Improved, Ultra Low Noise ±1.7 g Dual Axis Accelerometer with Absolute Outputs MXA2500G/M FEATURES Resolution better than 1 milli-g Dual axis accelerometer fabricated on a monolithic CMOS IC On chip mixed mode signal processing No moving parts 50,000 g shock survival rating 17 Hz bandwidth expandable to >160 Hz 3.0V to 5.25V single supply continuous operation Continuous self test Independent axis programmability (special order) Internal Sensitivity Compensated Sck (optional) Internal Oscillator CLK Temperature Sensor TOUT Voltage Reference VREF Continous Self Test Heater Control X axis Low Pass Filter AOUTX Low Pass Filter AOUTY Factory Adjust Offset & Gain APPLICATIONS Automotive – Vehicle Security/Vehicle Stability control/ Headlight Angle Control/Tilt Sensing Security – Gas Line/Elevator/Fatigue Sensing/Computer Security Information Appliances – Computer Peripherals/PDA’s/Mouse Smart Pens/Cell Phones Y axis 2-AXIS SENSOR VDD Gnd VDA MXA2500G/M FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM Gaming – Joystick/RF Interface/Menu Selection/Tilt Sensing GPS – Electronic compass tilt correction Consumer – LCD projectors, pedometers, blood pressure Monitor, digital cameras GENERAL DESCRIPTION The MXA2500G/M is a low cost, dual axis accelerometer fabricated on a standard, submicron CMOS process. It is a complete sensing system with on-chip mixed mode signal processing. The MXA2500G/M measures acceleration with a full-scale range of ±1.7g and a sensitivity of 500mV/g @5V at 25°C. It can measure both dynamic acceleration (e.g. vibration) and static acceleration (e.g. gravity). The MXA2500G/M design is based on heat convection and requires no solid proof mass. This eliminates stiction and particle problems associated with competitive devices and provides shock survival of 50,000 g, leading to significantly lower failure rate and lower loss due to handling during assembly. Information furnished by MEMSIC is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by MEMSIC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of MEMSIC. MEMSIC MXA2500G/M Rev. E Page 1 of 8 The MXA2500G/M provides two absolute analog outputs. The typical noise floor is 0.2 mg/ Hz allowing signals below 1 milli-g to be resolved at 1 Hz bandwidth. The 3dB rolloff of the device occurs at 17 Hz but is expandable to >160 Hz (reference Application Note AN-00MX-003). The MXA2500G/M is packaged in a hermetically sealed LCC surface mount package (5 mm x 5 mm x 2 mm height) and is operational over a -40°C to 105°C(M) and 0°C to 70°C(G) temperature range. MEMSIC, Inc. 800 Turnpike St., Suite 202, North Andover, MA 01845 Tel: 978.738.0900 Fax: 978.738.0196 www.memsic.com 1/19/2005 MXA2500G/M SPECIFICATIONS (Measurements @ 25°C, Acceleration = 0 g unless otherwise noted; VDD, VDA = 5.0V unless otherwise specified) Parameter SENSOR INPUT Measurement Range1 Nonlinearity Alignment Error2 Transverse Sensitivity3 SENSITIVITY Sensitivity, Analog Outputs at pins AOUTX and AOUTY5 Change over Temperature ZERO g BIAS LEVEL 0 g Offset5 0 g Voltage5 0 g Offset over Temperature Conditions Each Axis Min MXA2500G Typ ±1.7 Min MXA2500M Typ Max ±1.7 Best fit straight line X Sensor to Y Sensor 0.5 ±1.0 ±2.0 1.0 500 525 475 +8 -25 0.0 1.25 ±1.5 ±0.75 +0.1 1.30 -0.1 1.20 0.2 0.4 15 17 >160 19 1.15 4.6 1.25 5.0 2.4 2.5 0.1 Units g 0.5 ±1.0 ±2.0 1.0 % of FS degrees % 500 525 mV/g +8 % 0.0 1.25 ±1.5 ±0.75 +0.1 1.30 g V mg/°C mV/°C 0.2 0.4 mg/ Hz 15 17 >160 19 Hz Hz 1.35 5.4 1.15 4.6 1.25 5.0 1.35 5.4 V mV/°K 2.65 2.4 2.5 0.1 2.65 V mV/°C µA Each Axis 475 -10 Each Axis -0.1 1.20 Based on 500 mV/g NOISE PERFORMANCE Noise Density, rms