AN-000455
TDK-InvenSense
DK-42688P-9X
DK-42670P-9X
User Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 3
2 Moton SENSORS OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 4
Supported MAGNETOMETER ................................................................................................................... 5
3 Quick start procedure ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Setting up Smartmotion DEVELOPMENT KIT DK-42688-P or DK42670-P ................................................ 6
Connecting isentek MAGNETOMETER DAUGHTERBOARD (DB-IST8306) ................................................ 7
MotionLink Software and Evaluation Procedure ..................................................................................... 8
Revision History ........................................................................................................................................................... 10
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1 INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this document is to give an overview of TDK-InvenSense DK-42688P-9X and DK-42670P-9X
Reference Design Kits.
Each kit consists of:
• TDK Motion Sensor ICM-42688-P or ICM-42670-P SmartMotion Development kit:
▪ DK-42688-P or DK-42670-P
• iSentek Magnetic sensor IST-8306 Daughter board
• MotionLink (Windows Evaluation Software Tool)
• Software (eMD) drivers
• A generic sensor fusion library
The 9-axis sensor data is obtained for evaluation using TDK InvenSense MotionLink software (a Windows GUI). In
addition, software drivers (eMD) for both Motion and Magnetic sensors are available for sensor integration into
various applications. A generic sensor fusion library running inside kits provides a referencing out-of-box motion
tracking solution for applications like Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Hearables, Gaming, Wearables,
smartphones, tablets, and robotics.
For the latest MotionLink and eMD drivers, please visit the below link:
https://invensense.tdk.com/developers/software-downloads/
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2 MOTON SENSORS OVERVIEW
Below table lists a high-level spec and feature comparison of the Motion Sensors used in these kits. For low power
applications, ICM-42670-P, and for higher performance applications, ICM-42688-P is recommended, respectively.
Please refer to the latest IMU Datasheet for detailed spec.
DEVICE ICM-42670-P ICM-42688-P
Cost-Optimal Lowest power IMU with advanced Highest Performance 6-axis IMU with advanced motion features
Key Attribute
motion features and events
Target Market & Applications Wearables, TWS, Hearables, IoT Robotics, HMD, High performance IoT, AR, VR
# Axes 6 6
Sensors Accel + Gyro Accel + Gyro
Embedded Processor(s) Advanced Pedometer and Event Detection (APEX) Advanced Pedometer and Event Detection (APEX)
Pedometer, Tilt Detection, Tap Detection, Wake on Motion, Raise
Wake on Motion, Freefall Detection, Low-G
to Wake/Sleep, Significant Motion Detection
Embedded Features detection, Pedometer, Tilt Detection, Significant
Real Time Clock (RTC) input, 19/18-bit data format in FIFO for
Motion Detection, Independent FIFO ODR
Gyro/Accel
Package-Pin 2.5x3x0.76mm, LGA 14-leads 2.5×3×0.91mm, LGA 14-leads
Gyroscope Specs
FSR (dps) ±250/500/1000/2000 ±15.625/31.25/62.5/125/250/500/1000/2000
GYRO ZRO (dps) ±1 ±0.5
GYRO Offset Stability TC (dps/C) ±0.015 (-40C to 85C) ±0.005 (0C to 70C)
GYRO Sensitivity Error (%) ±1% ±0.5%
GYRO Sensitivity/temp (%/C) ±0.007 (-40C to 85C) ±0.005 (0C to 70C)
GYRO Cross-Axis Sensitivity (%) ±2% ±1.25%
GYRO Nonlinearity (%) ±0.1% ±0.1%
GYRO Noise (dps/√Hz) 0.007 0.0028
Gyro Output Data Rate (Hz) 12.5Hz to 1.6kHz 12.5Hz to 32kHz
Accelerometer Specs
FSR (g) ±2/4/8/16 ±2/4/8/16
Accel ZGO (mg) ±25 ±20
Offset Stability TC (mg/C) ±0.15 (-40C to 85C) ±0.15 (-40C to 85C)
ACCEL Sensitivity Error (%) ±1% ±0.5%
ACCEL Sensitivity/temp (%/C) ±0.01 (-40C to 85C) ±0.005 (-40C to 85C)
ACCEL Cross-Axis Sensitivity (%) ±1% ±1%
ACCEL Nonlinearity (%) ±0.1% ±0.1%
ACCEL Noise (μg/√Hz) 100 XY: 65, Z: 70
ACCEL Output Data Rate (Hz) 1.5625 Hz to 1.6 kHz 1.5625 Hz to 32 kHz
General Specs
Bus Interface SPI; I2C; I3CSM SPI; I2C; I3CSM
FSYNC Support Yes Yes
Memory (FIFO) 2.25 Kbytes 2Kbytes
Accel Current LP Mode 9.8 µA (@25Hz) NA
Gyro Current LN Mode 0.42 mA 0.73 mA
Accel Current LN Mode 0.20 mA 0.28 mA
6-Axis Current LN Mode 0.55 mA 0.88 mA
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SUPPORTED MAGNETOMETER
For 9-Axis solution, TDK recommends IST-8306 Magnetometer. The DK-42688P-9X and DK-42670P-9X Reference
Design Kits come with necessary evaluation software and driver for IST-8306, and generic sensor fusion algorithm
The IST-8306 datasheet can be downloaded from TDK InvenSense website.
