Evaluation Board User Guide
ADXRS450 - UG
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Tel: 781.329.4700
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ADXRS450 Sensor Evaluation System
Please see the last page for an important warning and disclaimers.
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FEATURES
Flexible inertial sensor evaluation platform
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Single main board operates with interchangeable
satellite boards
Separates DUT from controller for accurate environmental
testing
500Hz data rate SPI interface
Continuous stream to file data recording
Standard USB cable for power and communications
PC-based graphical user interface (GUI)
Fast, easy installation
Figure 1. Inertial Sensor Evaluation System
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADXRS450 inertial sensor evaluation system
is an easy-to-use evaluation tool targeting bench or desktop
characterization of Analog Devices, Inc., inertial sensor products.
The system consists of the inertial sensor evaluation board (ISEB),
or main board, and a satellite board for any Analog Devices
inertial sensor product. The ISEB connects directly to a PC via
USB cable, with the USB connection providing both power and
communications to the board. The ISEB is connected to the
satellite board through a ribbon cable. This cable allows the
satellite to be easily manipulated for testing or for being separately
placed into an environmental chamber for temperature or
humidity testing. Separating the boards mitigates corruption
of data due to the temperature and humidity effects of other
components.
The ISEB is a universal main board and is intended to be used
with various satellites of Analog Devices inertial sensors, including
analog and digital accelerometers, as well as gyroscopes. The
different products are evaluated by means of separate GUIs that are
customized for performance and characterization measurements
relevant to the inertial sensor being evaluated.
The EVAL-ADXRS450Z-M system contains the ISEB and the
EVAL-ADXRS450Z-S satellite. Also included is a USB A to
Mini-B cable to connect the ISEB to a PC and an 18-inch,
20-pin ribbon cable to connect the ISEB to the satellite. A CD
is included with the necessary drivers and installers to use the
system and to quickly begin evaluating the ADXRS450.
INSTALLATION OVERVIEW
The user must complete the following steps, in the order listed,
in order to be successfully up and running with the ADXRS450
evaluation system.
1.
Download all CD-ROM files to the PC Hard Drive
2.
Install the USB drivers for the Inertial Sensor
Evaluation System (ISEB)
3.
Connect the ISEB hardware to the PC
4.
Install the latest Firmware Revision into the ISEB
hardware (included on the CD-ROM)
5.
Install the ADXRS450 Evaluation System GUI
6.
Configure the ISEB hardware
7.
Launch the ADXRS450 Evaluation System GUI and
test devices.
This guide is designed to provide all the detail necessary to both
install and operate the ADXRS450 Evaluation system.
