RD4247MAG3110

Document Number: MAG3110UG Freescale Semiconductor Rev. 2, 08/2011 Users Guide RD4247MAG3110 Sensor Toolbox Tilt-Compensated eCompass Kit Users Guide Contents 1 Introduction 1 Introduction . 1 2 Getting Started 2 The RD4247MAG3110 sensor toolbox tilt-compensated 2.1 Assembling the Kit 2 eCompass kit provides hardware and software for 2.2 Installing the Sensor Toolbox Software 2 demonstrating the capability of the MAG3110 3-axis 2.3 Launching the Sensor Toolbox Software . 6 3 Quick-Start Demonstration . 7 digital magnetometer in an eCompass application with 4 Advanced eCompass Features . 12 hard- and soft-iron calibration. 4.1 Configuration Screen . 12 4.2 Calibration Save 14 The kit includes the following: 4.3 Data Log 19 5 3D Pointer Screen . 20 The LFSTBUSB USB-interface board and USB 6 Navigation Screen . 21 cable for connecting the evaluation board to a PCs USB port The LFSTBEB3110 kit comprising the MAG3110 magnetometer and MMA8451Q accelerometer sensor board and the adapter board The LFSTBEB3110 Quick Start Guide The complete kit, shown in the following illustration, is available for order under part number RD4247MAG3110. 2011 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All rights reserved.Getting Started LFSTBEB3110 adapter board LFSTBUSB USB-interface board LFSTBEB3110 sensor board with MAG3110 and MMA8451Q LFSTBUSB LFSTBEB3110 2 Getting Started To begin using the kit, assemble the kits hardware and install the sensor toolbox software on the Windows PC to which the kit will be connected. 2.1 Assembling the Kit As instructed in the LFSTBEB3110 Quick Start Guide: 1. Attach the two LFSTBEB3110 boards to the LFSTBUSB USB-interface board. 2. The two LFSTBEB3110 boards are supplied connected. If they become separated, reconnect them, aligning the Pin-1 white arrows on both boards. The hardware assembly will be completed as part of the software-installation procedure that follows. When the kit is assembled, its compass-pointing direction is indicated by the red arrow in the preceding illustration. This direction ergonomically facilitates the evaluation of the eCompass functionality as the board assembly can be held by its USB connector. 2.2 Installing the Sensor Toolbox Software The free sensor toolbox software provides an eCompass application with hard- and soft-iron calibration algorithms. At the end of the installation process, you will be asked about installing a Future Technology Devices International (FTDI) serial-to-USB communications driver. This driver is required for communication between the PC and the evaluation board. If you have previously installed the sensor toolbox software, this driver already is installed. The kits navigation application uses a Google Maps demonstration powered by the Adobe Shockwave software. If the free Shockwave software is not installed on your PC, follow the instructions at the end of the procedure. RD4247MAG3110 Sensor Toolbox Tilt-Compensated eCompass Kit Users Guide, Rev. 2 2 Freescale Semiconductor