Xbus Kit

Use multiple MTx's with the Xbus Kit, which contains an Xbus Master with Bluetooth wireless link, a number of MTx sensor modules, software and accessories. The Xbus Master is a lightweight, portable device that controls up to 10 Motion MTx Trackers on the Xbus, Xsens’ digital data bus system.

Xbus Kit

The Xbus Master is a lightweight, portable device that controls multiple Motion Trackers (MTx) on the Xbus, Xsens’ digital data bus system. The Xbus Master samples digital data from the MTx‘s and supplies power to the MTx’s. The Xbus Master can be connected to a PDA or PC via serial cable or wireless connection, where the data is logged or used in any real-time software application.

The Xbus Master samples digital data from the MTx‘s and supplies power to the MTx’s. The Xbus Master can be connected to a PC or PDA via serial cable or wireless connection, where the data is logged or used in any real-time software application.

The Xbus Master enables ambulatory measurement of human motion. The MTx’s provide drift-free 3D orientation as well as kinematic data: 3D acceleration, 3D rate of turn and 3D earth-magnetic field.

Features

Connects multiple Motion Trackers (MTx) on one or two Xbusstrings
Synchronous sampling of multiple MTx‘s at adjustable sample frequencies up to 512Hz
Compatible with PDA and PC via USB cable or wireless Bluetooth 2.0 connection
Compatible with Xsens MT Software and MT Software Development Kit
External triggering & notification of trigger moment available for synchronization
Battery operated or mains power supply
Low battery indicator
Internal 64 kByte communication buffer
Supplies power to MTx’s
Ergonomic design with elastic strap

Fields of use

Biomechanics
Rehabilitation
Sports science
Virtual reality
Ergonomics
Animation

Together with a set of MTx‘s, the Xbus Master enables ambulatory measurement of human motion. The MTx’s provide drift-free 3D orientation as well as: 3D acceleration, 3D rate of turn (rate gyro) and 3D earth-magnetic field. Xsens’ MT Software and SDK are Xbus compatible.

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Type
Product code	XM-B-XB3

Xbus Master
Max number of MTx’s	10 (20 with 2 synchronized Xbus Masters)
Type of MTx’s	MTx Xbus version (MTx-49A##G##)
Sample frequency	Adjustable from 10-512 Hz (max depends on number of MTx’s)
Sample frequency example configuration	150 Hz (5x MTx, raw data output, Bluetooth mode)
Number of Xbus connectors on Xbus Master	2 (enables 2 Xbus strings)

Host interface
Cable type	RS-232, USB
Wireless type	Bluetooth v2.0 (Serial Port Profile)
Typical range radio	100 m (Max. output power 100 mW)

Power
Operating voltage	4.5 - 12 V
Power	2.7 W (5x MTx, Bluetooth mode)
Batteries	4x AA 2700 mAh, rechargeable NiMH (included)
Minimum battery powered operating time	3 hr (5x MTx, Bluetooth mode)
Power Adapter (EU, UK, US)	12 V DC 1A

Physical specifications
Dimensions	10 x 15 x 4 cm (W x L x H)
Weight (incl 4x AA batteries)	330 g (200 g excl. batteries)

Xbus Kit
The Xbus Master is available in a complete kit, containing:
Xbus Master 5 MTx‘s (also available in other quantities) MT Software Development Kit Accessories: - 5 Xbus Cables - Xbus Master Cable USB - Power Adapter - 4 AA Rechargeable Batteries - Elastic Strap - Bluetooth Transceiver USB - Suitcase

Scientific Papers For a total overview of Xsens Collaborations, Theses, Journal Articles and Conference papers: > Please go to our research section. Garofalo P, Cutti AG, Parel I, Fiumana G, Porcellini G, Cappello A, Ambulatory measurement of the scapulohumeral rhythm: intra- and inter-rater reliability of a protocol based on inertial and magnetic sensors Assistive Technology Research Series. 2010; 26, pp. 164 – 166 Rehabilitation: Mobility, Exercise and Sports - 4th International State-of-the-Art Congress > Link Garofalo P, Raggi M, Ferrari A, Cutti AG, Davalli A: Measure of the 3D gait kinematics in real-life environments through the Outwalk protocol: Development of the end-user clinical software. GAIT & POSTURE. 2009;30:S132-S133 > Link
Supej M. 3D Measurements of alpine skiing with an inertial sensor motion capture suit and GNSS RTK system Journal of Sports Sciences, 2010; 28: 7, 759 — 769 > Link
Cutti AG, Ferrari A, Garofalo P, et al. ‘Outwalk’: a protocol for clinical gait analysis based on inertial & magnetic sensors MED BIO ENG COMPUT, 2010;48(1):17-25. > Link
Ferrari A, Cutti AG, Garofalo P, et al., First in-vivo assessment of ‘Outwalk’ – a novel protocol for clinical gait analysis based on inertial & magnetic sensors MED BIO ENG COMPUT, 2010;48(1):1-15. > Link
Cutti AG, Giovanardi A, Rocchi L, Davalli A, Sacchetti R,Ambulatory measurement of shoulder and elbow kinematics through inertial and magnetic sensors MED BIO ENG COMPUT (2008) 46:169–178 > Link
Raggi M, Tura A, Rocchi L, Cutti AG, Orlandini D, Chiari L, Gait analysis through inertial sensors in transfemoral amputees: Step and stride regularity GAIT & POSTURE, Vol. 24, Suppl. 1, Pg. S17-S18 > Link
Raggi M, Cutti AG, Giovanardi A, Chiari L, Orlandini D, Davalli A, Wearable sensors for the real-time assessment of gait temporal symmetry in above-knee amputees: the "SEAG" protocol GAIT & POSTURE, Vol. 28, Suppl. 1, August 2008, Pages S26-S27 > Link
Raggi M, Cutti AG, Giovanardi A, Chiari L, Orlandini D, Davalli A, Wearable sensors for the real-time assessment of gait temporal symmetry in above-knee amputees: a validation study GAIT & POSTURE, Vol. 28, Suppl. 1, August 2008, Pages S31-S32 > Link
Tura L, Raggi M, Cutti AG, Rocchi L, Chiari L, Gait symmetry and regularity in transfemoral amputees assessed by trunk accelerations revised version submitted to J NEUROENG REHABIL, 2010;7(1):4 > Link