Without frequency compensation FREQUENCY RESPONSE 3dB Bandwidth - uncompensated 3dB Bandwidth – compensated4 TEMPERATURE OUTPUT Tout Voltage Sensitivity VOLTAGE REFERENCE VRef @3.0V-5.25V supply Change over Temperature Current Drive Capability Source SELF TEST Continuous Voltage at AOUTX, @5.0V Supply, output AOUTY under Failure rails to supply voltage Continuous Voltage at AOUTX, @3.0V Supply, output AOUTY under Failure rails to supply voltage AOUTX and AOUTY OUTPUTS Normal Output Range @5.0V Supply @3.0V Supply Current Source or sink, @ 3.0V-5.25V supply Turn-On Time6 @5.0V Supply @3.0V Supply POWER SUPPLY Operating Voltage Range Supply Current @ 5.0V Supply Current5 @ 3.0V TEMPERATURE RANGE Operating Range NOTES 1 Max 100 100 5.0 5.0 V 3.0 3.0 V 0.1 0.1 4.9 2.9 100 0.1 0.1 160 300 3.0 2.5 3.0 3.1 3.8 0 4.9 2.9 100 160 300 5.25 3.9 4.6 3.0 2.5 3.0 +70 -40 3.1 3.8 V V µA mS mS 5.25 3.9 4.6 V mA mA +105 °C 5 Guaranteed by measurement of initial offset and sensitivity. 2 Alignment error is specified as the angle between the true and indicated axis of sensitivity. 3 Transverse sensitivity is the algebraic sum of the alignment and the inherent sensitivity errors. The device operates over a 3.0V to 5.25V supply range. Please note that sensitivity and zero g bias level will be slightly different at 3.0V operation. For devices to be operated at 3.0V in production, they can be trimmed at the factory specifically for this lower supply voltage operation, in which case the sensitivity and zero g bias level specifications on this page will be met. Please contact the factory for specially trimmed devices for low supply voltage operation. 5 Output settled to within ±17mg. 4 External circuitry is required to extend the 3dB bandwidth (ref. Application Note: AN00MX-003) MEMSIC MXA2500G/M Rev. E Page 2 of 8 1/19/2005 8 equipment, virtually unlimited by design) Level (g) Duration(ms) 3000 0.5 2000 1.0 1000 2.0 700 3.0 500 5.0 θJC 22°C/W RoHS compliant MXA2500GF MXA2500ML LCC8, Pb-free LCC8 5 T o p V ie w Figure 1: Note - The MEMSIC logo’s arrow indicates the +X sensing direction of the device. The +Y sensing direction is rotated 90° away from the +X direction following the right-hand rule. Small circle indicates pin one(1). Device Weight < 1 gram THEORY OF OPERATION The MEMSIC device is a complete dual-axis acceleration measurement system fabricated on a monolithic CMOS IC process. The device operation is based on heat transfer by natural convection and operates like other accelerometers having a proof mass. The proof mass in the MEMSIC sensor is a gas. Temperature Range 0 to 70°C 0 to 70°C -40 to 105°C RoHS compliant MXA2500MF LCC8, Pb-free -40 to 105°C All parts are shipped in tape and reel packaging. A single heat source, centered in the silicon chip is suspended across a cavity. Equally spaced aluminum/polysilicon thermopiles (groups of thermocouples) are located equidistantly on all four sides of the heat source (dual axis). Under zero acceleration, a temperature gradient is symmetrical about the heat source, so that the temperature is the same at all four thermopiles, causing them to output the same voltage. Acceleration in any direction will disturb the temperature profile, due to free convection heat transfer, causing it to be asymmetrical. The temperature, and hence voltage output of the four thermopiles will then be different. The differential voltage at the thermopile outputs is directly proportional to the acceleration. There are two identical acceleration signal paths on the accelerometer, one to measure acceleration in the x-axis and one to measure acceleration in