ROHM EVK Version 3.0.1

Copyright ® 2017-2022 ROHM Semiconductor

ROHM EVK version 3.0.1 release

11.02.2022

https://www.rohm.com/support/accelerometer-evk-support

Folder structure

ROHM-EVK-Docs

• user guides and other documents
  ROHM-EVK-Firmware
• latest firmware binary for CY8CKIT059, Arduino and nRF52840-DK
  ROHM-EVK-GUI
• ROHM EVK GUI application and default configurations

System Requirements

• Windows 10 (Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 also supported)
• Preferred minimum display resolution (1920 x 1080)

Change log

Release version 3.0.1

New functionality:

• new connection states in top right corner: EVK Disconnected, EVK Connected, EVK Ready, EVK Mismatch

Fixes and updates:

• renewed user guides
• configuration download logic improved
• GUI layout updates
• about host adapter window shows all possible firmware infomation

Known issues:

• COM port scanning takes sometimes long time which slows down the auto connect functionality
• GPIO toggling may have some perfomance problems during data streaming

Release version 2.6

• logarithmic x & y on FFT plot
• support for BU79100G-LA-EVK-001 ADC converter

Release version 2.3

• support for Kionix accelerometers

RoKiX IoT Platform Version 2.3.1

This version supports the release of the RoKiX Development Kit with support limited to KX132-1211, KX134-1211, KXTJ3-1057 accelerometers.

CHANGE LOG:

RoKiX-Windows-GUI:

• Configuration updates

RoKiX-Python-CLI:

• Configuration updates

RoKiX-Firmware:

• Cypress firmware updated

Please read more information from the updated RoKiX-Development-Kit-User-Guide.pdf

Installation:

• Windows users:
  • Download and run self-contained RoKiX_IoT_Platform_Setup.exe
  • You can also download and extract the zipped package which includes the whole evaluation kit content
• Other platform users:
  • Clone the repository or download the zipped package
  • NOTE: rokix_python_cli - branch contains only the RoKiX-Python-CLI content

Please give feedback and ask questions in Issues

RoKiX IoT Platform Version 2.3.0

This version supports the release of the RoKiX Development Kit with support limited to KX132-1211, KX134-1211, KXTJ3-1057 accelerometers. The support for sensors with status NRND (Not Recommended for New Designs) has been removed.

CHANGE LOG:

RoKiX-Windows-GUI:

• New features:
  • Added host adapter board information query
  • Filter board menu according to connected host adapter board and chosen connection
• Improvements:
  • Added board config name to log file
  • Updates for inclinometer calibration functionality
  • Improved the CLI functionality
  • Added user configurable images for wake up interrupt and inclinometer calibration
• Bug fixes:
  • Fixed register dump functionality during data streaming

RoKiX-Python-CLI:

• KX134 sensor support added, updates for KX132-1211
• Analog sensor support added
• Bug fixes and improvements to existing drivers and data loggers

RoKiX-Firmware:

• Analog sensor support added

RoKiX-Android-App:

• version 4.0.4 released
• RoKiX Android App Users Guide.pdf
• also available in Google Play store

Please read more information from the new RoKiX-Development-Kit-User-Guide.pdf

Installation:

• Windows users:
  • Download and run self-contained RoKiX_IoT_Platform_Setup.exe
  • You can also download and extract the zipped package which includes the whole evaluation kit content
• Other platform users:
  • Clone the repository or download the zipped package
  • NOTE: rokix_python_cli - branch contains only the RoKiX-Python-CLI content

Please give feedback and ask questions in Issues

RoKiX IoT Platform Version 2.2.1

CHANGE LOG:

RoKiX-Windows-GUI:

• New features:
  • Inclinometer functionality for KX122 and KX132-1211 sensors
• Improvements:
  • Improvements for the Wake up pop up window functionality
  • AutoStop enabled by default for when polling registers in register editor
• Bug fixes:
  • Register editor fixes
  • Problems fixed with automatic streaming

RoKiX-Python-CLI:

• Bug fixes and improvements to existing drivers and data loggers

Please read more information from the updated RokiX IoT Platform Users Guide.pdf

Installation:

• Windows users:
  • Download and run self-contained RoKiX_IoT_Platform_Setup.exe
  • You can also download and extract the zipped package which includes the whole evaluation kit content
• Other platform users:
  • Clone the repository or download the zipped package
  • NOTE: rokix_python_cli - branch contains only RoKiX-Python-CLI content

Please note that starting from this release, the Kionix IoT Sensor Node is no longer supported
Please give feedback and ask questions in Issues

RoKiX IoT Platform Version 2.2.0

CHANGE LOG:

RoKiX-Windows-GUI:

• New features:
  • Reference line for plotter
  • Wake up pop up window functionality for streams which have wake up channel
• Improvements:
  • Splash screen and about window updated
  • Added logic to choose default sensor register on application startup
  • Added pause status to status bar when plotter is paused
  • Improved switching from auto to manual USB connection selection
  • Added selected stream to log file to show possible modified state
• Bug fixes:
  • When starting GUI the selected board was not bolded in board configuration menu
  • Fixed wait cursor showing when changing board or stream configuration
  • Fixed auto streaming when configuration download window active
  • Fixed a bug from logger when using test mode
  • Register editor fixes related to KX132 sensor

RoKiX-Python-CLI:

• New sensors supported: BD7411G, BH1726NUC, BH1730FVC, BH1790GLC, KMX64, KX220, KXD94, KXD95, KXD96, KXD97, RPR521RS
• Bug fixes and improvements to existing drivers and data loggers

