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Desktop Development 2.1 User Manual
BMA4xy User Manual
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1.2
April 2023
BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy
0 273 141 282
Data and descriptions in this document are subject to change without notice. Product
photos and pictures are for illustration purposes only and may differ from the real
product appearance.
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- Page 1 BMA4xy Desktop Development 2.1 User Manual BMA4xy User Manual Document revision Document release date April 2023 Document number BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy 0 273 141 282 Sales Part Number Notes Data and descriptions in this document are subject to change without notice. Product photos and pictures are for illustration purposes only and may differ from the real product appearance.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Interrupts ..............................21 4.4.5 Memory Map ............................21 © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights... - Page 3 6 Legal disclaimers ................................ 31 Document history and modification ......................... 32 © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights...
- Page 4 Table 1 : The technical specifications of the BMA4xy sensor ................... 6 Table 2 : Troubleshooting Fixing ............................. 29 © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights...
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Page 5: About User Manual
DD2.1 UI is a PC based software used to read, capture, and display sensor data. To display the sensor data of BMA4xy on DD2.1 UI, mount the sensor on the Bosch Sensortec application board. This is a universal demonstration environment for Bosch Sensortec sensor products. -
Page 6: About The Bma4Xy
10,000 g x 200 µs 3 Getting Started The below sections highlight the procedure to set up connections between BMA4xy, DD2.1 UI and the PC. 3.1 Setting Up the board-PC connection The procedure to connect sensor to PC via USB is as below: ... -
Page 7: Figure 1 : Insert Sensor For App2.0
Figure 4 : Connect board and PC for APP3.0 © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights... -
Page 8: Startup View
Double click the DD2.1 UI software icon on the desktop. © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights... -
Page 9: Figure 7 : Dd2.1 Ui Startup View
Figure 8 : Communication Status The communication status is also indicated at the bottom right of the GUI at all times: © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy... -
Page 10: Upgrading Firmware
▪ All four LEDs will glow simultaneously. ▪ Press OK. © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights... -
Page 11: For App 3.0 Board
To upgrade the firmware of DD2.1 UI to match the current version, follow the steps below: 1. Click Menu -> Settings-> Firmware Upgrade. The following window appears: © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy... -
Page 12: Figure 13 : Firmware Upgrade Window
5. DD2.1 recommended firmware is COINES_bridge firmware for App3.0 shuttle board. If the user chose to flash DD firmware, a popup message will be shown. User can still choose the DD firmware and proceed. © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy... -
Page 13: Working With Dd2.1 Ui
The General Settings panel is present in the right side of the DD2.1 UI screen. The various general settings available in BMA4xy as discussed in the below sections: © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy... -
Page 14: Accelerometer Settings
Average 16samples Average 32samples Average 64samples Average 124samples © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights... - Page 15 Note: When the DD2.1 UI is launched, sampling rate will be Default. When you wish to input a custom sampling rate, please enter the value next to the corresponding option. © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy...
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Page 16: Magnetometer Settings
Note: When the DD2.1 UI is launched, sampling rate will at Default. When you wish to input a custom sampling rate, please enter the value next to the corresponding option. © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy... -
Page 17: Sensor Settings
4. Range – 4g 5. Accelerometer sampling rate – Default © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights... -
Page 18: Po Reset
▪ Click Connect to establish connection. ▪ Click Application exit to close DD2.1 UI. © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights... -
Page 19: Sensor Interface
Click Apply. Note: Sensor Interface Selection in the UI is disabled when the sensor is streaming data. © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights... -
Page 20: Panels
1. The corresponding LED (to the interrupt) will glow green. 2. The interrupt will be plotted in the DD2.1 UI plotter. Using the above procedure, some of the interrupts in BMA4xy which can be enabled and verified using DD2.1 UI are as seen below: 1.Any motion... -
Page 21: Accelerometer
To view the data in binary format, go to Menu -> Panels -> Memory Map -> Binary View, or click Ctrl+B. The following panel appears: © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy... -
Page 22: Figure 26 : Binary View
Enter the value in the box alongside the register name. As per requirement, click Read/Write. Offset View To set offset values for BMA4xy, go to Menu -> Panels -> Memory Map -> Offset View, or click Ctrl+O. The following window appears: Figure 27 : Offset view Figure 27 : offset view ... -
Page 23: Fifo View
4. Click Write to write the values into the sensor. 5. Click FIFO Read. © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights... -
Page 24: Figure 29 : Interrupt View
Click Write to write the new values into the sensor. To view the interrupts in the plotter, click Start Streaming. © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy... -
Page 25: Self-Test View
To go to Register Access, go to Menu -> Panels -> Register Access, or click Ctrl+R. The following window appears: © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy... -
Page 26: Data Export
2. Check the checkbox Enable Data Log. 3. Click Select Destination and select required destination folder. © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights... -
Page 27: Default View
The RAM images that are supported for BMI2xy variants are shown in this panel. This is available as a child panel inside the “General settings” panel. The following variants of BMA4xy support more than one RAM image and they are shown in DD2.1 UI BMA456 1. -
Page 28: General Troubleshooting
2. Click Action -> Scan for hardware changes. The new USB driver installed automatically. Thereafter, the device communication will function properly. © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy... -
Page 29: Figure 36 : Usb Driver Installation
© Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights... - Page 30 Ensure that x, y, z channels are checked. © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights...
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Page 31: Legal Disclaimers
(including but not limited to satellite technology). The resale and/or use of Bosch Sensortec products are at the purchaser ’s own risk and his own responsibility. The examination of fitness for the intended use is the sole responsibility of the purchaser. -
Page 32: Document History And Modification
August 2020 Updated DD application version April 2023 © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights... - Page 33 Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy Bosch Sensortec GmbH Gerhard-Kindler-Straße 9 © Bosch Sensortec GmbH 2023 | All rights reserved, also regarding any disposal, exploitation, reproduction, editing, distribution, Document number: BST-BMA456-SDxxx-yy 72770 Reutlingen / Germany as well as in the event of applications for industrial property rights...
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