the y-axis. Please visit the MEMSIC website at www.memsic.com for a picture/graphic description of the free convection heat transfer principle Caution: ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device. MEMSIC MXA2500G/M Rev. E 3 X +g 6 Y +g Pin Description: LCC-8 Package Pin Name Description 1 TOUT Temperature (Analog Voltage) 2 AOUTY Y-Axis Acceleration Signal 3 Gnd Ground 4 VDA Analog Supply Voltage 5 AOUTX X-Axis Acceleration Signal 6 Vref 2.5V Reference 7 Sck Optional External Clock 8 VDD Digital Supply Voltage Ordering Guide Model Package Style MXA2500GL LCC8 2 4 *Stresses above those listed under Absolute Maximum Ratings may cause permanent damage to the device. This is a stress rating only; the functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions above those indicated in the operational sections of this specification is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability. Package Characteristics Package θJA LCC-8 110°C/W 7 1 M E M S IC ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS* Supply Voltage (VDD, VDA) ………………...-0.5 to +7.0V Storage Temperature ……….…………-65°C to +150°C Acceleration, constant…………….……………..50,000 g Shock (Powered) , Half Sine (shock rating limited by test Page 3 of 8 1/19/2005 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS, % OF UNITS ( @ 25°C, Vdd = 5V , unless specified) 25% 60% 20% 50% 40% 15% 30% 10% Graph 1. Distribution of Tout (Volts) 1.282 1.275 1.267 1.260 1.252 1.244 1.237 1.229 1.214 1.271 1.266 1.261 1.256 1.251 1.246 1.241 1.236 0% 1.231 0% 1.226 10% 1.222 20% 5% Graph 5. Distribution of 0g Offset AOUTX (Volts) 25% 60% 20% 50% 40% 15% 30% 10% Graph 2. Distribution of Vref (Volts) 1.282 1.275 1.267 1.260 1.252 1.244 1.237 1.229 1.214 2.631 2.606 2.581 2.556 2.531 2.506 2.481 2.456 0% 2.431 0% 2.406 10% 1.222 20% 5% Graph 6. Distribution of 0g Offset AOUTY (Volts) 35% 25% 30% 20% 25% 15% 20% 15% 10% 10% 5% 5% 517 513 509 505 501 497 493 489 481 Graph 3. Distribution of Idd (mA) 485 0% 3.903 3.773 3.643 3.513 3.383 3.253 3.123 2.993 2.863 2.733 0% Graph 7. Distribution of AOUTX Sensitivity (mV/g) 25% 40% 20% 30% 15% 20% 10% 10% 5% 0% 517 513 509 505 501 497 493 489 Graph 8. Distribution of AOUTY Sensitivity (mV/g) Graph 4. Distribution of Freq. Resp. (Hz) MEMSIC MXA2500G/M Rev. E 485 481 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 0% Page 4 of 8 1/19/2005 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 -1.0 -2.0 0g offset (milli-g) 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% -3.0 % OF UNITS TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OVER TEMPERATURE ( 0°C to 70°C, Vdd = 5V , unless specified) 100 80 60 40 20 0 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100 0°C milli-g / °C Graph 12. Examples of AOUTY 0g offset vs. temperature Graph 9. Distribution of AOUTX 0g offset over temperature 40% 35% % Sensitivity change % OF UNITS 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 -0.5 -1.0 -1.5 -2.0 -2.5 -3.0 0% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% -2% -4% -6% -8% -10% milli-g / °C 0°C 10°C 20°C 30°C 40°C 50°C 60°C 70°C Graph 13. Examples of AOUTX Sensitivity change over temperature 100 80 60 40 20 0 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100 8% 6% % Sensitivity change 0g offset (milli-g) Graph 10. Distribution of AOUTY 0g offset over temperature 10°C 20°C 30°C 40°C 50°C 60°C 70°C 4% 2% 0% -2% -4% -6% -8% 0°C -10% 0°C 10°C 20°C 30°C 40°C 50°C 60°C 70°C Graph 11. Examples of AOUTX 0g offset vs. temperature MEMSIC MXA2500G/M Rev. E 10°C 20°C 30°C 40°C 50°C 60°C 70°C Graph 14. Examples of AOUTY Sensitivity change over