Fairchild FEBFMT1030_MEMS01 User Manual

User Guide for

FEBFMT1030_MEMS01

Evaluation Board

Motion Tracking Module with MT Software

Suite

Featured Fairchild Products:

FEBFMT1030, FMT1030, FMT1020,

FMT1010

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 3

1.1. Description ....................................................................................................................... 3

1.2. Features ............................................................................................................................ 3

1.3. Ordering Information ....................................................................................................... 3

2. Photographs............................................................................................................................... 4

3. Getting Started .......................................................................................................................... 5

3.1. Installing MT Software Suite ........................................................................................... 5

3.2. Displaying Data in MT Manager ..................................................................................... 6

3.3. Configuring the FMT with MT Manager ......................................................................... 7

3.4. Other Functionality of MT Manager ................................................................................ 8

3.5. Embedded Examples ........................................................................................................ 8

3.6. Frames of Reference used in FMT ................................................................................... 8

4. Package and Handling............................................................................................................. 10

4.1. Evaluation Kit ................................................................................................................ 10

4.1. Pin Descriptions ............................................................................................................. 13

4.2. Schematics ...................................................................................................................... 14

4.3. Physical Dimensions ...................................................................................................... 16

4.4. Electrical Specifications ................................................................................................. 16

4.5. Absolute Maximum Ratings........................................................................................... 17

5. Revision History ..................................................................................................................... 18

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1. Introduction

Part Number

Description

Packing Method

FEBFMT1030_MEMS01

Evaluation Kit for FMT1030 AHRS

Single unit

This user guide describes the Evaluation Kit for the FMT1030. The FMT1030 Evaluation
Kit is designed to support the evaluation of the FMT1000-series, in particular the
FMT1030 Attitude and Heading Reference System.

1.1. Description

The FMT1000-series is a module outputting 3D orientation, 3D rate of turn, 3D
acceleration and 3D magnetic field. It is specifically designed for industrial applications
featuring vibration rejection, a robust sensor fusion algorithm and a high update rate. The
FMT1000-series can be configured for any application.

The FMT1000-series Evaluation Kit is an excellent tool to start working with the
FMT1000-series. It has a pre-mounted FMT1030 AHRS and comes with the extensive
MT Software Suite and USB-cabling. The MT Software Suite is full-featured, with
logging and visualization options, intuitive configuration windows and possibilities to
export data for use in other programs. The Software Development Kit contains source
code for communication and libraries for data processing.

The 24-pins header connects to all interfaces available on the FMT1000-series module.
Connections with development platforms for Cortex-M processors of different brands can
be made easy using the Fairchild examples on the mbed.org website.

Specifications of the FMT1000-series can be found in the FMT1000-series data sheet.

1.2. Features

1.3. Ordering Information

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Figure 1. FEBFMT1030_MEMS01 Development Board

 Easy to use Development Board
 Complete MT Software Suite

o MT Manager Logging and Visualization GUI

 Windows 7 and Linux

o SDK for Windows, Linux
o Source Code/Drivers (platform-independent)
o Magnetic Field Mapper

 Drivers and Examples on ARM

®

mbedTM

 Full Functionality
 Delivered with FMT1030 Mounted
 USB, RS232, UART, SPI, I

2

C Interfaces

2. Photographs

Figure 2. Top View of the FMT1000-Series Evaluation Board with the Various Components

Figure 3. Bottom View of the FMT1000-Series Evaluation Board with the description of the

header and switch. Text is displayed as see-through.

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3. Getting Started

3.1. Installing MT Software Suite

The MT Software Suite is available on the Fairchild Motion Tracking website:

https://www.fairchildsemi.com/products/sensors/mems-motion-sensors/.

The installation procedure consists of a set of several installers and starts with this screen:

Figure 4. MT Software Suite Installer Home Screen

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3.2. Displaying Data in MT Manager

When the FEBFMT1030 is connected (the FEBFMT1030 will automatically be
installed), click the 3D View icon: . This shows the 3D box representation of the FMT.

Figure 5. The 3D Box View of the MT Manager

The other visualizations can be opened using the windows toolbar: .
Refer to the MT Manager User Manual for more information on these graphs and their

features. The MT Manager User Manual can be found via Help – Documentation

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