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EVK FEATURES ........................................................................................................................................................ 2
1.1
1.2
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KIT CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................................................... 4
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GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................................................................. 5
4.1
4.2
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CONNECTING THE STIM TO YOUR PC ................................................................................................................ 11
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FIRST PC SOFTWARE START-UP ........................................................................................................................ 12
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INTRODUCTION TO PC SOFTWARE .................................................................................................................... 17
7.1
7.1.1
Service mode panel ................................................................................................................................... 17
7.1.2
BTO panel .................................................................................................................................................. 17
7.1.3
Measure panel ........................................................................................................................................... 18
7.1.4
Logging panel ............................................................................................................................................. 18
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7.3
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB Table of contents: EVK FEATURES ................................ 2 ............................3 ENERAL DESCRIPTIONS ......................3 ONFIGURABLE AND READABLE PARAMETERS KIT CONTENTS ................................. 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................4 GETTING STARTED ..............................5 FTDI ...................... 6...

  • Page 2: Evk Features

    USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB EVK features  USB connectivity to PCs/ laptops  Up to 2000Hz sampling rate supported  Temperature measurements supported  Service mode access Full IMU information Full IMU configuration capability Detailed IMU diagnostics Help section ...

  • Page 3: General Descriptions

    STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB General descriptions The evaluation kit provides measurement and configuration access to STIM318 IMU. Configuration, graphical result presentation and save data to file functions are supported. The single voltage supply required for the IMU operation is provided from an USB port.

  • Page 4: Kit Contents

    Detailed 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 STIM318 are not supported by the EVK PC- software. Kit contents ...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB Getting started Preparing your system involves the following steps: FTDI Serial Driver installation Serial Driver verification EVK PC Software installation DOK445 rev.1 5/25 2020...

  • Page 6: Usb Kit Installation Of Ftdi Serial Driver

    USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB USB kit Installation of FTDI serial driver To install the drivers for the FTDI serial driver under Windows, follow the instructions below:  Connect the USB-RS422 plug to a spare USB port on your PC.
  • Page 7 USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB Select "Advanced" from the "Port Setting" tab. Set the "Receive (Bytes)" and Transmit (Bytes) settings to 256. Press OK twice. The computer may have to be restarted for the changes to take effect.

  • Page 8: Installation Of Pc Software

    STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB Installation of PC software Install the PC software by running "setup.exe" found on the included memory-stick or downloaded from Sensonor web page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. See the following figures for guidance.
  • Page 9 USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB Figure 4: PC software installation (2 of 4) Figure 5: PC software installation (3 of 4) DOK445 rev.1 9/25 2020...
  • Page 10 USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB Figure 6: PC software installation (4 of 4). Installation complete. DOK445 rev.1 10/25 2020...

  • Page 11: Connecting The Stim To Your Pc

    USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB Connecting the STIM to your PC Figure 7: An illustration of how the STIM318 is connected to a PC. DOK445 rev.1 11/25 2020...

  • Page 12: First Pc Software Start-Up

    3. A pop-up box for software registration appears. Fill in the open fields and press "Submit". The default email client opens. Press "Send" in order to complete this step (user information is sent to Sensonor for support issues). This step will only have to be completed once.
  • Page 13 USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB Figure 10: Welcome message and software registration 4. The Normal mode panel is shown Figure 11: Normal mode panel after selecting INI-file DOK445 rev.1 13/25 2020...
  • Page 14 USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB 5. Verify the correct COM port settings in the Parameters view. If needed port # setting needs to be changed, do this by double clicking on the value and enter correct value. The default password to edit is ‘stim’.
  • Page 15 USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB 7. Click on the the ’Initiate power-on sequence’ control switch so it switches position to ’On’. Do not insert the power supply cable at this point. The pop-up message asking for confirmation of bitrate appears. Press OK.
  • Page 16 USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB 9. A green LED (Data arriving from device n) indicates that data is received from the IMU(s). Verify the communication to module by clicking on the ‘Request serial# DG’ button. An example of such a result is shown in Figure 16.

  • Page 17: Introduction To Pc Software

    USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB Introduction to PC software Panels overview In addition to the panel already shown (Normal mode and Parameters panel), other panels are also available: 7.1.1 Service mode panel Figure 17: Service mode panel 7.1.2...

  • Page 18: Measure Panel

    USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB 7.1.3 Measure panel Figure 19: Measure panel 7.1.4 Logging panel Figure 20: Logging panel (for saving data to file) DOK445 rev.1 18/25 2020...

  • Page 19: Main Panel Menu

    ‘File’ → ‘Exit’ Exit program ‘Help’ → ‘Check for updates’ Opens the Sensonor support site in a web browser. New and updated Drivers, PC software and user manuals can be downloaded ‘Help’ → ‘About’ Information about the program (Program name, publisher and software revision...

  • Page 20: Bto Mode Panel

    USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB Note: Changes made for the IMU in Service mode are only stored permanently in flash memory when the save command (‘s’) subsequently is sent to the IMU. Table 4: Service mode panel descriptions.
  • Page 21 USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB Data box Selects which datagram content to be shown. Several options are available, depending on the active datagram type. Left click inside box to display available selections. The plot updates immediately if a measurement series has been done.

  • Page 22: Logging Panel

    USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB ACC_TMP_STS Accelerometer temperature status INC_X Inclinometer signal X-axis INC_Y Inclinometer signal Y-axis INC_Z Inclinometer signal Z-axis INC_STS Status-byte for Inclinometer INC_TMP_X Temperature, X-axis inclinometer INC_TMP_Y Temperature, Y-axis inclinometer INC_TMP_Z Temperature, Z-axis inclinometer...

  • Page 23: Parameters Panel

    USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB Parameters panel Table 9: 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”...

  • Page 24: Messages From The Program

    You are about to change the RS422 bit rate. If are you using the USB kit hardware provided by Sensonor, please A warning to the user about limitations for certain RS422 hardware notice that you will not be able to communicate with the device if you...
  • Page 25 USER MANUAL EvaluationTools STIM318 Evaluation Kit - USB Unable to open or create the specified file in the selected folder, try Unable to create/save to selected file, check access rights to folder another filename and/or location. The reason may be lacking access...

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