User manual

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©XsensTechnologiesB.V. MTiandMTxUserManualandTechnicalDocumentation
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6.3 Powersupply
ThenominalpowersupplyoftheMTiandMTxis5VDC.
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Theminimumoperatingsupplyvoltageis>4.5Vandtheabsolutemaximumis<30V.
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• The sensor works at a power supply of >4.5‐30V
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. Use only SELV (Separated or Safety extra‐low
voltage)powersupplies(doubleisolated)thatareshort‐circuitproof.
• The average operating power consumption is 350mW (~70 mA @ 5V) for the MTi and MTx. The
average power consumption may vary slightly with usage mode (DSP load). Please note that
efficiency of the power input stage will decrease with increasing supply voltage. At 5…6 V DC the
efficiencyisoptimal,at30VDCtheefficiencyisaround75%.
• Thepeakcurrentatstartup(poweron)canbeupto200mA
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• When operated in room temperature the temperature inside the sensor will be
33‐40°Cinnormalconditions.
6.4 Physicalinterfacespecifications
6.4.1 USB‐serialdataandpowercablesoverview
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RS‐232MTicable(CA‐USB2)   RS‐232MTxcable(CA‐USB2x)
RS‐485MTicable(CA‐USB4)  RS‐485MTxcable(CA‐USB4x)
RS‐422MTicable(CA‐USB6)
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ThepreviousrevisionoftheMotionTrackerhasanabsolutemaximuminputvoltageof15Vinsteadof30V.
TheseMotionTrackershaveaserialnumberlowerthan2000(lastfourdigitsonly).
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Ifanalternativepowersupplyisusedcheckifitcansupplythesepeakcurrents.Donotuseapowersupplyif
thepeaksupplycurrentislowerthanstated.