Documentation

The following PDF documents are available for download or online viewing:

MotionNode Bus Specification Sheet

MotionNode Bus hardware and software specifications.
Battery Life

Battery run time for bus sensor networks by size.

MotionNode Specification Sheet

MotionNode hardware and software specifications.
MotionNode Accel Specification Sheet

MotionNode Accel hardware and software specifications.

Getting Started

Step by step guide to install the MotionNode hardware and software, capture motion data, and export a take. New users should start here.
Motion Tutorial

Once you are familiar with the basic usage of the system, here is a more in depth tutorial. Covers the most common processes, including the Motion User Interface, device configuration, recording and exporting data, and Matlab scripts.
Magnetic Calibration

Procedure to calibrate the MotionNode device in your location, or when mounted to hardware.

To get the most accurate orientation output, it may be necessary to re-calibrate the MotionNode device. The Motion Service provides an automatic system to calibrate the onboard sensors. See the guide for more details.

SDK Reference

Reference for our Software Development Kit (SDK), including sample code for C++, C#, Java, and Python. For more information or to download the SDK, visit the Software Development Kit page.
C API Reference

Reference for our C Application Programming Interface (API), including sample C code and function level documentation.
Scripting Reference

Reference for the Lua scripting interface to the MotionNode system.

Lua is a powerful, fast, light-weight, embeddable scripting language. The MotionNode system extends the Lua language with C++ functions.