Industry’s smallest inertial measurement unit available from stock

Designed for mobile applications that require highly accurate, real-time sensor data, such as augmented reality, immersive gaming and indoor navigation, the Bosch Sensortec BMI160 6-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU) is now stocked by Mouser. The low-power, low-noise unit measures just 2.5mm x 3mm x 0.83mm and comes in a 14-pin LGA package with built-in configurable power management unit (PMU) making it the smallest inertial measurement unit in the market, says the company. The BMI160 IMU features a 16-bit, 3-axis accelerometer and an ultra-low power 16-bit, 3-axis gyroscope that consume only 950µA in full operation without internal duty cycling - ideal for always-on applications like wearable devices. Further supporting always-on applications, a configurable on-chip interrupt engine provides context awareness for operations such as any- or no-motion detection, tap/double tap sensing, orientation detection, free-fall, or shock events. The IMU also offers 6- and 9-axis sensor fusion, synchronizing data with an external sensor, such as a magnetometer. The BMI160 is also equipped with an integrated 1024 byte FIFO buffer that supports low-power applications and prevents data loss in non-real-time systems. The IMU offers a wide supply voltage (VDD) range from 1.7V to 3.6V, a flexible digital primary interface to connect to host over I2C or SPI, and compatibility with Android 4.4 (KitKat) and Windows 8.1. The unit is ideal for augmented reality, immersive gaming, personal health and fitness, indoor navigation and any other sensor-based applications requiring context awareness.