Size, power reduced in mCube inertial sensors
The company said the parts come in packages measuring 2mm by 2mm by 0.95mm and are 50 percent smaller in volume than previous equivalent mCube parts. The company also claimed they are the world’s smallest and lowest power consumption 6DoF eCompass and 9DoF inertial motion sensor. The parts are suitable for wearables, gaming devices, tablet computers and smartphones, mCube said.
The new MC6470 eCompass solution combines a high precision magnetic sensor with mCube’s third generation single-chip MEMS accelerometer into a 6DoF (6 Degrees of Freedom) eCompass.
The MC7030 iGyro, combining a 9DoF (9 Degrees of Freedom) accelerometer, magnetometer and rotational sensor solution, features the industry’s first software-based gyroscope optimized for Android™ smartphones and tablets. The product enables “virtual” gyroscope functionality on all mobile devices, delivering immersive, 9DoF motion gaming and augmented reality experiences to phone and tablet users (see mCube launches 9-DoF inertial sensor).
The mCube eCompass and iGyro products are optimized for applications requiring high precision directional sensing, including map orientation, virtual reality data overlay, enhanced navigation with dead reckoning assistance, and hardware gyroscope replacement. Both the MC6470 and MC7030 provide standard accelerometer and magnetometer features, such as a motion enabled user interface, gesture recognition and gaming control. Together with mCube’s eMotion software, these products ease the integration of compass and rotational sensing functionality into the end product, providing tilt‑compensated heading calculations, hard- and soft-iron calibration, and World Magnetic Model (WMM) compensation.
The parts are being sampled to key customers with volume production planned for Q2 2015.
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