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3 QUICK START PROCEDURE
The DK-42688P-9X and DK-42670P-9X kits are available in our distribution.
1. DK-42688P-9X kit consist of DK-42688-P + DB-IST8306.
2. DK-42670P-9X kit consist of DK-42670-P + DB-IST8306.
SETTING UP SMARTMOTION DEVELOPMENT KIT DK-42688-P OR DK42670-P
Figure 1. SmartMotion Development Kit (DK) board Ver. G
On the Development Kit board, J1 is used to select input source for SAMG55 master I2C. Ony two at a time jumper
shunts are allowed. Refer to the next tables to configure jumpers for the relevant connection.
Reference Name Jumper Description
Default: 1-2 & 3-4 Shorted and 5-6 & 7-8 Opened: Host I2C bus controls all I2C slave
devices which include on board IMU, EVB IMU and other sensor daughter board (if the
DB’s I2C jumper selection is set as UI/AP I2C ).
I2C Selection J1
5-6 & 7-8 Shorted and 1-2 & 3-4 Opened: On board IMU and EVB IMU are on the host
SPI; and other sensor daughter board is on the host I2C bus. (if the DB’s I2C jumper
selection is set as AUX I2C)
1-2 Shorted: Power from USB connector on J500 (EDBG)
Board Power Selection J2 Default: 3-4 Shorted: Power from USB connector on CN6 (FTDI)
5-6 Shorted: Power from USB connector on J30 (SAMG55)
2-1 Shorted: VDDIO = 3.3V
I/O Voltage Selection J3
2-3 Shorted: VDDIO = 1.8V
For more details about DK board usage, refer to AN-000300 SmartMotion Development Platform (Ver. G)
Hardware User Guide.
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CONNECTING ISENTEK MAGNETOMETER DAUGHTERBOARD (DB-IST8306)
Top Bottom
Figure 2. DB-IST8306
The magnetometer daughter boards must be connected on “Mag. Sensor DB CNN,” as follows:
▪ The connector CN1 on DB-IST8306 must be connected to CN3 on SmartMotion DK board
▪ The connector CN2 on DB-IST8306 must be connected to CN2 on SmartMotion DK board
Figure 3. DB-IST8306 installed on DK-42688-P or DK-42670-P
On the magnetometer daughter board, the jumper J1 needs to be configured as shown in Figure 3.
Jumper Description
1-2 Shorted: NA (Do not short)
J1 3-4 Shorted: NA (Do not short)
5-6 Shorted: UI_SCL active (default)
7-8 Shorted: UI_SDA active (default)
The SmartMotion eMD drivers and IST8306 example drivers that run on the DK boards using the ATMEL/Microchip
Studio IDE, can be downloaded from TDK InvenSense website.
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MOTIONLINK SOFTWARE AND EVALUATION PROCEDURE
QuickStart Instructions:
1) Run the latest SmartMotion (e.g., 4.2.14_Ext Installer) and allow it to make changes by clicking on Yes.
2) Click Next when the Select Destination Location window pops up.
3) Select Additional Tasks window will pop up, make sure that the Install FTDI drivers are checked. Then click
Next.
4) Click Finish to exit the Setup.
5) SmartMotion icon will appear on your desktop, double click to start the program, then
select MotionLink Software.
6) Connect the boards and plug in USB cable from FTDI USB of the DK to the PC.
7) Click on Select and Config button to select ICM42688-P or ICM42670-P (based on the host board) as
your connected device to view accelerometer and gyroscope data (Figure 4). To view magnetometer data,
select IST8306 (Figure 5).
8) Click on Connect.
9) Click on power button next to ICM42688-P or ICM42670-P or IST8306 which will start data streaming.
10) If you need to find more information user guide is located in selected destination folder.
(Ex. C:\TDK-InvenSense\SmartMotion Platform Ext 4.2.14)
Figure 4. MotionLink configuration of ICM-42688-P to view accel and gyro data
Figure 5. MotionLink Configuration of IST8306 to view magnetometer data
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Figure 6. Accel and Gyro data display in MotionLink
Figure 7. Magnetometer sensor data display in MotionLink
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REVISION HISTORY
REVISION DATE REVISION DESCRIPTION
02/22/2024 1.0 Initial Draft
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