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PNI Sensor Corporation

DOC#1014688 r06

TCM User Manual

– July 2013

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the button will indicate to the module to take a sample once the

minimum change and stability requirements are met.

Calibration Points

Select the number of points to take during a calibration. The minimum recommended

number of points for an initial magnetic calibration is 12, although a Hard-Iron-Only

(re)Calibration can be performed with only 6 recommended samples. The TCM will

need to be rotated through at least 180° in the horizontal plane with a minimum of at

least 1 positive and 1 negative Pitch and at least 1 positive and 1 negative Roll as part

of the 12 points.

Calibration Method Buttons

Full Range Calibration - recommended calibration method when >45° of tilt is

possible. The minimum recommended number of calibration points is 12.

HI Only Calibration - serves as a hard iron recalibration to a prior calibration. If the

hard iron distortion around the module has changed, this calibration can bring the

module back into specification. The minimum recommended number of calibration

points is 6.

Limited Tilt Range Calibration - recommended calibration method when >5° of tilt

calibration is available, but tilt is restricted to <45°. (i.e. Full-Range Calibration is

not possible.) The minimum recommended number of calibration points is 12.

2D Calibration - Recommended when the available tilt range is limited to ≤5

°. The

minimum recommended number of calibration points is 12.

Accel Only Calibration – Select this when only an accelerometer calibration will be

performed. The minimum recommended number of calibration points is 18.

Accel Calibration with Mag – The user should select this when magnetometer and

accelerometer calibration will be performed simultaneously. The minimum

recommended number of calibration points is 18.

6.3.10 Default

Clicking this button restores the TCM Studio program to the factory default settings.

6.3.11 Retrieve

Clicking on this button causes TCM Studio to read the settings from the module and

display them on the screen.