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Product Description
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The KXTF9 is a tri-axis +/-2g, +/-4g or +/-8g silicon
micromachined
accelerometer
with
integrated
orientation, tap/double tap, and activity detecting
algorithms. The sense element is fabricated using
Kionix’s proprietary plasma micromachining process
technology. Acceleration sensing is based on the
principle of a differential capacitance arising from
acceleration-induced motion of the sense element,
which further utilizes common mode cancellation to
decrease errors from process variation, temperature,
and environmental stress. The sense element is
hermetically sealed at the wafer level by bonding a
second silicon lid wafer to the device using a glass frit.
A separate ASIC device packaged with the sense
element provides signal conditioning, and intelligent
user-programmable application algorithms. The
accelerometer is delivered in a 3 x 3 x 0.9 mm LGA
plastic package operating from a 1.8 – 3.6V DC supply. I2C interface is used to communicate to
the chip to configure and check updates to the orientation, Directional TapTM detection and activity
monitoring algorithms.
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Functional Diagram
X
Sensor
Y
Sensor
Charge
Amp
A/D
Z
Sensor
Vdd 5
IO Vdd 1
I 2C
Digital Engine
Digital
Filter
GND 4
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10
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Product Specifications
Table 1. Mechanical
(specifications are for operation at 3.3V and T = 25C unless stated otherwise)
Parameters
Units
Min
Typical
Max
Operating Temperature Range
ºC
-40
-
85
Zero-g Offset
mg
-125
-
+125
Zero-g Offset Variation from RT over Temp.
mg/ºC
GSEL1=0, GSEL=0 (± 2g)
Sensitivity (12-bit)
1
GSEL1=0, GSEL0=1 (± 4g)
counts/g
GSEL1=1, GSEL0=0 (± 8g)
Sensitivity (8-bit)
1
GSEL1=0, GSEL=0 (± 2g)
GSEL1=0, GSEL0=1 (± 4g)
GSEL1=1, GSEL0=0 (± 8g)
counts/g
988
1024
1060
494
512
530
247
61
30
15
256
64
32
16
265
67
34
17
%/ºC
0.01 (xy)
0.03 (z)
Offset Ratiometric Error (Vdd = 3.3V ± 5%)
%
0.3
Sensitivity Ratiometric Error (Vdd = 3.3V ± 5%)
%
0.4 (xy)
0.2 (z)
Self Test Output change on Activation
g
2.9 (x)
2.7 (y)
1.8 (z)
Hz
3500 (xy)
1800 (z)
% of FS
1
%
2
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Sensitivity Variation from RT over Temp.
Mechanical Resonance (-3dB)
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Cross Axis Sensitivity
Notes:
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0.7 (xy)
0.4 (z)
2
2
1. Resolution and acceleration ranges are user selectable via I C.
2. Resonance as defined by the dampened mechanical sensor.
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Table 2. Electrical
(specifications are for operation at 3.3V and T = 25C unless stated otherwise)
Parameters
Supply Voltage (Vdd)
Operating
I/O Pads Supply Voltage (VIO)
Units
Min
Typical
Max
V
1.8
3.3
3.6
V
1.7
All On (Res = 1)
Current Consumption All On (RES = 0)
740
A
R
ms
ms
kHz
Hz
RES = 0
RES = 1
kHz
Hz
940
0.1
0
0.050
80
40
20
10
5
2.5
20
0.2 * Vio
0.2 * Vio
-
400
25
50
1.59
ODR/2
800
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Bandwidth (-3dB)
0.9 * Vio
0.8 * Vio
A
4
Output Data Rate (ODR)
5
V
V
V
V
840
360
Standby
1
Output Low Voltage
Output High Voltage
Input Low Voltage
Input High Voltage
Input Pull-down Current
RES = 0
RES = 1, ODR = 25 Hz
RES = 1, ODR = 50Hz
2
Start Up Time
RES = 1, ODR = 100Hz
RES = 1, ODR = 200Hz
RES = 1, ODR = 400Hz
RES = 1, ODR = 800Hz
3
Power Up Time
2
I C Communication Rate
Vdd
Notes:
2
1. Assuming I C communication and minimum 1.5k pull-up resistor on SCL and SDA
pins. Assuming Vio < 2V, if Vio > 2 V then the maximum Output Low Voltage is 0.4V.
