Fairchild FEBFMT1030_MEMS01 User manual

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User Guide for
FEBFMT1030_MEMS01
Evaluation Board
Motion Tracking Module with MT Software
Suite
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FEBFMT1030, FMT1030, FMT1020,
FMT1010
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................... 3
1.1. Description ....................................................................................................................... 3
1.2. Features ............................................................................................................................ 3
1.3. Ordering Information ....................................................................................................... 3
2. Photographs............................................................................................................................... 4
3. Getting Started .......................................................................................................................... 5
3.1. Installing MT Software Suite ........................................................................................... 5
3.2. Displaying Data in MT Manager ..................................................................................... 6
3.3. Configuring the FMT with MT Manager......................................................................... 7
3.4. Other Functionality of MT Manager................................................................................ 8
3.5. Embedded Examples ........................................................................................................ 8
3.6. Frames of Reference used in FMT................................................................................... 8
4. Package and Handling............................................................................................................. 10
4.1. Evaluation Kit ................................................................................................................ 10
4.1. Pin Descriptions ............................................................................................................. 13
4.2. Schematics...................................................................................................................... 14
4.3. Physical Dimensions ...................................................................................................... 16
4.4. Electrical Specifications................................................................................................. 16
4.5. Absolute Maximum Ratings........................................................................................... 17
5. Revision History ..................................................................................................................... 18

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1. Introduction
This user guide describes the Evaluation Kit for the FMT1030. The FMT1030 Evaluation
Kit is designed to support the evaluation of the FMT1000-series, in particular the
FMT1030 Attitude and Heading Reference System.
1.1. Description
The FMT1000-series is a module outputting 3D orientation, 3D rate of turn, 3D
acceleration and 3D magnetic field. It is specifically designed for industrial applications
featuring vibration rejection, a robust sensor fusion algorithm and a high update rate. The
FMT1000-series can be configured for any application.
The FMT1000-series Evaluation Kit is an excellent tool to start working with the
FMT1000-series. It has a pre-mounted FMT1030 AHRS and comes with the extensive
MT Software Suite and USB-cabling. The MT Software Suite is full-featured, with
logging and visualization options, intuitive configuration windows and possibilities to
export data for use in other programs. The Software Development Kit contains source
code for communication and libraries for data processing.
The 24-pins header connects to all interfaces available on the FMT1000-series module.
Connections with development platforms for Cortex-M processors of different brands can
be made easy using the Fairchild examples on the mbed.org website.
Specifications of the FMT1000-series can be found in the FMT1000-series data sheet.
Figure 1. FEBFMT1030_MEMS01 Development Board
1.2. Features
Easy to use Development Board
Complete MT Software Suite
oMT Manager Logging and Visualization GUI
Windows 7 and Linux
oSDK for Windows, Linux
oSource Code/Drivers (platform-independent)
oMagnetic Field Mapper
Drivers and Examples on ARM®mbedTM
Full Functionality
Delivered with FMT1030 Mounted
USB, RS232, UART, SPI, I2C Interfaces
1.3. Ordering Information
Part Number
Description
Packing Method
FEBFMT1030_MEMS01
Evaluation Kit for FMT1030 AHRS
Single unit

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2. Photographs
Figure 2. Top View of the FMT1000-Series Evaluation Board with the Various Components
Figure 3. Bottom View of the FMT1000-Series Evaluation Board with the description of the
header and switch. Text is displayed as see-through.

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3. Getting Started
3.1. Installing MT Software Suite
The MT Software Suite is available on the Fairchild Motion Tracking website:
https://www.fairchildsemi.com/products/sensors/mems-motion-sensors/.
The installation procedure consists of a set of several installers and starts with this screen:
Figure 4. MT Software Suite Installer Home Screen

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3.2. Displaying Data in MT Manager
When the FEBFMT1030 is connected (the FEBFMT1030 will automatically be
installed), click the 3D View icon: . This shows the 3D box representation of the FMT.
Figure 5. The 3D Box View of the MT Manager
The other visualizations can be opened using the windows toolbar: .
Refer to the MT Manager User Manual for more information on these graphs and their
features. The MT Manager User Manual can be found via Help –Documentation

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3.3. Configuring the FMT with MT Manager
MT Manager is an excellent tool to configure the FMT. Click the Output Configuration
button:
The following screen appears:
Figure 6. Output Configuration Window of a FEBFMT1030
By default, the output of the FMT is orientation only. Click “Inertial Data” (∆q/∆v or
Rate of Turn/Acceleration) and “Magnetic Field” to be able to show this data in MT
Manager.

