Memsic announces SDK for MEMS-watch ref design
Memsic has teamed up with Meta Watch Ltd. (Dallas, Texas) to provide advanced features for a watch development kit that can support context awareness, health and many types of motion and orientation
The SDK makes use of the MMC3416xPJ magnetometer which uses less than 50-microamps of current and can be always on. Memsic is providing sensor fusion software to allow applications to understand the context of the user, such as whether the user is standing, sitting, lying, walking or running, and can also assist in indoor navigation applications. The SDK also provides a wireless connection to another mobile device, further simplifying the development and integration process.
The software provides magnetic tilt compensation and the MMC3416xPJ magnetometer comes in a 1.6mm by 1.6mm by 0.6mm package.
"Through our partnership with Meta, the new MMW-SDK will enable customers to bring new wearable solutions to market quickly and efficiently," said John Newton, vice president of marketing at Memsic, in a statement. "Their [Memsic’s] low-power, high-dynamic range sensors and the sensor fusion software coupled with Meta’s ultra-low power connected watch platform enable a host of new consumer wearable devices and watch features," said David Rosales, CTO of Meta Watch, in the same statement.
The MMW-SDK will be available in April 2014.
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