Description

The L3G4200D is a low-power three-axis gyroscope providing three different user selectable full scales (±250/±500/±2000 dps).

It includes a sensing element and an IC interface able to provide the detected angular rate to the external world through a digital interface (I2C/SPI).

The sensing element is manufactured using specialized micromachining processes, while the IC interface is realized using a CMOS technology that allows designing a dedicated circuit which is trimmed to better match the sensing element characteristics.

The L3G4200D is available in a plastic land grid array (LGA) package and provides excellent temperature stability and high resolution over an extend operating temperature range (-40 °C to +85 °C).

Features

■ Three selectable full scales (±250/500/2000 dps)

■ I2C/SPI digital output interface

■ 16 bit rate value data output

■ Two digital output lines (interrupt and dataready)

■ Integrated low and high pass filters with user selectable bandwidth

■ Embedded self-test

■ Wide supply voltage, 2.4 V to 3.6 V

■ Low voltage compatible IOs, 1.8 V

■ Embedded power-down and sleep mode

■ High shock survivability

■ Extended operating temperature range (-40 °C to +85 °C)

■ ECOPACK® RoHS and “Green” compliant (see Section 6)

Applications

■ Gaming and virtual reality input devices

■ Motion control with MMI (man-machine interface)

■ GPS navigation systems

■ Appliances and robotics