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Table of Contents
1 COPYRIGHT & WARRANTY INFORMATION .................................................. 1
2 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................... 2
3 SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................... 3
3.1 Characteristics & Requirements ............................................................3
3.2 Mechanical Drawings .............................................................................7
4 SET-UP AND EVALUATION .......................................................................... 8
4.1 Electrical Connections ............................................................................8
4.2 Installation Location ...............................................................................8
4.2.1 Operate within the Prime Pro’s dynamic range ...........................9
4.2.2 Locate away from changing magnetic fields.................................9
4.2.3 Mount in a physically stable location ...........................................9
4.2.4 Choose Non-magnetic Mounting Screws .....................................9
4.2.5 Keep Proper Distance....................................................................9
4.3 Mechanical Mounting ......................................................................... 10
4.3.1 Pitch and Roll Convention .......................................................... 10
4.3.2 Coordinate System ..................................................................... 11
4.3.3 Mounting Orientation ................................................................ 11
5 USER CALIBRATION .................................................................................. 12
5.1 Magnetic Calibration ........................................................................... 12
5.1.1 Full-Range Calibration ................................................................ 14
5.1.2 2D Calibration ............................................................................ 16
5.1.3 Limited-Tilt Calibration .............................................................. 17
5.1.4 Hard-Iron-Only Calibration ........................................................ 19
5.2 Accelerometer Calibration .................................................................. 19
6 OPERATION WITH PNI STUDIO ................................................................. 22
6.1 Installation .......................................................................................... 22
6.2 PNI Studio Header and Connecting to PNI Studio .............................. 22
6.3 PNI Studio Footer and Saving/Applying Settings ................................ 24
6.4 Configuration Tab ............................................................................... 25
6.4.1 General Settings ......................................................................... 25
6.4.2 Acquisition Settings .................................................................... 27
6.5 Calibration and the Calibration Tab .................................................... 27
6.5.1 Calibration Settings .................................................................... 28
6.5.2 Performing a Calibration ............................................................ 30
6.5.3 Calibration Results ..................................................................... 30
6.6 Test Tab ............................................................................................... 31
6.7 Log Data Tab ....................................................................................... 33
6.8 Graph Tab ............................................................................................ 34