3-Axis, 2 g/ 4 g/ 8 g/ 16 g
Digital Accelerometer
Data Sheet
ADXL345
FEATURES
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Ultralow power: as low as 23 µA in measurement mode and
0.1 µA in standby mode at VS = 2.5 V (typical)
Power consumption scales automatically with bandwidth
User-selectable resolution
The ADXL345 is a small, thin, ultralow power, 3-axis accelerometer
with high resolution (13-bit) measurement at up to 16 g. Digital
output data is formatted as 16-bit twos complement and is acces-
sible through either a SPI (3- or 4-wire) or I2C digital interface.
Fixed 10-bit resolution
The ADXL345 is well suited for mobile device applications. It
measures the static acceleration of gravity in tilt-sensing appli-
cations, as well as dynamic acceleration resulting from motion
or shock. Its high resolution (3.9 mg/LSB) enables measurement
of inclination changes less than 1.0°.
Full resolution, where resolution increases with g range,
up to 13-bit resolution at 16 g (maintaining 4 mg/LSB
scale factor in all g ranges)
Patent pending, embedded memory management system
with FIFO technology minimizes host processor load
Single tap/double tap detection
Activity/inactivity monitoring
Free-fall detection
Supply voltage range: 2.0 V to 3.6 V
I/O voltage range: 1.7 V to VS
SPI (3- and 4-wire) and I2C digital interfaces
Flexible interrupt modes mappable to either interrupt pin
Measurement ranges selectable via serial command
Bandwidth selectable via serial command
Wide temperature range (−40°C to +85°C)
10,000 g shock survival
Several special sensing functions are provided. Activity and
inactivity sensing detect the presence or lack of motion by
comparing the acceleration on any axis with user-set thresholds.
Tap sensing detects single and double taps in any direction. Free-
fall sensing detects if the device is falling. These functions can
be mapped individually to either of two interrupt output pins.
An integrated, patent pending memory management system with a
32-level first in, first out (FIFO) buffer can be used to store data to
minimize host processor activity and lower overall system power
consumption.
Low power modes enable intelligent motion-based power
management with threshold sensing and active acceleration
measurement at extremely low power dissipation.
Pb free/RoHS compliant
Small and thin: 3 mm × 5 mm × 1 mm LGA package
APPLICATIONS
The ADXL345 is supplied in a small, thin, 3 mm × 5 mm × 1 mm,
14-lead, plastic package.
Handsets
Medical instrumentation
Gaming and pointing devices
Industrial instrumentation
Personal navigation devices
Hard disk drive (HDD) protection
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
V
V
DD I/O
S
ADXL345
POWER
MANAGEMENT
INT1
INT2
CONTROL
AND
INTERRUPT
LOGIC
SENSE
ELECTRONICS
ADC
DIGITAL
FILTER
3-AXIS
SENSOR
SDA/SDI/SDIO
32 LEVEL
FIFO
SERIAL I/O
SDO/ALT
ADDRESS
SCL/SCLK
GND
CS
Figure 1.
Rev. D
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