RoKiX-Firmware:

• Improvements for nRF52840-DK and RoKiX Sensor Node firmwares
• RoKiX USB CDC ACM driver updated

RoKiX-Android-App:

• version 4.0.2 released
• RoKiX Android App Users Guide.pdf
• also available in Google Play store

Please read more information from the new RokiX IoT Platform Users Guide.pdf

Installation:

• Windows users:
  • Download and run self-contained RoKiX_IoT_Platform_Setup.exe
  • You can also download and extract the zipped package which includes the whole evaluation kit content
• Other platform users:
  • Clone the repository or download the zipped package
  • NOTE: rokix_python_cli - branch contains only RoKiX-Python-CLI content

Please give feedback and ask questions in Issues

RoKiX IoT Platform Version 2.1.1

CHANGE LOG:

RoKiX-Windows-GUI:

• New features:
  • Renewed board and stream menus and status bar
  • Register dump functionality added
  • New RoKiX logo taken into use
  • New help menu with links to GitHub page
  • All logs are now stored to execution directory
• Improvements:
  • Plotter performance improvements
  • Register editor
  • Register sets
  • Board and stream configurations updated
• Bug fixes:
  • Register polling
  • Register editor
  • Users Guide link fixed in help menu

RoKiX-Python-CLI:

• New features:
  • CLI Linux BLE support
  • Analog sensor support
• Improvements:
  • SW API harmonization
  • Configuration simplified
• Bug fixes to drivers and data loggers

RoKiX-Firmware:

• Improvements:
  • Performance improvements
  • Support for nrf52840dk, i2c, spi and adc

Please read more information from the new RokiX IoT Platform Users Guide.pdf

Installation:

• Windows users:
  • Download and run self-contained RoKiX_IoT_Platform_Setup.exe
  • You can also download and extract the zipped package which includes the whole evaluation kit content
• Other platform users:
  • Clone the repository or download the zipped package
  • NOTE: rokix_python_cli - branch contains only RoKiX-Python-CLI content

Please give feedback and ask questions in Issues

RoKiX IoT Platform Version 2.1.0-rc1

CHANGE LOG:

• Supported sensors: BH1749NUC, BH1792GLC, BM1383AGLV, BM1422AGMV, BD99954, KX132-1211, KXTJ3 / KX003, KX224 /KX222, KMX62 / KMX63, KX022 / KX122, KX126 / KX127, KX134-1211, KXR94
• Supported asic features: directional tap, wufbts, orientation, pedometer, adp, free fall
• Supported MCU boards: RoKiX Sensor Node, Cypress CY8CKIT-059, Nordic nRF52840-DK, Arduino, Kionix IoT Node, Aardvark

RoKiX-Windows-GUI:

• New features:
  • Renewed board and stream menus and status bar
  • Register dump functionality added
  • New RoKiX logo taken into use
  • New help menu with links to GitHub page
  • All logs are now stored to execution directory
• Improvements:
  • Plotter performance improvements
  • Register editor
  • Register sets
  • Board and stream configurations updated
• Bug fixes:
  • Register polling
• Known issues:
  • Users Guide link broken in help menu. Will be fixed to final release.

RoKiX-Python-CLI:

• New features:
  • CLI Linux BLE support
  • Analog sensor support
• Improvements:
  • SW API harmonization
  • Configuration simplified

RoKiX-Firmware:

• Improvements:
  • Performance improvements
  • Support for nrf52840dk, i2c, spi and adc

Please read more information from the new RokiX IoT Platform Users Guide.pdf
NOTE: Documentation is not yet fully up to date and the review process is still ongoing.

Installation:

• Windows users:
  • Download and run self-contained RoKiX_IoT_Platform_Setup.exe
  • You can also download and extract the zipped package which includes the whole evaluation kit content
• Other platform users:
  • Clone the repository or download the zipped package
  • NOTE: rokix_python_cli - branch contains only RoKiX-Python-CLI content

Please give feedback and ask questions in Issues

RoKiX IoT Platform Version 2.0.4

CHANGE LOG:

RoKiX-Windows-GUI:

• Register editor updated for KX132
• Streams for KX132 Advanced Data Path

RoKiX-Python-CLI:

• Support for KX132

Please read more information from the RokiX Platform Users Guide.pdf

Installation:

• Clone the repository or download and extract the zipped package
• NOTE: rokix_python_cli - branch contains only RoKiX-Python-CLI content

Please give feedback and ask questions in Issues

RoKiX IoT Platform Version 2.0.0

CHANGE LOG:
This release contains all content from the last Kionix-IoT-Evaluation-Kit release: v1.3.4

RoKiX-Windows-GUI:

• Highlights:
  • Support for RoKiX Sensor Node
  • Support for Cypress cy8ckit059
  • Board and stream configurations updated

RoKiX-Python-CLI:

• Support for RoKiX Sensor Node
• Support for Cypress cy8ckit059
• No applications published yet, but will be in the future

RoKiX-Android-App:

• version 4.0.0 released
• RoKiX Android App Users Guide.pdf
• also available in Google Play store

Please read more information from the new RokiX Platform Users Guide.pdf

Installation:

• Windows users:
  • Download and run self-contained RoKiX_IoT_Platform_Setup.exe
  • You can also download and extract the zipped package which includes the whole evaluation kit content
• Other platform users:
  • Clone the repository or download the zipped package
  • NOTE: rokix_python_cli - branch contains only RoKiX-Python-CLI content

Please give feedback and ask questions in Issues