DESCRIPTION
The Grove – 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer ±16g Ultra-low Power (BMA400) sensor is a 12-bit, digital, triaxial acceleration sensor with smart on-chip motion and position-triggered interrupt features. It can detect movement, such as Walking, Running, Standing still and more.
Typical applications for this sensor include:
- Step Counting with ultra-low current consumption for extensive battery lifetime
- Fitness applications / Activity Tracking
- Tap / double tap sensing
- Drop detection for warranty logging
- Window/door measurements for climate control and alarm systems
FEATURES
- Dimensions: 40mm x 20mm x 7mm
- Acceleration range: ±2g, ±4g, ±8g, ±16g
- Ultra-low power consumption: 18uA @5V / 14uA @3.3V
- Sensitivity: 1024LSB/g @±2g / 512LSB/g @±4g / 256LSB/g @±8g / 128LSB/g @±16g
- Programmable functionality
- On-chip FIFO
- On-chip interrupt features:
- Auto-low power/Auto wakeup
- Activity/In-activity
- Step counter
- Activity Recognition(Walking, Running, Standing still)
- Orientation detection
- Tap/Double tap
RESOURCES
- Wiki