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MT1601P, Revision A, 9 sept 2019 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MTi 600-series 

Hardware Integration Manual

 

 

Summary of Contents for MTi 600 Series

Page 1: ...ne 31 0 88 973 67 00 fax 31 0 88 973 67 01 e mail info xsens com internet www xsens com 101 N Pacific Coast Hwy Suite 101 El Segundo CA 90245 USA phone 310 481 1800 fax 310 416 9044 e mail info xsens com internet www xsens com Document MT1601P Revision A 9 sept 2019 MTi 600 series Hardware Integration Manual ...

Page 2: ...18 Xsens Technologies B V All rights reserved Information in this document is subject to change without notice Xsens MVN MotionGrid MTi MTx and Awinda are registered trademarks or trademarks of Xsens Technologies B V and or its parent subsidiaries and or affiliates in The Netherlands the USA and or other countries All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners ...

Page 3: ...2 3 GNSS RECEIVER INTERFACE 4 2 4 SYNC 5 3 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS 6 3 1 SUPPLY VOLTAGE 6 3 2 POWER CONSUMPTION 6 3 3 I O PINS 6 4 DESIGN 8 4 1 SENSOR REFERENCE FRAMES 8 4 2 ORIGIN OF ACCELEROMETER 8 4 3 PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS 9 4 3 1 Footprint for PCB layout 9 4 3 2 Footprint for standalone mounting 10 4 4 MECHANICAL STRESS 11 4 4 1 Vibrations 11 4 5 MAGNETOMETER 11 4 5 1 Ferromagnetic materials ...

Page 4: ...cations 6 Table 7 I O interface specifications 6 Table 8 Recommended mating mounting parts 10 Table 9 Recommended mating mounting parts 11 List of Figures Figure 1 Pin configuration of the MTi 600 2 Figure 2 Connections for the GNSS interface 5 Figure 3 Default sensor coordinate system for the MTi 600 series module 8 Figure 4 Location origin of measurements dimensions in mm 8 Figure 5 Connection o...

Page 5: ...nd MTi 600 series such as output definitions algorithm details and installation tips For testing and prototyping Xsens provides the MTi 630 and MTi 670 Development Kits MTi 630 DK and MTi 670 DK In addition to the RS232 CAN and UART pin connectors of the MTi 600 series module the Development Kit offers a direct USB RS232 RS422 and CAN interface Technical details of the Development Kit and its usag...

Page 6: ... low side 4 CAN_L I O CAN bus differential high side 5 RS232_TxD O RS232 transmitter output to host 6 RS232_RTS O RS232 Ready To Send output to host 7 RS232_RxD I RS232 receiver input from host 8 RS232_CTS I RS232 Clear To Send input from host 9 SYNC_IN1 I Multifunctional synchronization input 10 SYNC_IN2 I Multifunctional synchronization input 11 GNSS_TxD O RS232 transmitter output to GNSS module...

Page 7: ...orates the required termination If used in a single device connection a 120 Ω termination resistor needs to be added between the CAN_H and CAN_L pins For more information please review the MT CAN Protocol Documentation1 2 2 2 RS232 The RS232 interface complies with the standard RS232 voltage levels It includes hardware flow control through RTS and CTS lines The RTS signal is an output of the MTi 6...

Page 8: ...he MTi 600 series module to communicate over UART The UART frame configuration is 8 data bits no parity and 1 stop bit 8N1 The UART protocol only has the TX and RX lines without any flow control 2 3 GNSS receiver interface The MTi 670 variant of the MTi 600 series module family supports external inputs from a GNSS receiver such as the uBlox MAX M8 GNSS receiver For the GNSS receiver the RS232 or U...

Page 9: ...two multifunctional synchronization inputs and one synchronization output The electrical specifications can be seen in Table 7 Refer to the MTi 600 series Datasheet2 for configuration details 2 Links to the latest available documentation can be found via the following link Xsens MTi Documentation MTi 670 GNSS receiver RS232 transceiver PPS RS232 UART RS232 UART SYNC_IN ...

Page 10: ...t Conditions MTi 630 320 mW 5V UART measurement mode 400Hz 921 6 kbps MTi 630 350 mW 5V RS232 measurement mode 400Hz 921 6 kbps MTi 630 495 mW 24V UART measurement mode 400Hz 921 6 kbps MTi 630 525 mW 24V RS232 measurement mode 400Hz 921 6 kbps MTi 670 310 mW 5V UART measurement mode 400Hz 921 6 kbps MTi 670 340 mW 5V RS232 measurement mode 400Hz 921 6 kbps MTi 670 495 mW 24V UART measurement mode...

Page 11: ...ow input voltage VIH 2 4 25 V High input voltage VOT 5 5 4 V Driver Output Voltage swing UART VIL 0 0 88 V Low input voltage VIH 2 29 3 6 V High input voltage VOL 0 0 44 V Low output voltage VOH 2 6 3 3 V High output voltage SYNC_IN1 SYNC_IN2 VIL 25 0 6 V Low input voltage VIH 2 4 25 V High input voltage SYNC_OUT VOL 0 0 44 V Low output voltage VOH 2 6 3 3 V High output voltage ...

Page 12: ... frame The default sensor coordinate system is printed on the side of the MTi and is shown in Figure 5 More details regarding the modification of the reference frames of the MTi can be found in the MTi 600 series Datasheet3 and MTi Family Reference Manual3 Figure 5 Default sensor coordinate system for the MTi 600 series module 4 2 Origin of accelerometer The accelerometer determines the origin of ...

Page 13: ...that can be soldered onto the PCB When using a ribbon cable the MTi 600 can be mounted upside down to create easy access to the connector Figure 7 shows both mounting options In both cases the MTi 600 is fixated with three M2 screws with a length of at least 12mm It is recommend to use screws and spacers with weak magnetic properties to reduce the influence on the internal magnetometer Figure 7 Co...

Page 14: ... 7 Phoenix Contact 1715000 FP 1 27 16 FV 9 05 To be used in combination with 8 mm spacers PCB spacers MAC8 TH 1 6 5 0 M2 M2 x 5 mm recommended Würth Elektronik 9774050243R M2 x 5 mm not recommended ferromagnetic Screws Brass M2 x 12 mm 4 3 2 Footprint for standalone mounting Figure 9 shows the mounting hole positions for the MTi 600 when mounted upside down for the IDC connection Table 9 shows the...

Page 15: ... 600 series features an industry leading signal processing pipeline AttitudeEngineTM which rejects vibrations For best results however it is recommended that the MTi 600 series is mechanically isolated from vibrations as much as possible Especially in applications where vibrations are likely to occur the anchor points of the PCB that holds the MTi 600 series module should be dampened The required ...

Page 16: ...00 series More information on magnetic interference can be found in the MTi Family Reference Manual4 Static magnetic disturbances can be calibrated for see the Magnetic Calibration Manual4 4 Links to the latest available documentation can be found via the following link Xsens MTi Documentation ...

Page 17: ...rom 5 up to 20 modules Box Dimensions mm Box packaging information Length Width Height Qty Tray MOQ 5 Qty Box MOQ 5 285 185 75 5 20 units 5 20 units NOTES All dimensions are in millimeters Pictured tray and box representative only actual tray may look different CONTENT 5 to 20 modules per box Calibration certificate Tray lid Tray for 20 modules Standard issued Xsens box ...

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