WiT HWT901B Ahrs IMU Sensor Installation Guide

June 17, 2024
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WitMotion Shenzhen Co., Ltd|
AHRS IMU Sensor | HWT901B

HWT901B Ahrs IMU Sensor

The Robust Acceleration, Angular velocity, Angle , Magnetic filed & Air Pressure Detector
The HWT901B is a IMU sensor device, detecting acceleration, angular velocity, angle , magnetic filed as well as air pressure. The robust housing and the small outline makes it perfectly suitable for industrial applications such as condition monitoring and  predictive maintenance. Configuring the device enables the customer to address a broad variety of application by interpreting the sensor data by smart algorithms and Kalman filtering.

BUILT-IN SENSORS

WiT HWT901B Ahrs IMU Sensor - Sensor

Accelerometer| Gyroscope| Magnetometer| Barometer

Tutorial Link

Google Drive
Link to instructions DEMO:
WITMOTION Youtube Channel
HWT901B Playlist
If you have technical problems or cannot find the information that you need in the provided documents, please contact our support team. Our engineering team is committed to providing the required support necessary to ensure that you are successful with the  operation of our AHRS sensors.

Contact

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Application

  • AGV Truck
  • Platform Stability
  • Auto Safety System
  • 3D Virtual Reality
  • Industrial Control
  • Robot
  • Car Navigation
  • UAV
  • Truck-mounted Satellite Antenna Equipment

Overview

HWT901B’s scientific name is AHRS IMU sensor. A sensor measures 3-axis angle, angular velocity, acceleration, magnetic field and air pressure. Its strength lies in the algorithm which can calculate three-axis angle accurately.
HWT901B is employed where the highest measurement accuracy is required. HWT901B offers several advantages over competing sensor:

  • Heated for best data availability: new WITMOTION patented zero-bias automatic detection calibration algorithm outperforms traditional accelerometer sensor
  • High precision Roll Pitch Yaw (X Y Z axis) Acceleration + Angular Velocity + Angle + Magnetic Field + Air Pressure output
  • Low cost of ownership: remote diagnostics and lifetime technical support by WITMOTION service team
  • Developed tutorial: providing manual, datasheet, Demo video, PC software, mobile phone APP and 51 serial, STM32, Arduino, and Matlab sample code, communication protocol
  • WITMOTION sensors have been praised by thousands of engineers as a recommended attitude measurement solution

Features

  • Built-in WT901B module, for detailed parameters, please refer to the instructions.
  • The default baud rate of this device is 9600 and could be changed.
  • The interface of this product only leads to a serial port
  • The module consists of a high precision gyroscope, accelerometer, geomagnetic field and barometer sensor. The product can solve the current real-time motion posture of the module quickly by using the highperformance microprocessor, advanced  dynamic solutions and Kalman filter algorithm.
  • The advanced digital filtering technology of this product can effectively reduce the measurement noise and improve the measurement accuracy.
  • Maximum 200Hz data output rate. Output content can be arbitrarily selected, the output speed 0.2HZ~ 200HZ adjustable.

Specification

3.1 Parameter

Parameter Specification
➢ Working Voltage TTL:5V-36V
➢ Current <40mA
➢ Size 55mm x 36.8mm X 24mm
➢ Data Angle: X Y Z, 3-axis

Acceleration: X Y Z, 3-axis
Angular Velocity: X Y Z, 3-axis
Magnetic Field : X Y Z, 3-axis
Air Pressure : 1-Axis
Time, Quaternion
➢ Output frequency| 0.2Hz–200Hz
➢ Interface| Serial TTL level,
➢ Baud rate| 9600(default, optional )

Measurement Range & Accuracy


Sensor| Measurement Range|

Accuracy/Remark

➢Accelerometer| X, Y, Z, 3-axis
±16g| Accuracy: 0.01g
Resolution: 16bit Stability: 0.005g
➢Gyroscope| X, Y, Z, 3-axis
-±2000°/s| Resolution: 16bit
Stability: 0.05°/s
➢Magnetometer| X, Y, Z, 3-axis
±4900µT| 0.15µT/LSB typ.
(16-bit) PNI RM3100
Magnetometer Chip
➢Angle/ Inclinometer| X, Y, Z, 3-axis
X, Z-axis: ±180°
Y ±90°
(Y-axis 90° is singular point)| Accuracy:X, Y-axis: 0.05° Z-axis: 1°(after magnetic calibration)
➢Barometer| 1-axis| Accuracy : 1m