Cutti AG, Garofalo P, Parel I, Fiumana G, Porcellini G, Intra- and inter-rater reliability of the scapulohumeral rhythm measured by a protocol based on inertial and magnetic sensors GAIT & POSTURE, Vol. 30, Suppl. 1, Pg. 17 (October 2009) Xth Congress of the Italian Society of Clinical Movement Analysis - SIAMOC 2009 > Link


Matthew Brodie, Alan Walmsley and Wyatt Page, Fusion motion capture: a prototype system using inertial measurement units and GPS for the biomechanical analysis of ski racing SPORTS TECHNOLOGY 2008, NO. 1, PAGES 17–28

Valèrie Renaudin, Okan Yalak, Phillip Tomé, Hybridization of MEMS and assisted GPS for Pedestrian Navigation INSIDE GNSS, JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007

Thomas Stiefmeier, Georg Ogris, Holger Junker, Paul Lukowicz, Gerhard Tröster, Combining Motion Sensors and Ultrasonic Hands Tracking for Continuous Activity Recognition in a Maintenance Scenario WEARABLE COMPUTING LAB, ETH Z¨URICH, SWITZERLAND & INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS, UMIT INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA, 2006

S.B. Thies, P. Tresadern, L. Kenney, D. Howard, J.Y. Goulermas, C. Smith, J. Rigby, Comparison of Linear Accelerations from three Measurements during reach and grasp CENTRE FOR REHABILITATION AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE RESEARCH, UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD, 2006

Kai Kunze, Michael Barry, Ernst A. Heinz, Paul Lukowicz, Dennis Majoe, Jürg Gutknecht, Towards Recognizing Tai Chi – An Initial Experiment Using Wearable Sensors INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS (CSN), UMIT, AUSTRIA, 2005


Conference proceedings
Garofalo P, Raggi M, Ferrari A, Cutti AG, Davalli A, Measure of the 3D gait kinematics in real-life environments through the Outwalk protocol: development of the end-user clinical software poster ESMAC 2009, September 14-20, 2009, London, UK

Garofalo P, Fantozzi S, Cutti AG, Tersi L, Ferrari A, Raggi M, Stagni R, Cappello A., Davalli A, Development of motion analysis protocols based on inertial sensors and fluoroscopy Proceeding 3D-MA 2008, October 29- 31, 2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Tura A, Rocchi L, Raggi M, Cutti AG, Chiari L, Toward a Virtual Gait Trainer: gait regularity assessment in transfemoral amputees by on-body accelerometers and gyroscopes Proceeding 6th Virtual Rehabilitation Congress, Venice, Italy, 2007

Cutti AG, Raggi M, Garofalo P, Filippi MV, Davalli A, Sacchetti R, A motion analysis protocol for comparing active and reactive prosthetic knees Proceeding 12th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics, Canada, 2007 > Request more information > Request a quote

Leaflet

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Ferrari A, Cutti AG, Garofalo P, et al., First in-vivo assessment of ‘Outwalk’ – a novel protocol for clinical gait analysis based on inertial & magnetic sensors

Xbus Development Kit

First-time users are advised to start with the Xbus Development Kit, containing all items to be fully operational within minutes. A standard Xbus Development Kit contains:

1-10 Motion Trackers (MTx)
Xbus Master + Wireless Transceiver
Set of Cables, Adapter, Batteries
Suitcase
MT Software Development Kit

More information on the MT Software Development Kit can be found below:

Xbus Kit

MT Software Development Kit

The MT Software Development Kit gives easy access to Xsens’ products, allowing users to configure and easily integrate the MTx, MTi and MTi-G Motion Trackers or complete Xbus Kit in their own applications. The kit contains a specially developed and easy-to-use graphical user interface, as well as drivers for various operating systems and many other useful tools, example source code and documentation.

