L3G D 20
M E M S mot ion sensor :
three-ax is d ig i ta l output gyroscope
Features
■ Three se lectab le fu l l scales (250/500/2000
dps)
■ I 2C/SPI d ig i ta l output i nter face
■ 16 b i t -ra te va lue data output ■ 8-b i t te mperature data output
L G A-16 (4x4x1 m m)
■ T wo d ig i ta l output l ines (in ter rupt and data
ready)
■ Integrated low- and h igh-pass f i l te rs wi th user-
selectab le band width
D escript ion
The L3G D 20 is a low-po wer three-ax is angular
ra te sensor .
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Wide supply vo l tage: 2.4 V to 3.6 V
■ Lo w vo l tage-co mpat ib l e IOs (1.8 V) ■ E m bedded po wer-dow n and s leep mode ■ E m bedded te mperature sensor ■ E m bedded FIF O I t inc ludes a sens ing e le ment and an IC in ter face capable o f prov id ing the measured angular ra te to the externa l wor ld through a d ig i ta l in ter face (I C/SPI).
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■ High shock surv ivab i l i t y
The sens ing e le ment is manufactured us ing a
dedicated micro-machin ing process developed by
S T Microe lect ron ics to produce iner t ia l sensors and actuators on s i l i con wafe rs .
■ Extended operat ing tem p erature range (-40 °C to +85 °C)
■ E C O P A C K ? Ro H S and “Green ” co mpl iant
The IC in ter face is manufactu red us ing a C M O S process that a l lows a h igh l evel o f in tegrat ion to
design a dedicated c i rcu i t w hich is t r im m ed to
bet ter match the sens ing e l e m ent character is t ics . A p pl icat ions ■ Ga ming and v i r tua l real i t y input dev ices
■ M ot ion cont ro l w i th MMI (man-machine
in ter face)
The L3G D 20 has a fu l l sca l e of ±250/±500/ ±2000 dps and is capable o f measur ing ra tes wi th a user-se lectab le band width .
■ G P S nav igat ion system s ■ Appl iances and robot ics
The L3G D 20 is ava i lab le in a p las t ic land gr id array (LG A) package and can operate wi th in a te mperature range of -40 °C to +85 °C .
Table 1. Device su m m ary
Order code Te m perature range (°C)
Package Packing L3G D 20 -40 to +85 -40 to +85
L G A-16 (4x4x1 m m) L G A-16 (4x4x1 m m)
Tray L3G D 20T R
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