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Accelerometer Demo

The ADuCM360_demo_adxl362 is an accelerometer demo project for the EVAL-ADICUP360 base board with additional EVAL-ADXL362-ARDZ shield, created using Eclipse based CrossCore Embedded Studios interactive development environment.


General description


The ADuCM360_demo_adxl362 project uses the EVAL-ADXL362-ARDZ shield which has an ADXL362 3-axis MEMS accelerometer and a incorporated NHD-C12832A1Z-NSW-BBW display (128×32).

The application reads the X , Y , and Z acceleration registers each 500 [ms]. The acceleration in the 3 axes is displayed in [mG] on the LCD. Also this application demonstrates the usage of the motion switch. Movement zones - UP, DOWN, RIGHT, LEFT, CENTER - are displayed in the right side of the LCD.

The EVAL-ADXL362-ARDZ shield provide an internal temperature sensor as an additional features which is read in the same software loop. The value is displayed in ADC codes or in Celsius degrees. The temperature Treal is derived from the ADC readings Tadc using the predefined formula:



    Treal = (Tadc + ACC_TEMP_BIAS)/(1 / ACC_TEMP_SENSITIVITY)

Each ADXL362 chip requires individual calibration which can be done by setting the definitions ACC_TEMP_BIAS and ACC_TEMP_SENSITIVITY parameters. Once the ADXL362 chip is calibrated, the software can be changed to display the actual temperature by selecting to display the temperature in degrees.

The software puts the LCD in a “sleep” mode after 10 sec if no movement of the boards is present. The system “wakes-up” if the acceleration on any axes is greater than 50 [mG]. The threshold values can be adjusted by the user (See the configuration part).

The acceleration axes, the temperature values and the motion grid are displayed as is presented in the picture on the right.



Demo Requirements

The following is a list of items needed in order to replicate this demo.

  • Hardware
    • EVAL-ADICUP360
    • EVAL-ADXL362-ARDZ
    • Mirco USB to USB cable
    • PC or Laptop with a USB port
  • Software
    • ADuCM360_demo_adxl362 software
    • CrossCore Embedded Studio (2.7.0 or higher)
    • ADuCM36x DFP (1.0.2 or higher)
    • CMSIS ARM Pack (4.3.0 or higher)

Setting up the hardware


  1. To program the base board, set the jumpers as shown in the next figure. The important jumpers are highlighted in red.
  2. Set the jumpers on the EVAL-ADXL362-ARDZ shield as shown in the next figure.

    It's is recommended to select P1.4 pin for LCD_CS_SEL when using ADXL362 shield with ADICUP360 base board because P2.2 is also the BM pin and it can create problems in debug session.

  3. Plug the EVAL-ADXL362-ARDZ shield in the EVAL-ADICUP360 base board.
  4. Power EVAL-ADICUP360 base board via the DEBUG USB port (P14).


Obtaining the Source Code

There are two basic ways to program the ADICUP360 with the software for the ADXL362.

  1. Dragging and Dropping the .Bin to the MBED drive
  2. Building, Compiling, and Debugging using CCES

Using the drag and drop method, the software is going to be a version that Analog Devices creates for testing and evaluation purposes. This is the EASIEST way to get started with the reference design.

Importing the project into CrossCore is going to allow you to change parameters and customize the software to fit your needs, but will be a bit more advanced and will require you to download the CrossCore toolchain.

The software for the ADuCM360_demo_adxl362 demo can be found here:

Prebuilt ADXL362 Bin File

Complete ADXL362 Source Files

For more information on importing, debugging, or other tools related questions, please see the tools user guide.

Configuring the Software Parameters

Configure the temperature units in the ADXL362.h file.

#define TEMP_ADC        1        /* 0 for ADC units or 1 for Celsius degrees */

Configure the ADXL362 Calibration Values in the ADXL362.h file. These values will vary from sensor to sensor, but these are typical values from the datasheet.

