Bosch Sensortec COINES_SDK

COmmunication with INertial and Environmental Sensors SDK

With COmmunication with INertial and Environmental Sensors (COINES_SDK), users can evaluate sensors using the Bosch Sensortec Application Board. Users can configure sensor settings and read data easily using the coinesAPI from a PC using C (or) Python.

To overcome the limitations (e.g., inaccurate delays,etc.) due to USB communication latencies, some C examples can also be cross-compiled and run directly on the Application Board's microcontroller.

Quick Start

To get started with the Bosch Sensortec Application Board, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install the GCC Toolchain and GNU Make on your system.
3. Install the USB drivers and libraries for your operating system:

• Windows: Run the app_board_usb_driver.exe
• Linux:
  • Install the libusb-dev package and udev rules:
    • Debian-based distros: Run sudo apt install libusb-1.0-0-dev
    • Red Hat-based distros: Run sudo yum install libusbx-devel
  • Install the 'libdbus-1-dev' and 'dbus-devel' packages:
    • Debian-based distros: Run sudo apt install libdbus-1-dev
    • Red Hat-based distros: Run sudo yum install dbus-devel
• macOS: use Homebrew to install libusb: Run brew install libusb

4. Connect the Bosch Sensortec Application Board to your PC with any sensor shuttle mounted.
5. Go to any example and run mingw32-make(Windows) (or) make(Linux & macOS) to compile the source code.
6. Run the compiled binary.

Running examples on the Application Board microcontroller

To run examples on the Application Board microcontroller, follow these steps:

1. Update to the latest coines_bridge firmware
2. Install dfu-util. This is a utility used for uploading firmware to the microcontroller. The installation process varies depending on your operating system:

• Windows: No installation is required. dfu-util is available in the tools/usb-dfufolder.
• Linux:
  • Debian-based distros: Run sudo apt install dfu-util
  • Red Hat-based distros: Run sudo yum instal dfu-util
• macOS: Run brew install dfu-util

3. Get the GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain, extract and add to the PATH.
4. Go to any example and run make TARGET=MCU_APP20 download (or) make TARGET=MCU_APP30 download (or) `make TARGET=MCU_APP31 download.
5. Open the Application Board USB serial port with any serial terminal program (Ensure DTR signal is asserted).

Running Python examples

To run Python examples, follow these steps:

1. Install Python 3.x, following the installation instructions provided on the website: https://www.python.org/
2. Install coinespy by using any of the below command set.

pip install coinespy

cd coines-api/pc/python
mingw32-make ARCH=x86_64 
python setup.py install

3. Run examples in the examples/python folder.

Creating new examples

To create new examples, follow these steps:

1. Go to the examples/c/template folder.
2. Review the Makefile in this directory. This file contains instructions for compiling and linking the C, Assembly, C++ files, and binary libraries. Use it as a reference when adding your own files.