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4/30/2018 PhidgetSpatial 3/3/3 Basic - 1042_0B at Phidgets
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1 GETTING STARTED
2 USING THE 1042
2.1 Phidget Control Panel
2.2 First Look
2.3 Accelerometer
2.4 Gyroscope
2.5 Magnetometer
2.6 Spatial
3 TECHNICAL DETAILS
3.1 3-Axis Accelerometer
3.1.1 Orientation
3.2 3-Axis Gyroscope
3.3 3-Axis Magnetometer (Compass)
3.3.1 Magnetic Error Correction (Calibration)
4 WHAT TO DO NEXT
Getting Started
Welcome to the 1042 user guide! In order to get started, make sure you have the following hardware on hand:
1042 Spatial Phidget
USB cable and computer
 
Next, you will need to connect the pieces:
1. Connect your device to your computer using the USB cable.
 
Now that you have everything together, let's start using the 1042!
Using the 1042
Phidget Control Panel
In order to demonstrate the functionality of the 1042, the Phidget Control Panel running on a Windows machine will be used.
 
The Phidget Control Panel is available for use on both macOS and Windows machines. If you would like to follow along, first take a look
at the getting started guide for your operating system:
Getting started with Windows
Getting started with macOS
 
Linux users can follow the getting started with Linux guide and continue reading here for more information about the 1042.
First Look
After plugging the 1042 into your computer and opening the Phidget Control Panel, you will see something like this:

Summary of content (9 pages)

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4/30/2018 PhidgetSpatial 3/3/3 Basic - 1042_0B at Phidgets 1 GETTING STARTED 2 USING THE 1042 2.1 Phidget Control Panel 2.2 First Look 2.3 Accelerometer 2.4 Gyroscope 2.5 Magnetometer 2.6 Spatial 3 TECHNICAL DETAILS 3.1 3-Axis Accelerometer 3.1.1 Orientation 3.2 3-Axis Gyroscope 3.3 3-Axis Magnetometer (Compass) 3.3.
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4/30/2018 PhidgetSpatial 3/3/3 Basic - 1042_0B at Phidgets The Phidget Control Panel will list all connected Phidgets and associated objects, as well as the following information: Serial number: allows you to differentiate between similar Phidgets. Channel: allows you to differentiate between similar objects on a Phidget. Version number: corresponds to the firmware version your Phidget is running. If your Phidget is listed in red, your firmware is out of date.
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4/30/2018 PhidgetSpatial 3/3/3 Basic - 1042_0B at Phidgets General information about the selected object will be displayed at the top of the window. You can also experiment with the following functionality: Modify the change trigger and/or data interval value by dragging the sliders. For more information on these settings, see the data interval/change trigger page. The measured values reported in g-force can be seen via labels as well as graphical dials.
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/30/2018 PhidgetSpatial 3/3/3 Basic - 1042_0B at Phidgets General information about the selected object will be displayed at the top of the window. You can also experiment with the following functionality: Modify the change trigger and/or data interval value by dragging the sliders. For more information on these settings, see the data interval/change trigger page. The Zero Gyro button is used to compensate for the drift that is inherent to all gyroscopes.
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4/30/2018 PhidgetSpatial 3/3/3 Basic - 1042_0B at Phidgets General information about the selected object will be displayed at the top of the window. You can also experiment with the following functionality: Modify the change trigger and/or data interval value by dragging the sliders. For more information on these settings, see the data interval/change trigger page. Use the Set Params... button to set the calibration parameters. For more information about calibration, see the technical section.
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4/30/2018 PhidgetSpatial 3/3/3 Basic - 1042_0B at Phidgets The Spatial example demonstrates that you can receive data from the accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer all at once by using the Spatial object rather than the other three objects individually. Technical Details 3-Axis Accelerometer The 1042 has a 3-Axis accelerometer that can measure ±8 g (±78 m/s2) per axis. It will measure both dynamic acceleration (change in velocity) and static acceleration (gravity vector).
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4/30/2018 PhidgetSpatial 3/3/3 Basic - 1042_0B at Phidgets When working with an accelerometer it is important to know which is the positive and negative direction on each of the axes. This can be determined by orienting the accelerometer along each axis and checking the output. The above image shows what the axis readings should be for each orientation of the 1042. For more information on how to use the accelerometer, check the Accelerometer Primer.
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4/30/2018 PhidgetSpatial 3/3/3 Basic - 1042_0B at Phidgets Navigate to the Phidgets installation folder on your computer. Open the 'examples' folder and find the Compass Calibrator program. Start the program and find the link in the Settings/Status text box. Go to the website listed. (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomagweb/#igrfwmm) Select your country and city. Click 'Get Location' and then 'Compute'. A table of values will show up in an overlaid window.
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4/30/2018 PhidgetSpatial 3/3/3 Basic - 1042_0B at Phidgets Take the parameters displayed in the text box and use them for your compass. For example in C#: setCompassCorrectionParameters(0.51075, 0.18820, -0.07456, -0.02209, 1.87163, 1.87640, 2.125 For more information on magnetometers (compasses), see the Compass Primer.