temperature Page 5 of 8 1/19/2005 MXA2500G/M PIN DESCRIPTIONS VDD – This is the supply input for the digital circuits and the sensor heater in the accelerometer. The DC voltage should be between 3.0 and 5.25 volts. Refer to the section on PCB layout and fabrication suggestions for guidance on external parts and connections recommended. VDA – This is the power supply input for the analog amplifiers in the accelerometer. Refer to the section on PCB layout and fabrication suggestions for guidance on external parts and connections recommended. the force of gravity (perpendicular to the Earth’s surface), it is least sensitive to changes in tilt. Table 1 and Figure 2 help illustrate the output changes in the X- and Y-axes as the unit is tilted from +90° to 0°. Notice that when one axis has a small change in output per degree of tilt (in mg), the second axis has a large change in output per degree of tilt. The complementary nature of these two signals permits low cost accurate tilt sensing to be achieved with the MEMSIC device (reference application note AN-00MX-007). X Gnd – This is the ground pin for the accelerometer. M E M SIC +900 AOUTX – This pin is the output of the x-axis acceleration sensor. The user should ensure the load impedance is sufficiently high as to not source/sink >100µA. While the sensitivity of this axis has been programmed at the factory to be the same as the sensitivity for the y-axis, the accelerometer can be programmed for non-equal sensitivities on the x- and y-axes. Contact the factory for additional information on this feature. gravity 00 Y Top View Figure 2: Accelerometer Position Relative to Gravity X-Axis AOUTY – This pin is the output of the y-axis acceleration sensor. X-Axis The user should ensure the load impedance is sufficiently high Orientation as to not source/sink >100µA. While the sensitivity of this axis To Earth’s has been programmed at the factory to be the same as the Surface sensitivity for the x-axis, the accelerometer can be programmed (deg.) for non-equal sensitivities on the x- and y-axes. Contact the 90 factory for additional information on this feature. 85 80 70 60 45 30 20 10 5 0 TOUT – This pin is the buffered output of the temperature sensor. The analog voltage at TOUT is an indication of the die temperature. This voltage is useful as a differential measurement of temperature from ambient and not as an absolute measurement of temperature Sck – The standard product is delivered with an internal clock option (800kHz). This pin should be grounded when operating with the internal clock. An external clock option can be special ordered from the factory allowing the user to input a clock signal between 400kHz and 1.6MHz. X Output (g) Change per deg. of tilt (mg) Y-Axis Y Output (g) 1.000 0.15 0.000 0.996 1.37 0.087 0.985 2.88 0.174 0.940 5.86 0.342 0.866 8.59 0.500 0.707 12.23 0.707 0.500 15.04 0.866 0.342 16.35 0.940 0.174 17.16 0.985 0.087 17.37 0.996 0.000 17.45 1.000 Table 1: Changes in Tilt for X- and Y-Axes Change per deg. of tilt (mg) 17.45 17.37 17.16 16.35 15.04 12.23 8.59 5.86 2.88 1.37 0.15 Resolution: The accelerometer resolution is limited by noise. The output noise will vary with the measurement bandwidth. With the reduction of the bandwidth, by applying an external Vref – A reference voltage is available from this pin. It is set at low pass filter, the output noise drops. Reduction of bandwidth 2.50V typical and has 100µA of drive capability. will improve the signal to noise ratio and the resolution. The output noise scales directly with the square root of the measurement bandwidth. The maximum amplitude of