The KX126 accelerometer. (Source: Kionix)Kionix Inc., a ROHM Group company, has introduced a new tri-axis accelerometer with embedded functionality integrating a step detector and step counter.
The KX126 is a 16-bit digital microelectromechanical system (MEMS) that supports normal/fast/high-speed inter-integrated circuit (I2C) communications up to 3.4 megahertz and serial peripheral interface (SPI) communication up to 10 megahertz, accurate timing over temperature and configurable low-noise and low-power modes.
The accelerometer features a 2,048-byte first in, first out (FIFO) buffer that is built in and can capture seconds or minutes of motion data while the rest of the system sleeps. Other features include high sampling rates, high frequency motions and a high-resolution wake-up/motion detection algorithm capable of detecting as little as 3.9 mg of motion.
The device is current sampling.
