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Table 4 Description of software components of Development Kit
Component Description
MT Software Suite (MTSS) available for download via http://www.xsens.com/setup
Xsens MTi USB driver
Part of the MTSS
MT Manager for Linux and
Windows Part of the MTSS
MT Software Development Kit (MT
SDK) for multiple OS Part of the MTSS, containing the following components:
•
XDA public source files (C, C++ wrapper ; any OS)
•
Example source code and examples
o
C++
o
C#
o
Python
o
MATLAB
o
Robotic Operating System (ROS)
o
Embedded examples (ST Nucleo)
Magnetic Field Mapper – MFM
(Windows and Linux)
Part of the MTSS, containing the following component:
•
MFM SDK (Windows and Linux)
Firmware Updater Separate component design to update MTi device firmware
Documentation Part of the MTSS, PDFs are available online, containing the
following components:
•
Links to online manuals
•
Xsens Device API library
MFM SDK Library Library for the Magnetic Field Mapper
3.1.1 Getting Started with MT Manager software
The easiest way to get started with your MTi is to use MT Manager. MT Manager is a software tool to
easy get to know and to demonstrate the capabilities of the MTi and to configure the device to suit your
needs.
Additionally MT Manager allows you to:
•
record data and playback/review data;
•
view orientation, position and velocity in real-time;
•
view inertial and magnetic sensor data in real time;
•
view low-level communication and XDA communication via message terminals;
•
export log files to ASCII and KMZ (format viewable in Google Earth);
•
change and/or view various device settings and properties;
•
reprocess recorded data with different settings.
NOTE:
the most recent version of the software, source code and documentation can always be
downloaded on www.xsens.com/mt-software-suite . Links to documentation can be found on BASE:
http://xsens.com/xsens-mti-documentation
The latest firmware and firmware updater can be found here: https://www.xsens.com/mt-firmware/