ADI introduces the ADXC150x, a fully integrated inertial combination sensor family

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today announced the ADXC150x family of fully integrated inertial combination sensors that combine industry-leading impact resistance, shock resistance, first-class reliability, accuracy and size. The single device integrates four degrees of freedom, enabling system designers to reduce the size of electronic control units (ECUs) required for today's automotive safety systems.

To design more reliable and precise automotive safety systems, such as stable electronic control systems (ESC) and rollover detection systems, it is essential to minimize the large error sources. These traditional chassis control systems, including anti-lock braking systems, traction control and yaw control systems, have been installed in the vehicle. Current ESC and rollover detection system design generally uses two or more discrete accelerometers and gyroscopes, shock and shock resistance is not strong enough, and high cost, while the larger board space required. The ADXC150x combined sensor family overcomes the enormous challenge of integrating automotive gyroscopes and accelerometers into a single package. These innovative combination sensors can integrate up to four degrees of freedom into a single device, reducing component count and costly and time-consuming custom integration work, as well as improving the accuracy and reliability of inertial detection.Fairchild Semiconductor | The drift of the yaw gyro is less than 1 degree per second (typical), while the internal temperature sensor calibrates the output to provide excellent stability over the entire automotive temperature range (-40oC to 105oC). ADI is committed to functional safety, ADXC150x series of products also use omnidirectional mechanical and electrical fault protection program, continuous monitoring equipment operation, to ensure data integrity.

For decades, ADI has been committed to inertial sensor innovation 1, the introduction of advanced accelerometer and gyroscope designed to help save lives, leading the market continues to develop. The unique ADXC150x gyroscope utilizes a patented differential Quad-Sensor ™ design that effectively suppresses linear acceleration, including external gravity and vibration. This advanced accelerometer features a low Q sensor beam design, excellent noise suppression performance, wide dynamic range, and robust handling of overload signals in the most challenging automotive environments. wire strippers | Two product configurations were initially available: the ADXC1500, a biaxial accelerometer with a yaw-rate gyro, and the ADXC1501, a triaxial accelerometer with a yaw-rate gyro. Both products offer SPI digital outputs in a 16-pin inverted cavity SOIC package with stable EMI immunity.