ST iNEMO STEVAL-MKI062V2 Series User manual

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User manual
Getting started with the iNEMO™ STEVAL-MKI062V2
Introduction
The STEVAL-MKI062V2 is the second generation of the iNEMO modules family. It combines
accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers with pressure and temperature sensors to
provide 3-axis sensing of linear, angular, and magnetic motion, complemented with
temperature and barometer/altitude readings, representing the new ST 10-degrees of
freedom (DOF) platform.
This document provides a quick start guide for iNEMO PC software and graphical user
interface (GUI).
Figure 1. STEVAL-MKI06V2 iNEMO V2 platform
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Contents
1 iNEMO V2 GUI installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.1 PC system requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2 PC software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 Virtual Com driver installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 iNEMO suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.1 iNEMO suite main window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2 Connecting iNEMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3 Acquisition settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.4 Start acquisition and data description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.5 AHRS algorithm starting and settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.6 AHRS 3D demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.6.1 3D view alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3 Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Figure 1. STEVAL-MKI06V2 iNEMO V2 platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Figure 2. STEVAL-MKI062V2 notification icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Figure 3. Manual installation of the STEVAL-MKI062V2 driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Figure 4. iNEMO driver installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Figure 5. How to see the STEVAL-MKI062V2 COM port number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Figure 6. Kit selector window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 7. iNEMO Suite main window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure 8. Selected COM port number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure 9. New data file icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Figure 10. How to open the connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Figure 11. Acquisition settings icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Figure 12. Data icon description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Figure 13. AHRS stabilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Figure 14. 3D cube demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Figure 15. Alignment procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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1 iNEMO V2 GUI installation
The installation of the graphical user interface (GUI) requires the following two steps:
1. Install the PC software delivered with the demonstration kit
2. Install the virtual COM driver needed to use the board
1.1 PC system requirement
●Microsoft Windows XP®Service Pack 2, or higher
●Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 (or higher)
1.2 PC software installation
To install the iNEMO suite, run the setup file and follow the instructions.
Note: The latest setup file is available on st.com.
1.3 Virtual Com driver installation
To install the virtual COM driver, plug the iNEMO board into a free USB port, an icon should
appear in the “Notify Bar”, as in Figure 2. Wait for the “Hardware Update Wizard” window
and follow the instructions in Figure 4.
Figure 2. STEVAL-MKI062V2 notification icon
Note: If, after a few seconds, the “Hardware Update Wizard” doesn`t appear, follow the
instructions given in Figure 3 and then in 4.
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Figure 3. Manual installation of the STEVAL-MKI062V2 driver
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Figure 4. iNEMO driver installation
Once the installation has finished, a COM port number is assigned to the ST virtual COM
driver (Figure 5). Knowledge of this number is required to correctly run the iNEMO GUI.
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Figure 5. How to see the STEVAL-MKI062V2 COM port number
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2 iNEMO suite
The iNEMO suite application allows the user to work both with the iNEMO V1 and iNEMO
V2 platform. At the startup of the application, the kit selector window appears, to choose the
platform used (Figure 6).
The iNEMO suite application is based on the software development kit (SDK)
iNEMO_SDK.dll (for STEVAL-MKI062V1) and iNEMO2_SDK.dll (for STEVAL-MKI062V2).
Only for the STEVAL-MKI062V2 is the iNEMO suite application also a TCP/IP server for
external/remote demo applications; when the server starts, in the log bar a message shows
the availability of the server. Each client may be connected to the server on port
31001(default) to receive data from the device through the iNEMO suite (server).
Every time a client is connected to the server the log bar shows the IP address of the client
just connected.
Each demo (client) could elaborate and show these data. (The structure of the data sample
sent to all clients is the FrameData_t defined in the iNEMO2_SDK.h).
The TCP/IP server may be enabled/disabled from the Tools->Communication->Settings
menu (its state is shown on the status bar below). From this dialog box, the user can change
the communication port (default 31001). Pay close attention to this information in order to
avoid a communication block from an installed firewall.
To run the INEMO suite:
1. Click on Start > All Programs > STMicroelectronics > iNEMO Suite > iNEMO Suite
Application
2. Launch the program iNEMO software tool (Goldfish Icon)
3. At first, the “Kit Selector” window appears (Figure 6). Select STEVAL-MKI062V2
4. Check that the serial port number is correct (see Figure 5). Otherwise click the refresh
button and choose the right COM port.
It is preferable to connect the iNEMO board to a free USB port before launching the GUI. In
this way, the GUI directly finds the COM port into which the board is plugged.
To change COM port press the “New” button on the toolbar or from the menu File/New and
the kit selector dialog appears.
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Figure 6. Kit selector window
2.1 iNEMO suite main window
The main window is made up of the following main sections (Figure 7):
1. Sensor selector, where the user can move to a different sensor data view
2. Toolbar for data acquisition setting, to set frequency, acquisition mode, etc.
3. Toolbar for graphic management, helps the user to explore in the graphic window. It
allows to zoom the graph, enabling cursors, save data, and so on
4. Status bar shows the acquisition info
5. Log window
6. Default menu bar
7. The graphical panel, where the data are graphically represented
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Figure 7. iNEMO Suite main window
2.2 Connecting iNEMO
Before starting the acquisition, it is necessary to open the connection between the iNEMO
and the PC. It is preferable to connect the iNEMO board to a free USB port before launching
the GUI. In this way, the GUI directly finds the COM port into which the board is plugged.
On the bottom part of the GUI main window the COM port number is reported, Figure 8:
Figure 8. Selected COM port number
The user must check if the COM port number is the same as the one shown in the device
manager (Figure 5).
If the COM number is different, it is necessary to set the right number. By clicking the new
data file icon (Figure 9) the kit selector window appears and it is possible to select the COM
port number as in Figure 6.
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