Hardware & device support

Most of our devices operates in mode 0 and mode 3 or mode 1 and mode 2. One can find more information in our product datasheets on how to set it up by doing key word search of “SPI mode”.

Because 6 axis MotionFusion has no way to directly sense the earth’s magnetic field, it estimates heading by integrating the gyroscope sensor outputs. The gyroscope sensor will have some small amount of noise and may have small biases. Since the technique of gyroscope integration keeps a running sum of gyroscope sensor outputs and those sensor outputs include small errors, the sum will slowly accumulate an error over time. 6-axis MotionFusion can only correct part of this error using information from the accelerometer.

Because 6 axis MotionFusion has no way to directly sense the earth’s magnetic field, it estimates heading by integrating the gyroscope sensor outputs. The gyroscope sensor will have some small amount of noise and may have small biases. Since the technique of gyroscope integration keeps a running sum of gyroscope sensor outputs and those sensor outputs include small errors, the sum will slowly accumulate an error over time. 6-axis MotionFusion can only correct part of this error using information from the accelerometer.

9 axis MotionTracking® combines gyroscope, accelerometer, and TMR magnetometer sensor data. The resulting angular frame is relative to both gravity (down) and north.

The advantages of 9 axis MotionTracking® over 6 axis MotionTracking® are that 9 axis MotionTracking® results are usable for navigation and other applications which require information about the angle relative to north. It also eliminates any heading drift which may be present in a 6 axis MotionTracking® solution so that users are pointed in the correct direction without delay due to recalibration.

Choosing the right sensor depends on the parameter you want to measure, required accuracy, environmental conditions, and interface compatibility with your system.

We manufacture various sensors including motion sensors (accelerometers, gyroscopes), pressure sensors, temperature sensors, and microphones for industrial, automotive, and consumer applications.

A sensor is a device that detects physical quantities such as motion, temperature, pressure, or sound and converts them into electrical signals that can be read and processed by other devices or systems.