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3.4. Other Functionality of MT Manager
With the MT Manager, it is possible to record data and export that data for use in other
programs, configure synchronization options and to review the test and calibration report.
More information on the functions in MT Manager can be found in the MT Manager
User Manual.
3.5. Embedded Examples
The FMT is designed for easy integration in embedded systems. To aid in development
example code is provided for the ARM mbed platform. An example implementation of
the Xbus Low Level Communication Protocol is provided as generic C99 compliant
source code1, while an ARM mbed specific application demonstrates the use of the Xbus
library to communicate with a FEBFMT1030 Evaluation Board using UART, SPI or I2C
communications.
The example code has been tested with the following ARM mbed compatible boards:
ST Nucleo F302R8 –Cortex M4
FreeScale FRDM-KL46Z –Cortex M0+
NXP EA LPC 4088 –Cortex M4
The example code is available at http://www.mbed.org/teams/Fairchild-Semiconductor.
Documentation on how-to-use is provided on the description page and in the code. Note
that these examples are provided as is and are not supported by the Fairchild support
team. The examples are licensed under the Apache License version 2.0.
Several basic commands were used, it is easy to extend the program with commands
from the Low-Level Communication Protocol (LLCP). This protocol is documented in
detail in the MT Software Suite and in the Low-Level Communication Protocol
Documentation.
3.6. Frames of Reference used in FMT
The FMT uses a right-handed coordinate system as the basis of the sensor of frame.
The following data is outputted in corresponding reference coordinate systems:
Table 1. Reference frame in FMT
Data
Symbol
Reference Coordinate System
Acceleration
ax, ay, az
Sensor-fixed
Rate of turn
ωx, ωy, ωz
Sensor-fixed
Magnetic Field
mx, my, mz
Sensor-fixed
Free Acceleration
a
Local Tangent Plane (LTP), default ENU
Velocity Increment
∆vx, ∆vy, ∆vz
Local Tangent Plane (LTP), default ENU
Orientation Increment
∆q0, ∆q1, ∆q2, ∆q3
Local Tangent Plane (LTP), default ENU
Orientation
Euler Angles, Quaternions or
Rotation Matrix (DCM)
Local Tangent Plane (LTP), default ENU
1Xbus example code is not specific to ARM processors and should be compatible with other embedded
architectures.

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Local Tangent Plane (LTP) is a local linearization of the Ellipsoidal Coordinates
(Latitude, Longitude, and Altitude) in the WGS-84 Ellipsoid.
Figure 7. Default Sensor Fixed System for the FMT
It is straightforward to apply a rotation matrix to the FMT, so that the velocity and
orientation increments, free acceleration and the orientation output are using that
coordinate frame. The default reference coordinate system is East-North-Up (ENU) and
the FMT1000-series has predefined outputs for North-East-Down (NED) and North-
West-Up (NWU). Any arbitrary alignment can be entered. These orientation resets have
effect on all outputs that are by default outputted with an ENU reference coordinate
system.
z
x
y

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4. Package and Handling
Note that this is a mechanical shock (g) sensitive device. Proper handling is required to
prevent damage to the part.
Note that this is an ESD-sensitive device. Proper handling is required to prevent damage
to the part.
Make sure not to apply force on the components of the MTi 1-series module, especially
when placing the MTi 1-series module in an IC-socket.
4.1. Evaluation Kit
The FMT1000-series is available as an Evaluation Kit. An FMT1030 AHRS is mounted
in a PLCC-28 socket and connects to USB, RS232, UART, I2C and SPI. The
FEBFMT1030_MEMS01 comes with MT Manager, an intuitive GUI for Linux and
Windows, example code and example applications.
The Development Board exposes the pins of the FMT on an easy to use 24-pins header
allowing easy connectivity during prototyping.
Figure 8. Layout of the FEBFMT1030_MEMS01 Evaluation Board