Safran STIM300 User manual

USER MANUAL
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STIM300
STIM377H
Evaluation kit
User Manual

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Table of contents:
1EVK FEATURES........................................................................................................................................................3
1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS........................................................................................................................................3
1.1.1 Wiring diagrams...........................................................................................................................................4
1.2 CONFIGURABLE AND READABLE PARAMETERS .........................................................................................................5
2KIT CONTENTS.........................................................................................................................................................5
3SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.......................................................................................................................................5
4GETTING STARTED..................................................................................................................................................6
4.1 .............................................................................................................................................................................6
4.1 PCIE INSTALLATION ...............................................................................................................................................7
4.1.1 Installation of PCIe to RS422 serial driver...................................................................................................7
4.1.2 Installation of PCIe card...............................................................................................................................8
4.1.3 Verification of serial driver set-up.................................................................................................................8
4.2 USB INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................................9
4.2.1 Installation of FTDI serial driver ...................................................................................................................9
4.2.2 Connecting the USB EVK to your PC ..........................................................................................................9
4.2.3 Verification and configuration of serial driver...............................................................................................9
4.3 INSTALLATION OF PC SOFTWARE..........................................................................................................................12
5CONNECTING THE STIM300/STIM377H TO YOUR PC........................................................................................12
6USING PC SOFTWARE...........................................................................................................................................13
7INTRODUCTION TO PC SOFTWARE ....................................................................................................................19
7.1 PANELS OVERVIEW ..............................................................................................................................................19
7.1.1 Service mode panel ...................................................................................................................................19
7.1.2 Utilty mode panel .......................................................................................................................................20
7.1.3 Measure panel ...........................................................................................................................................20
7.1.4 Logging panel.............................................................................................................................................21
7.2 MAIN PANEL MENU...............................................................................................................................................22
7.3 NORMAL MODE PANEL..........................................................................................................................................22
7.4 SERVICE MODE PANEL..........................................................................................................................................22
7.5 UTILITY MODE PANEL ...........................................................................................................................................23
7.6 MEASURE PANEL .................................................................................................................................................23
7.7 LOGGING PANEL ..................................................................................................................................................26
7.8 PARAMETERS PANEL............................................................................................................................................26
7.8.1 Binary file description.................................................................................................................................27
7.9 MESSAGES FROM THE PROGRAM..........................................................................................................................27

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1 EVK features
PCIe kit:
oPCIe connectivity to PC
USB kit
oUSB connectivity to PC
Up to 2000Hz sampling rate supported
Temperature measurements supported
Service Mode and Utility Mode access
oFull gyro module information
oFull gyro module configuration capability
oDetailed gyro module diagnostics
oHelp section
Measure panel
oData presentations and save data to file capability
oCustom scale and zoom functions
oCRC check
Logging panel
oSupport for any measurement duration, only limited by hard drive,
available memory and processor capacity of PC
oVarious stop criteria for measurements available ('Manually', 'No.
of samples' or 'Time elapsed')
Measurements of up to 4 gyro modules simultaneously supported (requires
additional cable)
1.1 General descriptions
The evaluation kits provide measurement and configuration access to STIM300/STIM377H IMU. Configuration,
graphical result presentation and saving data to file functions are supported. The single voltage supply required for the
gyro module operation is provided from an USB port.
Important notice!
The USB kit supports certain distinct bit rates only. The following bit rates have been tested and verified:
Approved bit rates
w/USB kit
3 000 000 bps
2 000 000 bps
1 500 000bps
1 411 765 bps
Most settings below
1 300 000 bps
Table 2 Valid bit rates
STIM300/STIM377H EVK PCIe
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1.1.1 Wiring diagrams
4 - GND 1 - VSUP
AUX GND
AUX+
AUX-
TOV
ExtTrig
4 - RxD+ 5 - RxD- 9 - TxD- 8 - TxD+
10 - RxD+
2 - RxD-
1 - TxD-
9 - TxD+
15 - GND
8 - VSUP
13 - GND
7 - AUX-
4 - TOV
11 - ExtTrig
6 - AUX_GND
14 - AUX+
D-SUB
P-USB Break-out
Micro-D
PPS
12 - PPS
CRS
3 - CRS
1 - GND
Figure 1 Wiring diagram, PCIe kit
Figure 2: Wiring diagram, USB kit

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1.2 Configurable and readable parameters
Configurable parameters in Service Mode and Utility Mode:
Output format (angular rate, increment angle etc.)
Datagram format
Sampling rate
Bias Trim Offset
Bandwidth/ Low pass filter frequency
RS422 transmission bit rate
Number of stop bits in datagram
Parity
Line/ Datagram termination
Readable parameters:
Part number
Serial number
Firmware revision
Hardware revision
Gyro module diagnostics
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 STIM300/STIM377H are not supported by the EVK
PC-software.
2 Kit contents
PCIe kit:
oPCIe to RS422 interface card
oSTIM300/STIM377H communication and power cable
USB kit:
oUSB to RS422 interface cable with USB power supply connector
Memory stick with:
oPC software
oUser manual for evaluation kit
Tool for fixing connector of communication and power cable to the gyro module
Note that the evaluation kit does not include a STIM300/STIM377H IMU module. This must be ordered separately.
3 System requirements
Windows XP SP2 (or later), Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32/ 64bit) , Windows 10 (32/ 64bit)
PCIe kit:
o1 free USB port and 1 free PCIe slot
USB kit:
o2 free USB ports
Quad core processor recommended (when simultaneously logging data from two gyro modules)