#define ACC_TEMP_BIAS             (float)350
#define ACC_TEMP_SENSITIVITY      (float)0.065

Set the Accelerometer Scan Time in the ADXL362.h file. This is how often you read your axis and temperature data.(in ms)

#define SCAN_SENSOR_TIME   500

Set the activity and inactivity thresholds for the ADXL362 in the ADXL362.h file. These values are used to determine which acceleration values the sensor can react at sleep/wake-up commands.(in mG)

#define ACT_VALUE          50
#define INACT_VALUE        50

Set the activity and inactivity time for the ADXL362 in the ADXL362.h file. These values are used to determine sleep/wake-up intervals.(in ms)

#define ACT_TIMER          50
#define INACT_TIMER        50

Configure the Chip Select(CS) Pin for the ADXL362 in the Communication.h file. Position of P9 header

#define ADXL_CS_SEL     CSACC_PIN_P0_4     /* CSACC_PIN_P0_3 or CSACC_PIN_P0_4 */

Configure the Interrupt Pin from the ADXL362 in the Communication.h file. Position of P7 header

#define ADXL_INT_SEL     INTACC_PIN_1    /* INTACC_PIN_1 or INTACC_PIN_2 */

Configure the Chip Select(CS) Pin for the LCD Screen in the Communication.h file. Position of P8 header

#define LCD_CS_SEL      CSLCD_PIN_P1_4     /* CSLCD_PIN_P2_2 or CSLCD_PIN_P1_4 */

Configure the Reset Pin from the LCD Screen in the Communication.h file. Position of P6 header

#define LDC_RST_SEL     RSLCD_PIN_IOREF    /* RSLCD_PIN_IOREF or RSLCD_PIN_P1_1 */

Outputting Data

LCD Screen on EVAL-ADXL362-ARDZ

The application reads the X , Y , and Z acceleration registers and the t temperature register every 500 [ms]. The acceleration in the 3 axes is displayed in [mG] on the LCD, and the temperature can be displayed in both [ADC] codes or degrees [C] depending on how the software is configured.

There is a movement plane offset to the right of the LDC screen which shows which direction the board is currently tiled.( UP, DOWN, RIGHT, LEFT, CENTER)

Also this application demonstrates the usage of the motion switch. The software puts the LCD in a “sleep” mode after 10 sec if no movement of the boards is present. The system “wakes-up” if the acceleration on any axes is greater than 50 [mG]. The threshold values can be adjusted by the user (by configurating the software).

The acceleration axes, the temperature values and the motion grid are displayed as is presented in the picture on the right.



How to use the Tools

The official tool we promote for use with the EVAL-ADICUP360 is CrossCore Embedded Studio. For more information on downloading the tools and a quick start guide on how to use the tool basics, please check out the Tools Overview page.

Importing

For more detailed instructions on importing this application/demo example into the CrossCore Embedded Studios tools, please view our How to import existing projects into your workspace section.

Debugging

For more detailed instructions on importing this application/demo example into the CrossCore Embedded Studios tools, please view our How to configure the debug session section.

Project structure


The ADuCM360_demo_adxl362 project use basic ARM Cortex-M C/C++ Project structure. This project contains: system initialization part - disabling watchdog, setting system clock, enabling clock for peripheral; port configuration for SPI1, accelerometer sensor and LCD use; SPI read/write functions; sensor monitoring and LCD handle parts.

In the src and include folders you will find the source and header files related to adxl362 application. You can modify as you wanted those files. The Communication.c/h files contain SPI specific data, meanwhile the ADXL362.c/h files contain the accelerometer data and the Lcd.c/h files contain the LCD related information. Here you can configure:


The RTE folder contains device and system related files:

  • Device Folder – contains low levels drivers for ADuCM360 microcontroller.(try not to edit these files)
  • system.rteconfig - Allows the user to select the peripherial components they need, along with the startup and ARM cmsis files needed for the project.



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resources/eval/user-guides/eval-adicup360/reference_designs/demo_adxl362.txt · Last modified: 14 Mar 2021 06:11 by Zuedmar Arceo