Technical Description 
 
 
4  Seiko Epson Corporation  Epson IMU_OEM7 Interposer Board 
User Manual (Rev. 1.3) 
4.  Technical Description 
The EIIB is intended for two primary purposes: 
 
1.  To  provide  a  direct  hardware  connection  between  the  supported  Epson  IMU  and  the 
NovAtel OEM7 Development Kit. 
2.  To facilitate prototyping and software development of the supported Epson IMU with the 
NovAtel OEM7 Development Kit without the need of additional hardware or cabling.   
 
The EIIB is powered directly by the 3.3 volt power supply and GND pins on connector P1, which is 
supplied directly from the OEM7 Development Kit. 
 
The  serial  host  bus  interface  between  the  OEM7  Development  Kit  and  EIIB  only  supports  an  SPI 
interface with DRDY (Data Ready) line. A UART interface is not supported. 
 
Additionally, the OEM7 TIMEMARK or EVENT_OUT2 signals can optionally be connected to the Epson 
IMU on the EIIB. Refer to Section 5.1 Configuration Resistors for more information. 
 
The EIIB is a carrier board for directly mounting supported Epson G-series and V-series IMUs. Please 
contact NovAtel directly to inquire about the supported Epson IMU models. 
 
NOTE: Only one Epson IMU should be mounted on the respective P2 or P3 connectors at any given 
time. Mounting Epson IMUs on both P2 and P3 at the same time may cause irreversible damage to 
Epson IMUs, EIIB or the OEM7 Development Kit.