General description
The BMA120 is a triaxial, low-g acceleration sensor
with digital interfaces, aiming for low-power consumer
market applications.
The BMA120 allows measurement of accelerations in 3 perpendicular axes. An evaluation circuitry converts the output of a three-channel micromechanical acceleration sensing structure that works according to the differential capacitance principle.
The BMA120 senses tilt, motion, shock and vibration in cell phones, handhelds, computer peripherals, man-machine interfaces, virtual reality features and game controllers.
KEY FEATUREs BMA120
► User programmable g-range and bandwidth
► Low-power consumption
► SPI (3-wire / 4-wire) and I²C interface
► User programmable interrupt engine
► Ultra-low-power self-wake-up mode
► Very small package
► RoHS compliant, halogen-free
BMA120 target applications
► Display profile switching (e.g. portrait / landscape)
► Tap / Double-tap function
► Menu scrolling
► Gaming
► Advanced power management for mobile devices
► Drop protection for warranty logging
► Shock detection
► Pedometer / step counting