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Little Bird L3G4200D based 3 Axis Gyro
This compact module is built around the L3G4200D, a low-power 3-axis angular rate sensor with temperature data output. It measures the rate of change in rota...
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This compact module is built around the L3G4200D, a low-power 3-axis angular rate sensor with temperature data output. It measures the rate of change in rotation on the X, Y and Z axes, making it useful for motion sensing, robotics, stabilisation and orientation-aware projects.
Raw angular rate data and temperature output data are available over a selectable digital interface, with support for I²C or SPI. The board uses a small package design with an easy-to-access SIP interface, plus a mounting hole for quick connection and secure installation in your project.
With a wide supply voltage range, the module is designed to work with a broad variety of microcontrollers that have different voltage requirements.
Features:
- Three selectable full scales (250/500/2000 dps)
- I²C (up to 400 kHz) / SPI (10 MHz; 4 & 3 wire) digital output interface
- 16 bit-rate value data output
- 8-bit temperature data output
- Two digital output lines (interrupt and data ready)
- Integrated low- and high-pass filters with user selectable bandwidth
- Ultra-stable over temperature and time
- Wide supply voltage: 2.4 V to 5V
- Embedded power-down and sleep mode
- Embedded temperature sensor
- Embedded FIFO
- High shock survivability
- Extended operating temperature range -40 °C to +85 °C
- ECOPACK® RoHS and “Green” compliant
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- FIFO
- FIFO stands for "first in, first out", a way of handling stored items so the oldest one is read out first, like a queue. In electronics a FIFO is usually a small buffer that temporarily holds data, such as sensor samples or serial bytes, so a processor can collect it in batches instead of reading continuously.
- SPI
- A fast serial communication bus often used for displays, memory cards, and sensors. It matters because SPI devices need specific pins for clock and data, plus a separate chip-select line for each device.
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L3G4200D Application Note AN3393
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L3G4200D 3-Axis Gyro Datasheet
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