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6 SENtral Configuration Tool
Before using the SENtral Motion Coprocessor, the SENtral Configuration File must be generated
using the SENtral Configuration Tool. As discussed in prior sections, the Configuration File
contains information on how the sensor system is configured in the user’s system.
To access the SENtral Configuration Tool, go to: http://www.sentraltoolkit.com . The tool is for
SENtral customers, and registration is required. Registration requests are reviewed at PNI.
Typically it takes less than one business day to activate a registration request.
The SENtral Configuration Tool provides an intuitive GUI which allows the user to easily
generate the Configuration File. A screen shot of the tool is given in Figure 6-1, and a discussion
of the settings follows. Once the various fields are correctly populated, click to
create the SENtral Configuration File. A zip file will automatically download onto your
computer containing the Configuration File, “sentral_[rev]_[mag]_[accel]_[gyro].fw”, and a .cfg
file providing the data input into the Configuration Tool. The .cfg file can be opened with a text
editor. Additionally, the .cfg file can be uploaded into the Configuration Tool by clicking
Config> and then selecting the desired .cfg file. The “GS and M&M Configuration” link opens a
pop-up window with the configurations for the various SENtral M&M and GS modules.
Figure 6-1: SENtral Configuration Tool