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PNI Sensor Corporation 

DOC#1018122 r02 

PNI CommBoard User Manual 

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Example #1:  

$0r84nii$1

 

The breakdown of this command is as follows: 

$0

 

Set SSN line LOW 

r

 

Set the CommBoard to Read Mode 

84n

 

Begin Read Mode by first sending 0x84 to the RM3100 module.  0x84 is 

the register read address of the MSB of the X-axis cycle counter register.  

If  the  Read  command,  “r”,  is  immediately  followed  by  a  value,  then  the 

value  must  be  followed  with  an  „n‟  character.    This  is  because  a  value 

immediately  following  the  “r”  character  is  interpreted  as  the  register 

address  in  a  Read-Simultaneous-Write  operation.    The  CommBoard  will 

write  the  address  to  the  MOSI  line  while  simultaneously  reading  the 

MISO  line.    The  “n”  will  read  the  return  byte,  “00”,  on  the  MISO  line.  

For  the  remainder  of  the  Read  operation  the  CommBoard  will  set  the 

MOSI line to zero. 

ii

 

Read two 16-bit words from the SPI bus.  To do this, the CommBoard will 

create 32 total clock pulses to read the data from the SPI bus. 

$1

 

Set SSN line HIGH 

The  received  signal  is: 

“00  00C8  00C8”

.    This  indicates  both  X  and  Y-axis 

cycle count registers are set to 0x00C8, or 200

(default value). 

Example #2:  

$0wn84rii$1

 

The breakdown of this command is as follows: 

$0

 

Set SSN line LOW 

w

 

Set the CommBoard to Write Mode. 

n

 

This  sets  the  word  length  to  8-bits.    The  CommBoard  will  interpret  all 

subsequent  write data as such until  it is  changed.   In this  case, sending a 

[NIML] character is optional.  If a [NIML] character was not sent, then the 

Write  command  would  use  the  last  [NIML]  character  sent  to  the 

CommBoard, even if the last [NIML] was sent in a prior Read operation. 

84

 

This  sends  a  0x84  to  the  RM3100  module.    0x84  is  the  read  register 

address of the MSB of the X-axis cycle counter register. 

ii

 

Read two 16-bit words from the SPI bus.  To do this, the CommBoard will 

create 32 total clock pulses to get the data from the SPI bus. 

$1

 

Set SSN line HIGH 

Summary of Contents for CommBoard

Page 1: ...User Manual PNI CommBoard...

Page 2: ...es 16 6 I2 C OPERATION 18 6 1 I2 C Commands 19 List of Tables Table 2 1 Applicable PNI Products Interfaces 2 Table 3 1 I O Characteristics 3 Table 3 2 Environmental Requirements 3 Table 3 3 Mechanical...

Page 3: ...If any Product furnished hereunder fails to conform to the above warranty OEM s sole and exclusive remedy and PNI s sole and exclusive liability will be at PNI s option to repair replace or credit OEM...

Page 4: ...e between a PC and certain PNI products The CommBoard is a UART to SPI or I2 C bridge which receives UART commands from the user s computer via a virtual communication port running over a USB line The...

Page 5: ...Interface I2 C or SPI SPI Interface Lines SCLK MISO MOSI SSN CPOL Selectable default 0 CPHA Selectable default 0 Clock Speed 50 kHz 100 kHz default 1 MHz I2 C Clock Speed Selectable 32 kHz 1 MHz 100 k...

Page 6: ...PNI Sensor Corporation DOC 1018122 r02 PNI CommBoard User Manual Page 4 3 1 Mechanical Drawing Figure 3 1 CommBoard Top View...

Page 7: ...e device under test The UART should be configured as shown below Table 4 1 UART Configuration Parameter Value Baud Rate 115200 Number of Data Bits 8 Start Bits 1 Stop Bits 1 Parity none Figure 4 1 sho...

Page 8: ...gure 4 2 indicates where power connections can be made to the CommBoard and also where the signal lines are connected For most users the power and signal lines will be supplied via the mini USB jack N...

Page 9: ...PNI Sensor Corporation DOC 1018122 r02 PNI CommBoard User Manual Page 7 Figure 4 3 CommBoard Jumper Configurations...

Page 10: ...on the device will point towards the CommBoard s mini USB connector while for the RM3100 and RM3000 f Evaluation Boards the arrow will point away from the mini USB connector Finally connect the CommBo...

Page 11: ...w SPI Write W NIML delimiter NIML delimiter CR R r SPI Read R S NIML S NIML CR delimiter CR SP TAB CR Delimiter Delimiters Used to separate characters or data in a string Sending a delimiter also cha...

Page 12: ...mand The data word is sent once a delimiter or another command character is received from the host The syntax is W NIML delimiter NIML delimiter CR The data is and the data s word length is defined by...

Page 13: ...mple SP TAB or CR Delimiters Anytime a delimiter character is sent it will set the delimiter character used for separating data in the output after a Read command sequence Once the delimiter is set it...

Page 14: ...mmand causes the indefinite delay of processing subsequent characters received from the host until a Q character is received Characters received from the UART other than Q or F will be stored in a 100...

Page 15: ...nd sets or resets the CommBoard s SSN line The syntax is where must be 0 or 1 The SSN pin will be set LOW if the number following the character is 0 and will be set HIGH if the number is 1 Example x 0...

Page 16: ...t power up There are multiple ways to perform the same function and for illustration purposes two RM3100 Eval Board alternative read examples are given next 5 2 1 RM3100 Eval Board Cycle Count Registe...

Page 17: ...Read two 16 bit words from the SPI bus To do this the CommBoard will create 32 total clock pulses to read the data from the SPI bus 1 Set SSN line HIGH The received signal is 00 00C8 00C8 This indica...

Page 18: ...e MX Read register then reads from this byte and the subsequent 8 bytes to provide the most recent measurement results on all 3 axes 5 2 3 RM3000 f Eval Board Code Examples Example 1 0wn83 00 64 00 64...

Page 19: ...reported heading magnitude and distortion After writing this the SSN line is set HIGH Example 3 0 wnaa 04 00 1 0rLLN 1 This sentence can be used to obtain measurement data from a V2Xe Again note the...

Page 20: ...addition to converting UART to I2 C the CommBoard allows for monitoring the DRDY line A summary of commands for working with an I2 C interface is given below Table 6 1 I2 C Command Summary Table Byte...

Page 21: ...as the CommBoard ensures the r w bit is properly set For example the SpacePoint Scout s 7 bit slave address is 0x0C and shifting it into the 7 MSBits makes SLA 0x18 Even if the LSB or r w bit is set t...

Page 22: ...REG either can be the first register number to write to or a command number depending on the client hardware protocol Data are the data bytes to write Up to 62 bytes can be written in one packet Examp...

Page 23: ...or the Hold Always commands Characters in the receive buffer will begin processing Note that only capital Q is recognized F Flush I2 C Receive Buffer This command flushes the receive buffer If there i...

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