Acconeer XE132 User manual

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Explore the next sense
Getting Started Guide
Acconeer XE132
Entry Module Evaluation Kit
Sept 2020

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL
The XE132 is delivered non-flashed. This installation quick guide will show
you how to get the Acconeer XE132 Module Server up and running. For a
hands-on instruction video, please visit Acconeer channel.
https://youtu.be/PTcQ0FpRz7E
Installation guide
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The Evaluation kit for Our Entry Module (XM132) differs from previous
EVK in that it comes already soldered onto the breakout board. All you
need is the micro USB cable.
Preparing the HW Installation
XE132 EVK
* Not provided by Acconeer.
Additionally*:
•USB Micro Cable for
connection to PC
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HW Overview
XE132 EVK Front and Back Side
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STM32G0
36 kb RAM
128 kb Flash
A111
USB1 USB2 is NoMount USB1
Power
Switch
GPIO:s
XM132
Serial
Debug
Reset
DFU

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The following applications will be required to complete an installation. Also,
they will be very useful when working with the Radar Sensor Module
Server. Please download and install:
•Acconeer Module SW Image for XM132: Available from https://developer.acconeer.com/
•Acconeer Exploration tool: https://github.com/acconeer/acconeer-python-exploration
For all users (Windows, Linux):
•Python: Available from https://python.org/downloads
Preparing the SW installation
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Installing python
•Start the installer file that you downloaded
from python.
•Make sure the Add Python to PATH option is
selected. (Pic 1)
•Click Install Now. No need for a customized
Installation. (Pic 2)
•Close once the installation is completed. (Pic 3)
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2.
3.
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•Unzip the file downloaded from Acconeer.
Acconeer-python-exploration
•Start windows command prompt. (Pic 1)
You can always find it by searching for
“cmd”.
•In the command prompt, change the
directory to where you unzipped the
exploration tool by typing the command cd
followed by the path to the folder. (Pic 2)
Installing Exploration tool 1
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•In Command Prompt: Run the command:
python -m pip install -U --user setuptools
wheel
•Then the command: pip install --user –r
requirements.txt (Pic 1)
•Wait until the installation has finished and
run the next command: python setup.py
install --user (Pic 2)
Installing Exploration tool 1
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1. Press the DFU-button and
hold it.
2. Press the RESET-button
and hold it.
3. Release the RESET-button.
4. Release the DFU-button
Now the module is in DFU
mode and ready to be flashed.
Start Boot Mode (DFU Mode)
RESET
DFU
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1. Start Device Manager in Windows
2. Find the COM-Port that the XE132 is
connected to. COM5 in our example.
3. Install the flashing utility: pip install
stm32loader
You might need to add stm32loader to the
PATH environment variable
4. In the command prompt directory where you
placed XE132 Entry Module Server run the
following command: stm32loader -p COM5 –
e –w –v acc_module_server_xm132.bin
5. Make sure COM5 above is replaced with your
COM port.
6. Now the XE132 is flashed and ready to use.
Make sure to restart the module by pressing
the RESET button.
Flashing
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Run the exploration tool
•Run the following command in the
command prompt: python gui/main.py
•Choose Serial as Interface in the
dropdown.
•Click Connect
•Choose a service or a detector and click
Start. (We used Envelope as an example)
•The result should be a graph showing
the envelope data output from the
sensor. Shown in next page.
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Exploration Tool GUI, Envelope graph
Connect/Disconnect
Start
Select Service/Detector
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