Accelerometer Parameters

Parameter Condition Typical Value
Range ±16g ±16g
Resolution Bandwidth =100Hz 0.0005(g/LSB)
RMS noise Placed horizontally 0.75~1mg-rms
Static zero drift -40°C ~ +85°C ±20~40mg
Temperature drift ±0.15mg/℃
Bandwidth 5~256Hz

Gyroscope parameters

Parameter Condition Typical Value
Range ±2000°/s
Resolution ±2000°/s 0.061(°/s)/(LSB)
RMS noise Bandwidth =100Hz 0.028~0.07(°/s)-rms
Static zero drift Placed horizontally ±0.5~1°/s
Temperature drift -40°C ~ +85°C ±0.005~0.015

(°/s)/℃
Bandwidth| | 5~256Hz

Magnetometer parameters

Parameter Condition Typical Value
Range Cycle count value (200) -800uT to +800 uT
Linearity ±200uT Cycle count value (200) 0.60%
Measuring range Cycle count value (200) 13nT/LSB

Pitch and roll angle parameters

Parameter

| Condition|

Typical Value

---|---|---
Range| | X:±180°
| Y:±90°
Inclination accuracy| | 0.1°
Resolution| Placed horizontally| 0.0055°
Temperature drift| -40°C ~ +85°C| ±0.5~1°

Heading angle parameter

Parameter

| Condition|

Typical Value

---|---|---
Range| | Z:±180°
Heading accuracy| 9-axis algorithm, magnetic field calibration, dynamic/static| 1° (without interference from magnetic field)
6-axis algorithm, static| 0.5° (Dynamic integral cumulative error exists)
Resolution| Placed horizontally| 0.0055°

Module parameters
Basic parameters

Parameter

| Condition| Min| Default|

Max

---|---|---|---|---
Interface| UART| 4800bps| 9600bps| 230400bps
CAN| 3K| 250K| 1M
Output content| | On-chip time, acceleration: 3D, angular velocity: 3D, magnetic field: 3D, angle: 3D
Output rate| | 0.2Hz| 10Hz| 200Hz
Start time| | | | 1000ms
Operating temperature| | -40℃| | 85℃
Storage temperature| | -40℃| | 100℃
Shockproof| | | | 20000g

Electrical parameters

Parameter

| Condition| Min| Default|

Max

---|---|---|---|---
Supply voltage| | 5V| 12V| 36V
Working current| Work(5V~36V)| | 4.6mA(TTL)
8.9mA(232)8.5mA(485)21.3mA(CAN)|

3.2 Size

WiT HWT901B Ahrs IMU Sensor - Size

Parameter

| Specification| Tolerance|

Comment

---|---|---|---
Length| 55| ±0.1| Unit: millimeter.
Width| 36.8| ±0.1
Height| 24| ±0.1
Weight| 100| ±1| Unit: gram

3.3 Axial Direction
The coordinate system used for attitude angle settlement is the northeast sky coordinate system. Place the module in the positive direction, as shown in the figure below, direction right is the X-axis, the direction forward is the Y-axis, and direction upward is the  Z-axis. Euler angle represents the rotation order of the coordinate system when the attitude is defined as ZY-X, that is, first turn around the  Z-axis, then turn aroundthe Y-axis, and then turn around the X-axis. WiT HWT901B Ahrs IMU Sensor -
Direction

PIN Definition

WiT HWT901B Ahrs IMU Sensor - PIN Definition

PIN

| Color|

Function

---|---|---
VCC| RED| Input Supply
TTL : powered by 3.3-5V
RX| GREEN| Serial data input
RX :connected with TX
TX| YELLOW| Serial data output
TX :connected with RX
GND| BLACK| Ground GND

Communication Protocol

Level: TTL level
Baud rate:4800, 9600 (default), 19200 38400, 57600, 115200, 230400, stop
bit and parity
Link to WITMOTION protocol.

HWT901B TTL
manual v230620
www.wit-motion.com
support@wit-motion.com

References

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