Tiny accelerometer includes I2C interface
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Memsic product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Mar 30, 2005
The MXC6202 dual accelerometer with an integrated I2C interface allows users eliminate microcontroller and A/D resources required by other accelerometers.
Memsic, a provider of CMOS-based MEMS accelerometers, has announced production availability of the MXC6202 dual accelerometer with an integrated I2C interface.
The accelerometer is offered in the RoHS-compliant, low-profile version of the industry standard LCC-8 package, making it the world's smallest accelerometer with integrated I2C interface.
The device is based on the latest generation of Memsic's advanced thermal sensor technology and meets all of the latest performance criteria required for consumer applications.
Now for the first time in the sensor industry, customers can easily interface the Memsic accelerometer with any digital device that uses the I2C protocol.
The MXC6202 part operates in the I2C slave mode, supports fast (400khz) data transfers, includes an on-chip temperature sensor, and can be set to eight different customer defined addresses.
All device functions are controlled through the I2C bus including power up/down and self test.
The MXC6202 device can be configured as 1.8V digital I/O compliant or operated from a single supply of 2.7 to 3.6V.
"Once again Memsic is leading the sensor industry with this latest innovation in product design", said Memsic President and CEO, Dr Yang Zhao.
"This newest device will allow customers to easily interface the sensor to a variety of digital processors and micro-controllers, decreasing development times and speeding products to market faster", continued Dr Zhao.
"This latest addition to the Memsic accelerometer product line was designed explicitly with our consumer electronics customers in mind", said Evan Sanders, Vice President, Worldwide Sales for Memsic".
"The integrated functionality reduces power, board space, and cost by including features that previously had been external to the sensor", continued Sanders.
"Our customers can eliminate microcontroller and A/D resources required by other accelerometers, thereby simplifying their design and reducing their bill of materials".
As the only dual-axis accelerometer fabricated on a monolithic CMOS process, Memsic's cost-effective products are opening up many new consumer applications.
Memsic technology is being used for virtually any application that requires the sensing of motion, acceleration, tilt, or vibration and currently can be found in mobile phones, DLP projectors, laptop computers and automotive and handheld navigation systems.
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