Nano-Phyling

The Nano-Phyling

The Nano-Phyling is an ultra-miniature 9-axis IMU designed to make motion measurement accessible to everyone. It completes the Phyling sensor family with a compact, simple and immediately usable solution.

General overview

Since its creation, Phyling has been developing solutions that aim to make physical data easier to access. The Nano-Phyling is part of this approach, offering an accurate tool for motion analysis, whether in an educational setting or for research, prototyping or application exploration projects.

Thanks to its ultra-miniature format and its USB-C and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity, it fits easily into many environments without heavy infrastructure.

Technical specifications

Specification	Value
Sensors	9-axis IMU (16G accelerometer, 2000°/s gyroscope, 16 Gauss magnetometer)
Dimensions	22 × 22 × 12 mm
Weight	6 g
Connectivity	USB-C, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
Battery life	Up to 4 hours of continuous use
Transmission	Real time
Sampling rate	200 Hz

Features and Uses

After processing, the raw data provided by the Nano-Phyling can be used to carry out many motion-related analyses:

Orientation: Analysis of orientation in space (tilt, rocking).
Motion tracking: Detection and tracking of gestures and calculation of trajectories.
Frequency analysis: Calculation of oscillation frequencies.
Biomechanics: Counting steps or cycles.
Kinematics: Measurement of angular velocities.

The Nano-Phyling is intended for a wide range of users:

Students and teachers: For hands-on learning (lab sessions, projects).
Researchers and R&D laboratories: For experimentation and rapid prototyping.
Enthusiasts: Fans of applied mathematics and physics.
Industry professionals: To discover and assess the possibilities of embedded measurement on existing systems.

Quick start

The Nano-Phyling has been designed for immediate software use. It integrates easily into your Phyling environment (Maxi-Phyling, Maxi-Hub) but can just as well connect directly to any computer.

Installing the library

A Python library lets you retrieve the data in just a few lines of code:

pip install phyling

Powering on and connecting to the Nano-Phyling

Press and hold the Nano-Phyling button to turn it on. The green LED blinks 🟢.

Data collection

The nano.run() command connects to the Nano-Phyling and starts the acquisition of the data it sends. The LED turns blue when recording starts 🔵.

Retrieving the data

The recorded data is then stored in a Python table (DataFrame) and ready to be analyzed.

Examples

Usage example: instrumented pendulum lab

To illustrate the use of the Nano-Phyling in an educational setting, a complete lab on the study of an instrumented pendulum is available.
This lab relies on a Python notebook (Jupyter) and provides a gradual introduction to the data produced by the Nano-Phyling.

A dataset from a Nano-Phyling is also provided so that users can view the structure of the signals and test the analyses, even without immediate access to the sensor.

This lab covers:

getting started with the Nano-Phyling,
the acquisition of inertial data (accelerations, angular velocities),
the analysis of the oscillating motion of a pendulum from the measured signals,
the use of the data to link experimental measurements with physical modeling.

It is a representative example of how the Nano-Phyling can be used to teach experimental physics (mechanics, signal processing) and can serve as a basis for lab sessions, student projects or demonstrations.

The lab resources (Jupyter notebook and associated dataset) are available here:
Pendulum lab – Nano-Phyling

Usage example: vibration analysis on a bike frame

This second example illustrates the use of the Nano-Phyling for vibration analysis of a bike frame. The video shows step by step:

how to place the Nano-Phyling units on the frame,
how to start and run the recording,
how to extract and analyze the data using AI.

It is a representative example of how the Nano-Phyling can be used in R&D and in the sports industry to characterize the vibration behavior of equipment under real conditions.