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1 Introduction
Infineon’s 3D Magnetic Sensor 2 Go is a compact evaluation kit to familiarize the user with the 3D Hall sensor
TLE493D-A2B6. In a short time the board is set up and own 3D magnetic measurements can be executed. All
required hardware is included and the software can be downloaded for free from the Infineon web page.
This user manual describes the different parts of the board, the software installation process and clarifies how
the Graphical User Interface (GUI) can be used to do first evaluations. Further it is shown where to find example
code and an Arduino library as a easy starting point for own developments.
1.1 Hardware overview
The 3D Magnetic Sensor 2 Go kit contains:
•
The 3D evaluation board (EvalBoard) as shown in Figure 1 , a ready-to-use printed circuit board (PCB) with
the 3D Hall sensor. The EvalBoard is based on the XMC2Go-Kit. More technical documents and detailed
description can be found at http://www.infineon.com/xmc2go
• A standalone 7x7x5 mm ferrite block magnet
To use the 3D Magnetic Sensor 2 Go kit the user has to acquire a USB cable with a micro USB connection-end for
the EvalBoard side and a conventional USB connection for the PC side.
50mm
14mm
Figure 1 3D Magnetic Sensor 2 Go EvalBoard
1.2 Software
The required software to run the kit can be found at the Infineon web site. For further information refer to the
chapter Software installation .
The software package contains:
•
A Graphical User Interface (GUI) for sensor evaluation.
• Firmware to be flashed into the XMC microcontroller for the low level communication with the sensor.
• USB driver J-Link from Segger which is necessary to establish the USB connection.
This software was designed to be used with Windows 7 and Windows 10. It is compatible with both 32-bit and
64-bit system types. Backward compatibility with older Windows versions is ensured only by the .NET platform
as specific tests were not conducted on older operating systems.
The USB protocols capabilities are defined by the Segger driver. Versions USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 are compatible.
The GUI is used to enable a communication between the sensor and the PC. The user can configure the sensor
to operate in different modes. In those modes the update rate of the magnetic field measured (X, Y and Z
components) and current consumption vary.
TLE493D-A2B6 MS2GO
3D Magnetic Sensor 2 Go evaluation kit
Introduction
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