EVAL-ADXL380
Overview
Features and Benefits
- Plug-and-play rapid evaluation system of the ADXL380
- PC-based evaluation software with user friendly GUI
- Self-contained data capture with battery and SD memory card
- On-board Bluetooth® low energy (BLE) module
Product Details
This user guide provides an overview of using the EVAL-ADXL380- BB-1Z (breakout board for the SPI variant of the ADXL380), EVALADXL380- BB-2Z (breakboard for the I2C variant of the ADXL380), EVAL-ADXL380-EB-1Z (evaluation board for the SPI variant of the ADXL380), and EVAL-ADXL380-EB-2Z (evaluation board for the I2C variant of the ADXL380) as a PC-based solution for evaluating the ADXL380 microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometer. These evaluation boards use the motion capture board (MCB) from the EVAL-ADIS-MCBZ platform for an easy communication and data collection using the graphical user interface (GUI). Go to the EVAL-ADIS-CBZ web page to download the software and its user guide, which details the installation process and the software features. This user guide gives an overview of using the ADXL380 evaluation boards available, detailing their functionality with provided examples where relevant.
Figure 1 shows the required hardware components for the ADXL380 evaluation system. The EVAL-ADIS-MCBZ is the controller board that provides a means of communication with the EVALADXL380- BB-1Z, EVAL-ADXL380-BB-2Z, EVAL-ADXL380-EB-1Z, or EVAL-ADXL380-EB-2Z evaluation board from the PC.
For full details on the ADXL380, see the ADXL380 data sheet, which should be consulted in conjunction with this user guide when using the EVAL-ADXL380-BB-1Z, EVAL-ADXL380-BB-2Z, EVALADXL380- EB-1Z, or EVAL-ADXL380-EB-2Z evaluation board.