Overview

Features and Benefits

  • Plug-and-play rapid evaluation system of the ADXL382
  • 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-ADXL382- BB-1Z (breakout board for the SPI variant of the ADXL382), EVAL-ADXL382-BB-2Z (breakout board for the I2C variant of the ADXL382), EVAL-ADXL382-EB-1Z (evaluation board for the SPI variant of the ADXL382), or EVAL-ADXL382-BB-2Z (evaluation board for the I2C variant of the ADXL382) evaluation board as a PC-based solution for evaluating the ADXL382 microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometer. These evaluation boards use the motion capture board (MCB) from the EVAL-ADIS-MCBZ platform for ease of communication and data collection using the graphical user interface (GUI). Go to the EVAL-ADIS-MCBZ 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 one of the ADXL382 evaluation boards available, detailing their functionality with provided examples where relevant.

Figure 1 shows the required hardware components for the ADXL382 evaluation system. The EVAL-ADIS-MCBZ is the controller board that provides a means of communication with the EVALADXL382- BB-1Z, EVAL-ADXL382-BB-2Z, EVAL-ADXL382-EB-1Z, or EVAL-ADXL382-BB-2Z evaluation board from the PC.

For full details on the ADXL382, see the ADXL382 data sheet, which should be consulted in conjunction with this user guide when using the EVAL-ADXL382-BB-1Z, EVAL-ADXL382-BB-2Z, EVALADXL382- EB-1Z, or EVAL-ADXL382-BB-2Z evaluation board.