUATION BOARD LAYOUT TOP LAYER  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 28...

  • Page 30: Appendix B. Sensitivity Profile And Capacities

    SENSITIVITY PROFILES FIGURE B-1: SENSITIVITY PROFILE FROM WEST TO EAST West -> East 206 211 201 197 SD North SD East SD South SD West SD Center Distance to West SD: Signal Deviation  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 29...

  • Page 31: Electrode Capacities

    CAPACITIES Channel RxGND RxTx West 19 pF 24 pF North 18 pF 25 pF East 18 pF 26 pF South 20 pF 32 pF Center 12 pF 113 pF = 885 pF TxGND  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 30...

  • Page 32: Appendix C. Driver Installation Manual

    COMPUTER MANAGEMENT 2. Select Device Right Click on GestIC Bridge and select Update Driver Software. 3. Select Search Method The window shown in Figure C-2 will open. Choose Browse my Computer for driver software.  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 31...
  • Page 33 BROWSE FOR DRIVER SOFTWARE 5. Verify Communication The driver is properly installed and the communication between the PC and the Sabrewing Evaluation Board is successfully established when LED 1 and LED 2 blink alternatingly.  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 32...

  • Page 34: Appendix D. Glossary

    (styrofoam block 4 cm x 4 cm x h with h= 1 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 8 / 12 cm) Signal Processing Unit GestIC technology feature: Power-Saving mode of the MGC3130 with approach Approach Detection detection  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 33...
  • Page 35 Thailand - Bangkok Tel: 86-29-8833-7252 Tel: 66-2-694-1351 Toronto Fax: 86-29-8833-7256 Fax: 66-2-694-1350 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada China - Xiamen Tel: 905-673-0699 Tel: 86-592-2388138 Fax: 905-673-6509 Fax: 86-592-2388130 China - Zhuhai Tel: 86-756-3210040 11/29/12 Fax: 86-756-3210049  2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41685A-page 34...

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