LFSTBEB865X Freescale Semiconductor, LFSTBEB865X Datasheet - Page 21

• Manufacturer Part Number: LFSTBEB865X
• Description: Acceleration Sensor Development Tools EVB FOR MMA865xQ
• Manufacturer: Freescale Semiconductor

Specifications of LFSTBEB865X

• Rohs: yes
• Tool Is For Evaluation Of: MMA8652FC, MMA8653FC
• Acceleration: 2 g, 4 g, 8 g
• Sensing Axis: Triple Axis
• Interface Type: USB

4.5
This application generates a data log from the accelerometer and enables you to export it to a text file
(.csv). This enables you to evaluate the device’s default settings and any of your modifications, and to
tailor the datalogger to your data-collection needs.
4.5.1
The Main screen selects the data to be logged, and includes a drop-down menu for saving that data to a file.
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File
drop-down menu
Registers
Acceleration
graph
Start/Stop a New
Datalog button
Element
Graphical Datalogger application
Main screen
Select File > Save to save the graph’s
currently displayed data to a file at your
specified location.
Select File > New to discard all of the
previous data points.
Opens the Registers section.
Displays the data acquired by the
accelerometer.
Starts logging the data acquired by the accelerometer and displays it in the graph.
• To start the datalog, click the button (or use keyboard shortcut ctrl+N).
• To stop the datalog, click the button.
The same button turns into "Stop current Datalog".
MMA865xFC Sensor Toolbox User’s Guide, Rev. 0
Table 4. Graphical Datalogger – Main screen
The data is saved as a Comma-Separated Values (*.csv)
file, which can be viewed with any text-based or
spreadsheet application.
The data is acceleration (g value or counts) vs. time
(seconds).
Description
Two additional screens can be
displayed from the Main screen: the
Configuration and Registers
screens.
•
•
To access the Registers
screen, click the Registers
button.
To access the
Configuration screen, point
the mouse at the bottom of
the screen.
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