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4 Getting started
Preparing your system involves the following steps:
4.1
NI Serial Driver installation
Serial Driver verification
EVK PC Software installation
PCI card installation
Figure 3: Installation, PCIe
Figure 4: Installation, USB

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4.1 PCIe installation
4.1.1 Installation of PCIe to RS422 serial driver
Install the serial driver from the memory stick included in the kit. This procedure is self-instructive. Follow the on-
screen messages without doing any configuration changes.
Figure 5 and Figure 6 show two of the messages that appear during serial driver installation.
Figure 5: NI serial driver installation summary
Figure 6: NI serial driver

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4.1.2 Installation of PCIe card
Disconnect power from your computer prior to installation.
Following your computer manufacturer's directions, insert the card into a free PCIe slot.
4.1.3 Verification of serial driver set-up
Launch Device Manager: Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Devices and Printers -> Device Manager.
Verify that the serial driver installation has completed successfully. An example is shown in Figure 7.
Make a note of the assigned COM port value(s) information. This will be needed later for connecting to the
STIM300/STIM377H from the PC software.
Figure 7: COM port assignments for PCI/PCIe card cable in Windows 7

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4.2 USB installation
4.2.1 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. Figure 8shows how to connect the EVK to a
PC
If there is an available Internet connection, most Windows versions will silently connect to the Windows
Update website and install a suitable driver
In the event that no automatic installation takes place, please refer to the set-up guide from FTDI:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/InstallGuides.htm
4.2.2 Connecting the USB EVK to your PC
Figure 8 shows how to connect the EVK to a PC
Micro-D
P-USB
C-USB
Break-out
Figure 8: Connecting the EVK to a computer.
4.2.3 Verification and configuration of serial driver
Launch Device Manager. See Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Devices and Printers.
Verify that the driver installation has completed successfully:

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Figure 9: COM port assignments for USB cable in Windows 7.
Make a note of the assigned COM port value(s) information. This will be needed later for connecting to the
STIM300/STIM377H from the PC software.
Right-click "USB Serial Port (COM<n>)" and select "Properties"
Figure 10: COM port properties
Select "Advanced" from the "Port Setting" tab.

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Figure 11: Settings for COM port
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.

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4.3 Installation of PC software
Install the PC software by running "setup.exe" found on the included memory-stick. Follow the on-screen instructions
to complete the installation. See the following screen shots for guidance. The PC software can also be downloaded
from the STIM support site. Check this site regularly for updates.
5 Connecting the STIM300/STIM377H to your PC
Error! Reference source not found. (PCIe) and Error! Reference source not found. (USB) shows how to connect
e EVK to a PC
Figure 12: Connecting the STIM300/STIM377H to the computer via PCIe
Figure 13: Connecting the STIM300/STIM377H to the computer via USB

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6 Using PC software
1. Navigate to the ‘STIM evaluation tools’folder from Windows start menu. Click on the shortcut named "STIM300
STIM377H EVK" to start the PC software. For full functionality, the computer user should have Local
Administrator rights.
Figure 14: Starting PC software from Windows 10 start menu
2. A pop-up window will ask for a parameter (.INI) file. Select the INI-file (available in the installation folder by
default) and press "Load"
Figure 15: INI-file selection

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3. A pop-up window containing the End User License Agreement appears. Click the “Accept” button to accept the
agreement and enable the EVK software to have full functionality.
Figure 16: EULA confirmation window
4. 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 for support issues). This step
will only have to be completed once.

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Figure 17: Welcome message and software registration
5. The Normal mode panel is shown
Figure 18: Normal mode panel after selecting INI-file
6. 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’.

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Figure 19: Edit the INI-file in order to verify correct COM port settings
7. From the Normal mode panel, connect to and open the COM port by pressing the ‘Connect to HW’ button. A
green LED light indicates that the COM port is active
Figure 20: Normal mode panel after first hardware connection

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8. 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.
Figure 21: Confirmation of bitrate
9. A pop-up message telling "Connect power cable to voltage supply and then press OK to continue" appears.
First insert the red USB connector into a free USB port of the PC/ laptop and then confirm the supply voltage is
applied by pressing ‘OK’

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Figure 22: Confirm power supply is switched on
10.A green LED (Data arriving from device n) indicates that data is received from the gyro module(s). Verify the
communication to module by clicking on the ‘Request serial# DG’ button. An example of such a result is shown
in Figure 17. The system is now ready for use.
Figure 23: Example of ’Request serial# DG’ response

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7 Introduction to PC software
7.1 Panels overview
In addition to the Normal mode and Parameters panel, other panels are also available:
7.1.1 Service mode panel
Figure 24: Service mode panel

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7.1.2 Utilty mode panel
Figure 25: Utility mode panel
7.1.3 Measure panel
Figure 26: Measure panel