USER MANUAL
EvaluationTools
STIM210 Evaluation Kit - USB
DOK452 rev.0
15/20 2020
7.3
Normal mode panel descriptions
Table 2: Normal mode panel descriptions.
Panel unit
Functionality and description
Connect to HW
Connects to interface hardware. Opens COM port according to settings specified in
active parameter file
LED
Indicator for hardware connection. A GREEN light indicates the COM port is
opened
Disconnect from HW
Disconnects from interface hardware. Closes the COM port
Initiate power-on sequence
switch
Toggles supply voltage if configured with an external power supply. Controls
certain functions of the PC software
Device box
Device number (and corresponding COM port) according to active parameter file.
Selects which gyro module is activated for datagram requests in Normal mode,
Service mode operations and measurements in Measure panel. Does not apply for
Logging panel
Reset device button
Resets the gyro module
. Sends reset command (‘R’)
Request config DG button
Sends command (‘C’) to receive configuration datagram
Request identity DG button
Sends command (‘N’) to receive part number datagram
Request serial# DG button
Sends command (‘I’) to receive serial number datagram
Request Ext status button
Sends command (‘E’) to receive extended error information datagram
Response window
Displays response to special datagram requests ('C', 'N' and
‘I’ datagrams)
7.4
Service mode panel descriptions
Service mode is used for gyro module configuration.
Service mode is entered by clicking on the Service mode tab next to the Normal mode tab after the gyro module has
been powered up. Service mode usage, functionalities and descriptions are listed in Table 3. Exit from Service mode
to Normal mode by selecting one of the other panel tabs (Normal, Logging, Service or Parameter panel tab).
Note: Changes made for the gyro module in Service mode are only stored permanently in flash memory when the
save command (‘s’) subsequently is sent to the gyro module.
Table 3: Service mode panel descriptions.
Panel unit
Functionality and description
Available commands window
Shows a list of available commands. See product datasheet for details
Complete command window
Contains the complete command to be sent. The command is auto-completed by
the software during usage of the listings in the Available commands window. Left
click inside the Complete command window brings up a list of previously sent
commands. Right click enables manual command entry
Send command button
Sends command to the gyro module
Active device indicator
Indicates active gyro module. Corresponding COM port is specified in the active
parameter file
Command response window
Shows the responses to commands from the gyro module. See product datasheet
for details
Erase button
Clears the content of the command response window
Save button
Saves the content of the command response window to a text file with a date and
time tag
7.5
Measure panel descriptions
Table 4: Measure panel descriptions.
Panel unit
Functionality and description
Measure button
Starts a measurement series
Samples box
Defines the number of samples to be collected (max 50 MS)