Microchip MM7150 magnetic, angular rate, and gravity (MARG) sensor

Supported hardware devices

Link to manufacturer’s website: http://www.microchip.com/wwwProducts/Devices.aspx?product=MM7150

Supported platforms

Installation

Switch the sensor to orientation mode
Make sure the serial port number matches the COM port number the device is connected to

Device configuration settings

Type: Microchip
AcquisitionRate: (Optional, default: 20)
LocalTimeOffsetSec: (Optional, default: 0)
ToolReferenceFrame: (Optional, default: Tracker)
SerialPort: Used COM port number for serial communication
BaudRate: Baud rate for serial communication.
DataSources: Exactly one DataSource child element is required. (Required)
- DataSource: (Required)
  - PortName: = OrientationSensor (Required)
  - BufferSize: (Optional, default: 150)
  - AveragedItemsForFiltering: (Optional, default: 20)

Example configuration file PlusDeviceSet_Server_Microchip.xml

<PlusConfiguration version="2.1">

  <DataCollection StartupDelaySec="1.0">
    <DeviceSet
      Name="PlusServer: Microchip motion module"
      Description="Collecting orientation data from Microchip MM7150 motion module and broadcasting through OpenIGTLink"
    />
    <Device
      Id="TrackerDevice"
      Type="Microchip"
      SerialPort="3"
      BaudRate="19200"
      ToolReferenceFrame="Tracker" >
      <DataSources>
        <DataSource Type="Tool" Id="OrientationSensor" PortName="OrientationSensor" />
      </DataSources>
      <OutputChannels>
        <OutputChannel Id="TrackerStream">
          <DataSource Id="OrientationSensor"/>
        </OutputChannel>
      </OutputChannels>
    </Device>
    <Device
      Id="CaptureDevice"
      Type="VirtualCapture"
      BaseFilename="RecordingTest.igs.mha"
      EnableCapturingOnStart="FALSE" >
      <InputChannels>
        <InputChannel Id="TrackerStream" />
      </InputChannels>
    </Device>
  </DataCollection>

  <PlusOpenIGTLinkServer
    MaxNumberOfIgtlMessagesToSend="1"
    MaxTimeSpentWithProcessingMs="50"
    ListeningPort="18944"
    OutputChannelId="TrackerStream"
    >
    <DefaultClientInfo>
      <MessageTypes>
        <Message Type="TRANSFORM" />
      </MessageTypes>
      <TransformNames>
        <Transform Name="OrientationSensorToTracker" />
      </TransformNames>
    </DefaultClientInfo>
  </PlusOpenIGTLinkServer>

</PlusConfiguration>