EVAL-ADXRS290Z-M User Guide
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Using the
EVAL-ADXRS290Z-M
Inertial Sensor Evaluation System for the
ADXRS290
PLEASE SEE THE LAST PAGE FOR AN IMPORTANT
WARNING AND LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
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FEATURES
Flexible inertial sensor evaluation platform
Single main board operates with interchangeable satellite
boards
Separates device under test (DUT) from the larger main
board for accurate environmental testing
Continuous stream to file data recording
Standard USB cable for power and communications
PC-based graphical user interface (GUI)
Fast, easy installation
DOCUMENTS NEEDED
ADXRS290
data sheet
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
Evaluation kit contents
Main (mother) board and satellite board
A USB A to mini-B cable
An 18-inch, 20-pin ribbon cable
PC running Windows®
USB 2.0 port
Required software
ISEB USB Driver
ISEB Run-Time Engine
ADXRS290 Evaluation GUI Installer
Design and integration files
Schematics and layout files
TYPICAL SETUP FOR THE INERTIAL SENSOR
EVALUATION SYSTEM
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Figure 1.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The
i
MEMS®
ADXRS290
inertial sensor evaluation system is an
easy-to-use evaluation tool targeting bench or desktop
characterization of Analog Devices, Inc., inertial sensor products.
The
EVAL-ADXRS290Z-M
system contains the inertial sensor
evaluation board (ISEB) and the
EVAL-ADXRS290Z-S
satellite
board. In addition, a USB A to mini-B cable is included to connect
the ISEB to a PC, and an 18-inch, 20-pin ribbon cable is included
to connect the ISEB to the satellite board. The USB connection
provides both communications and power to the board. The
ribbon cable allows users to easily manipulate the satellite board
for testing or to be separately placed into an environmental
chamber for temperature or humidity testing.
Separate the boards to mitigate corruption of data due to the
temperature and humidity effects of other components.
The ISEB is a universal main board and is used with various
satellite boards of Analog Devices inertial sensors, including
accelerometers and gyroscopes. The different products are
evaluated by means of separate GUIs that are customized for
performance and characterization measurements relevant to the
inertial sensor being evaluated. Different shunt resistors are
used to detect power consumption because the power consumption
of the gyroscope is relatively high compared to that of the acceler-
ometers. The differences between the
ADXRS290Z-M
and other
-M devices, such as
ADXL345Z-M
or
ADXL362Z-M
, are only
in the circuit used to detect power consumption.
Full details about the parts are available in the
ADXRS290
data
sheet, which should be consulted when using the
EVAL-
ADXRS290Z-M
.
