1 Introduction
1.1 Product Description
1.1.1 MTi-G – miniature GPS/INS
1.2 Overview MTi-G Development Kit
Quick start - Different ways of interfacing to the MTi-G
1.3.1 Getting Started with the MT Manager
1.3.2 Interface through COM-object API
1.3.3 Interface through DLL API
1.3.4 Direct low-level communication with MTi-G
2 MTi-G System Overview
2.1 Architecture Overview
2.2 Xsens Kalman Filter for MTi-G
2.2.1 Dead reckoning using inertial sensors
2.2.2 Position and orientation correction using GPS
2.2.3 Altitude correction using a static pressure sensor
2.2.4 Heading observability
2.2.5 Handling of GPS Outages
2.2.6 XKF Scenarios
2.3 Limitations
3 Installation and Operation
3.1 Installation
3.1.1 Hardware Setup
3.1.2 First use
3.2 Normal operating procedure
3.3 GPS antenna positioning with respect to MTi-G
3.4 Placement considerations
3.4.1 Transient accelerations during GPS outages
3.4.2 Vibrations
3.4.3 Magnetic materials and magnets
3.4.4 Atmospheric pressure
3.5 RF interference and reflections and GPS antenna placement
3.5.1 RF interference
3.5.2 Reflections
4 Output Specification
4.1 Co-ordinate system definitions
4.1.1 Default MTi-G co-ordinate system definitions
4.1.2 Default MTi-G body fixed co-ordinate system
4.1.3 Locally tangent plane Euclidian linearized coordinate system - LTP
4.1.4 Default definition of G and S
4.1.5 True North vs. Magnetic North
4.1.6 North East Down optional MTi-G co-ordinate system definitions
4.1.7 Linearization errors and relation WGS84 and LTP
4.2 Performance specification
4.3 Orientation output modes
4.3.1 Quaternion orientation output mode
4.3.2 Euler angles orientation output mode
4.3.3 Rotation Matrix orientation Output Mode
4.4 Position and Velocity Output Mode
4.5 Status Byte (BIT)
4.6 Calibrated data performance specification
Calibrated data output mode
4.7.1 Physical sensor model
4.7.2 Calibrated inertial and magnetic data output mode
4.8 RAW Data Output Modes
4.8.1 RAW inertial sensor data Output Mode
4.8.2 GPS PVT data Output Mode
4.9 Reset of output or reference co-ordinate systems
4.9.1 Output with respect to non-default coordinate frames
4.9.2 Arbitrary Object alignment
4.9.3 Object reset
4.10 Timestamp output
4.11 MTi-G clock bias estimation to UTC
4.12 Test and Calibration Certificate
5 MT communication protocol
5.1 Introduction
5.2 MT Device States
5.3 MT Messages
5.3.1 Message structure
5.3.2 Message usage
5.3.3 Common messages
5.4 Communication Timing
5.5 Triggering & synchronization
5.5.1 MTi-G triggers external devices
5.6 Internal clock accuracy
5.7 Default Serial Connection Settings
5.7.1 General definitions for binary data
6 Physical Specifications
6.1 Physical sensor overview
6.2 Physical properties overview
6.2.1 MTi-G physical specifications overview
6.3 Power supply
6.4 Physical interface specifications
6.4.1 USB-serial data and power cables overview
6.4.2 Pin and wire color definitions MTi-G-28A##G## (MTi-G RS-232, standard version)
6.4.3 Additional interface specifications
6.5 Housing mechanical specifications
6.5.1 Dimensions MTi-G
6.6 Physical location of Origin of the MTi-G
6.7 GPS antenna electrical and mechanical specifications
6.7.1 Not using the default Wi-sys WS3910 antenna
7 Important notices
7.1 Environmental Operating Conditions
7.2 FCC specific operating instructions
7.3 Safety instructions
Absolute maximum ratings
7.5 Maintenance
7.5.1 Cleaning
7.6 Warranty and liability
7.7 CE Declaration of Conformity for the MT devices
7.8 FCC Declaration of Conformity for the MT devices
7.9 CE Declaration of Conformity for the USB converters
7.10 FCC Declaration of Conformity for the USB converters
7.11 Power supply considerations for conductive HF emission
7.12 Customer Support