the noise, DISCUSSION OF TILT APPLICATIONS AND its peak- to- peak value, approximately defines the worst case RESOLUTION Tilt Applications: One of the most popular applications of the resolution of the measurement. With a simple RC low pass filter, the rms noise is calculated as follows: MEMSIC accelerometer product line is in tilt/inclination measurement. An accelerometer uses the force of gravity as an Noise (mg rms) = Noise(mg/ Hz ) * ( Bandwidth( Hz) *1.6) input to determine the inclination angle of an object. A MEMSIC accelerometer is most sensitive to changes in position, or tilt, when the accelerometer’s sensitive axis is perpendicular to the force of gravity, or parallel to the Earth’s surface. Similarly, when the accelerometer’s axis is parallel to MEMSIC MXA2500G/M Rev. E The peak-to-peak noise is approximately equal to 6.6 times the rms value (for an average uncertainty of 0.1%). Page 6 of 8 1/19/2005 EXTERNAL FILTERS AC Coupling: For applications where only dynamic accelerations (vibration) are to be measured, it is recommended to ac couple the accelerometer output as shown in Figure 3. The advantage of ac coupling is that variations from part to part of zero g offset and zero g offset versus temperature can be eliminated. Figure 3 is a HPF (high pass filter) with a –3dB . In many breakpoint given by the equation: f = 1 2πRC applications it may be desirable to have the HPF –3dB point at a very low frequency in order to detect very low frequency accelerations. Sometimes the implementation of this HPF may result in unreasonably large capacitors, and the designer must turn to digital implementations of HPFs where very low frequency –3dB breakpoints can be achieved. AOUTX C POWER SUPPLY NOISE REJECTION Two capacitors and a resistor are recommended for best rejection of power supply noise (reference Figure 5 below). The capacitors should be located as close as possible to the device supply pins (VDA, VDD). The capacitor lead length should be as short as possible, and surface mount capacitors are preferred. For typical applications, capacitors C1 and C2 can be ceramic 0.1 µF, and the resistor R can be 10 Ω. AOUTX Filtered Output R V SUPPLY C1 R VDA C2 VDD MEMSIC Accelerometer Figure 5: Power Supply Noise Rejection C PCB LAYOUT AND FABRICATION SUGGESTIONS 1. The Sck pin should be grounded to minimize noise. 2. Liberal use of ceramic bypass capacitors is recommended. R 3. Robust low inductance ground wiring should be used. 4. Care should be taken to ensure there is “thermal symmetry” on the PCB immediately surrounding the MEMSIC device and that there is no significant heat Figure 3: High Pass Filter source nearby. 5. A metal ground plane should be added directly beneath the Low Pass Filter: An external low pass filter is useful in low MEMSIC device. The size of the plane should be similar frequency applications such as tilt or inclination. The low pass to the MEMSIC device’s footprint and be as thick as filter limits the noise floor and improves the resolution of the possible. accelerometer. The low pass filter shown in Figure 4 has a – 6. Vias can be added symmetrically around the ground plane. . For the 3dB breakpoint given by the equation: f = 1 2πRC Vias increase thermal isolation of the device from the rest of the PCB. 200 Hz absolute output device filter, C=0.2µF and R=39kΩ, ±5%, 1/8W. AOUTY AOUTX AOUTY AOUTY Filtered Output R C AOUTX Filtered Output C AOUTY Filtered Output R Figure 4: Low Pass Filter MEMSIC MXA2500G/M Rev. E Page 7 of 8 1/19/2005 LCC-8 PACKAGE DRAWING Fig 6: Hermetically Sealed Package Outline MEMSIC MXA2500G/M Rev. E Page 8 of 8 1/19/2005