The MT Software Development Kit contains:

MT Manager
Development Tools
- MT API for Windows
- C++ classes and direct low level (binary) communication for any OS
- Example source codes
Magnetic Field Mapper plug-in
Documentation

MT Manager

The MT Manager is Windows application for easy access to the full capabilities of Xsens’ Motion Trackers. It is the tool for getting acquainted with, confguring and analyzing the Motion Trackers. The MT Manager is also capable of recording and playback MT data.

Real time visualization of all MT data
Logging, exporting and reprocessing data
Changing and storing settings in the firmware

MT Development Tools

The Xsens Communication MT (CMT) API will help save time in interfacing in a reliable way with Xsens Motion Trackers in a Windows environment. Direct interfacing gives full control and maximum flexibility. The example code (C/C++, Excel (VBA) and Matlab) can be easily extended to a user-specific program.

The C++ class and direct low level (binary) communication allows for reliable interfacing with Xsens Motion Trackers in any (RT)OS environment. The C++ class and direct low level (binary) communication is open source and can be used when hard real-time performance is required. The example code for Linux and Windows can be easily extended to a user-specific program.

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Xbus Kit

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Features

Fields of use

Technical specification

Type

Xbus Master

Host interface

Power

Hardware Specifications

Physical specifications

Xbus Kit

Scientific Papers

Garofalo P, Cutti AG, Parel I, Fiumana G, Porcellini G, Cappello A, Ambulatory measurement of the scapulohumeral rhythm: intra- and inter-rater reliability of a protocol based on inertial and magnetic sensors

Garofalo P, Raggi M, Ferrari A, Cutti AG, Davalli A: Measure of the 3D gait kinematics in real-life environments through the Outwalk protocol: Development of the end-user clinical software.

Supej M. 3D Measurements of alpine skiing with an inertial sensor motion capture suit and GNSS RTK system

Cutti AG, Ferrari A, Garofalo P, et al. ‘Outwalk’: a protocol for clinical gait analysis based on inertial & magnetic sensors

Ferrari A, Cutti AG, Garofalo P, et al., First in-vivo assessment of ‘Outwalk’ – a novel protocol for clinical gait analysis based on inertial & magnetic sensors

Cutti AG, Giovanardi A, Rocchi L, Davalli A, Sacchetti R,Ambulatory measurement of shoulder and elbow kinematics through inertial and magnetic sensors

Raggi M, Tura A, Rocchi L, Cutti AG, Orlandini D, Chiari L, Gait analysis through inertial sensors in transfemoral amputees: Step and stride regularity

Raggi M, Cutti AG, Giovanardi A, Chiari L, Orlandini D, Davalli A, Wearable sensors for the real-time assessment of gait temporal symmetry in above-knee amputees: the "SEAG" protocol

Raggi M, Cutti AG, Giovanardi A, Chiari L, Orlandini D, Davalli A, Wearable sensors for the real-time assessment of gait temporal symmetry in above-knee amputees: a validation study

Tura L, Raggi M, Cutti AG, Rocchi L, Chiari L, Gait symmetry and regularity in transfemoral amputees assessed by trunk accelerations

Cutti AG, Garofalo P, Parel I, Fiumana G, Porcellini G, Intra- and inter-rater reliability of the scapulohumeral rhythm measured by a protocol based on inertial and magnetic sensors

Matthew Brodie, Alan Walmsley and Wyatt Page, Fusion motion capture: a prototype system using inertial measurement units and GPS for the biomechanical analysis of ski racing

Valèrie Renaudin, Okan Yalak, Phillip Tomé, Hybridization of MEMS and assisted GPS for Pedestrian Navigation

Thomas Stiefmeier, Georg Ogris, Holger Junker, Paul Lukowicz, Gerhard Tröster, Combining Motion Sensors and Ultrasonic Hands Tracking for Continuous Activity Recognition in a Maintenance Scenario

S.B. Thies, P. Tresadern, L. Kenney, D. Howard, J.Y. Goulermas, C. Smith, J. Rigby, Comparison of Linear Accelerations from three Measurements during reach and grasp

Kai Kunze, Michael Barry, Ernst A. Heinz, Paul Lukowicz, Dennis Majoe, Jürg Gutknecht, Towards Recognizing Tai Chi – An Initial Experiment Using Wearable Sensors

Conference proceedings

Garofalo P, Raggi M, Ferrari A, Cutti AG, Davalli A, Measure of the 3D gait kinematics in real-life environments through the Outwalk protocol: development of the end-user clinical software

Garofalo P, Fantozzi S, Cutti AG, Tersi L, Ferrari A, Raggi M, Stagni R, Cappello A., Davalli A, Development of motion analysis protocols based on inertial sensors and fluoroscopy

Tura A, Rocchi L, Raggi M, Cutti AG, Chiari L, Toward a Virtual Gait Trainer: gait regularity assessment in transfemoral amputees by on-body accelerometers and gyroscopes

Cutti AG, Raggi M, Garofalo P, Filippi MV, Davalli A, Sacchetti R, A motion analysis protocol for comparing active and reactive prosthetic knees

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