PNI CompassPoint V2Xe - Manual (Page 2)

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V2Xe User Manual – May 2012 Page i
Table of Contents
1 COPYRIGHT & WARRANTY INFORMATION ................................................. 1
2 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 2
3 SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................... 3
3.1 Performance Specifications .................................................................. 3
3.2 Package Information ............................................................................. 4
4 SET-UP ....................................................................................................... 5
4.1 Electrical Connections ........................................................................... 5
4.2 Mechanical Installation ......................................................................... 6
4.2.1 Mounting Orientation .................................................................. 6
4.2.2 Locate away from changing magnetic fields ............................... 6
4.2.3 Location-verification testing ........................................................ 6
4.3 SPI Hardware Protocol .......................................................................... 6
5 OPERATION WITH V2XE PROTOCOL ........................................................... 8
5.1 Datagram Structure .............................................................................. 8
5.2 Parameter Formats ............................................................................... 9
5.3 Commands & Communication Frames ............................................... 11
5.4 Module Set-Up .................................................................................... 11
5.5 Calibration ........................................................................................... 14
5.6 Making Measurements ....................................................................... 16
List of Tables
Table 3-1: Absolute Maximum Ratings 3
Table 3-2: Module Characteristics 3
Table 4-1: Pin Descriptions 5
Table 5-1: V2Xe Command Set 11
Table 5-2: Configuration Identifiers 12
Table 5-3: ASIC Period Values 13
Table 5-4: Component Identifiers 17
List of Figures
Figure 3-1: Mechanical Drawing 4
Figure 4-1: Transfer from Host to V2Xe 7
Figure 4-2: Transfer from V2Xe to Host 7