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Home Product Categories 3-axis COM-10953
MMA8452Q
sku: COM-10953
Description: The MMA8452Q is a smart low-power, three-axis, capacitive micromachined accelerometer with 12 bits of resolution. This accelerometer is packed with embedded functions with flexible user programmable options, configurable to two interrupt pins. Embedded interrupt functions allow for overall power savings relieving the host processor from continuously polling data.
The MMA8452Q has user selectable full scales of ±2g/±4g/±8g with high pass filtered data as well as non filtered data available real-time. The device can be configured to generate inertial wakeup interrupt signals from any combination of the configurable embedded functions allowing the MMA8452Q to monitor events and remain in a low power mode during periods of inactivity.
Dimensions: 3 x 3 x 1 mm (QFN)
Features:
- 1.95 V to 3.6 V supply voltage
- 1.6 V to 3.6 V interface voltage
- ±2g/±4g/±8g dynamically selectable full-scale
- Output Data Rates (ODR) from 1.56 Hz to 800 Hz
- 12-bit and 8-bit digital output
- I2C digital output interface (operates to 2.25 MHz with 4.7 kΩ pullup)
- Two programmable interrupt pins for six interrupt sources
- Three embedded channels of motion detection
- Orientation (Portrait/Landscape) detection with set hysteresis
- High Pass Filter Data available real-time
- Current Consumption: 6 μA – 165 μA
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Comments 14 comments
I have a (untested) breakout board for this. Email me for eagle files, etc…
I am interested. Let me know. Thanks.
Standard Question: Is there a breakout board planned for this part? and will this be replacing the MMA7361 you currently stock?
breakout board is in the works. I’m not sure about the MMA7361, I can’t remember if this is a direct replacement, or just another model. If anyone knows if the MMA7361 is EOL’d, let me know.
When will the breakout board be available? I made a breakout board by myself (very proud!) but it looks kind of crispy and I’m not sure if it works…
No idea really. It depends on how it goes in production and such. You never know until you go through and design it if it will work or not.
A product i suggested has been stocked!
Just a note to Arduino users, Freescale’s MMA845x series accelerometers won’t work with the Wire library because these devices require the use of a repeated start.
Is there any (easy) way to use this accelerometer with arduino?
Yes. This I2C Master Librarywas written because of this very problem while trying to interface to an MMA8451Q.
Can this package be soldered using gel flux, extended pads and drag soldering?
New breakout
SEN-10955
I should have noticed the picture scaling this against a quarter. My GOD this thing is tiny! Just to get it connected I’m going to have to place it on a board with well under half a mm in accuracy in any given direction. I think I’ll wait on that for a couple years ‘till I think I’m competent enough to hotplate solder surface mount components. I think if you value your sanity you should wait for a breakout board.