User manual

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 DocumentMT0100P.N

©XsensTechnologiesB.V. MTiandMTxUserManualandTechnicalDocumentation

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TheUSB‐serialdataandpowercabledeliveredwiththeMTiandMTxDevelopmentKitiscompatiblewithUSB

1.1andhigher.MakesureyourPCUSBoutletisrated todeliver100mAormore(allUSBcompliantoutlets

shouldbe).

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The RS‐422 MTi cable (CA‐USB6) is compatible with the RS‐422 version of the MTi. Blue cable markers are

locatedattheconnectorandthecasingforvisualdistinctionbetweentheRS‐232MTicable.TheMTxcannot

beorderedwithRS‐422interfacethereforenoRS‐422MTxcableisavailable.TheRS‐485MTi/MTxcablehas

yellowcablemarkerstoindicateRS‐485interfaceinsteadofRS‐232.

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TheUSB‐serialdataandpowercableprovideseasyaccesstotheindividualpinsoftheMotionTracker.Inside

thehousingthereisafreeconnectorthatcanforexamplebeusedforsynchronizationpurposes.Thefollowing

photoshowsthelocationoftheconnector.

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It is a 9‐pins Molex header type 53048‐0910 and  it mates with the Molex crimp housing type 51021‐0900

(Farnell InOne code 615122). Farnell also offers crimp leads for these housings, e.g. Farnell InOne code

889570.

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The 7 pins Molex header is type 53047‐0710 (Farnell InOne code 9732870) and mates with Molex crimp

housingtype51021‐0700(FarnellInOnecode615110).

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Thefirst5or7pindefinitionsarethesameasthepin definitionsoftheconnectedMotionTracker,i.e.pins

onetosevenforMTiandpinsonetofiveforMTx.Checkthefollowingsectionsforthepindefinitionsofyour

MTi/MTx.Pin8isalwaysgroundandpin9isreserved(donotusethispin).

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Molexpin MTiRS‐232 MTiRS‐485 MTiRS‐422

Pin1 VCC VCC VCC

Pin2 GND GND GND

Pin3 AnalogIN Y/A TX+/A1(sensor)

Pin4 TX(sensor) Z/ B TX‐ /B1(sensor)

Pin5 RX(sensor) Reserved RX+/A2(sensor)

Pin6 SyncOut SyncOut RX‐ /B2(sensor)

Pin7 SyncIn SyncIn SyncIn

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Molexpin MTxRS‐232 MTxRS‐485

Pin1 VCC VCC

Pin2 GND GND

Pin1

Vcc

Gnd

SyncIn