2. Start up time is from PC1 set to valid outputs.
3. Power up time is from Vdd valid to device boot completion.
2
4. User selectable through I C.
5. User selectable and dependant on ODR and RES.
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Table 3. Environmental
Units
Min
Typical
Max
Supply Voltage (Vdd) Absolute Limits
Operating Temperature Range
Parameters
V
ºC
-0.3
-40
-
6.0
85
Storage Temperature Range
ºC
-55
-
Mech. Shock (powered and unpowered)
g
-
-
ESD
V
-
-
150
5000 for 0.5ms
10000 for 0.2ms
2000
HBM
Caution: ESD Sensitive and Mechanical Shock Sensitive Component, improper handling
can cause permanent damage to the device.
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This product conforms to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of the European Union (RoHS). Specifically, this product does not contain lead,
mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), or
polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) above the maximum concentration values (MCV)
by weight in any of its homogenous materials. Homogenous materials are "of uniform
composition throughout."
This product is halogen-free per IEC 61249-2-21. Specifically, the materials used in this
product contain a maximum total halogen content of 1500 ppm with less than 900-ppm
bromine and less than 900-ppm chlorine.
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Soldering
Soldering recommendations are available upon request or from www.kionix.com.
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Application Schematic
SDA
10
IO Vdd
C2
1
9
2
8
SCL
KXTF9
3
7
4
6
INT
5
C1
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Table 4. KXTF9 Pin Descriptions
Name
Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
IO Vdd
DNC
DNC
GND
Vdd
DNC
INT
DNC
SCL
SDA
The power supply input for the digital communication bus. Decouple this pin to ground with a 0.1uF ceramic capacitor.
Reserved – Do Not Connect
Reserved – Do Not Connect
Ground
The power supply input. Decouple this pin to ground with a 1uF ceramic capacitor.
Reserved – Do Not Connect
Physical Interrupt
Reserved – Do Not Connect
I2C Serial Clock
I2C Serial Data
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Test Specifications
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Special Characteristics:
These characteristics have been identified as being critical to the customer. Every part is tested to
verify its conformance to specification prior to shipment.
Table 5. Test Specifications
Specification
0 +/- 128 counts
1024 +/- 35.8 counts/g
740 0.866
-0.5 < ay < 0.5
ay < -0.866
-0.5 < ay < 0.5
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Table 21. Acceleration at the four orientations with +/- 15° of hysteresis
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The KXTF9 allows the user to change the amount of hysteresis in between the four screen rotation
states. By simply writing to the HYST_SET register, the user can adjust the amount of hysteresis up to
+/- 45°. The plot in Figure 1 shows the typical amount of hysteresis applied for a given digital count
value of HYST_SET.
HYST_SET vs Hysteresis
50
45
Hysteresis (+/- degrees)
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Hysteresis
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
HYST_SET Value (Counts)
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Figure 1. HYST_SET vs Hysteresis
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Device Orientation Angle (aka Tilt Angle)
To ensure that horizontal and vertical device orientation changes are detected, even when it isn’t in the
ideal vertical orientation – where the angle θ in Figure 2 is 90°, the KXTF9 considers device orientation
angle in its algorithm.
Angle
Figure 2. Device Orientation Angle
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As the angle in Figure 2 is decreased, the maximum gravitational acceleration on the X-axis or Y-axis
will also decrease. Therefore, when the angle becomes small enough, the user will not be able to
make the screen orientation change. When the device orientation angle approaches 0° (device is flat
on a desk or table), ax = ay = 0g, az = +1g, and there is no way to determine which way the screen
should be oriented, the internal algorithm determines that the device is in either the face-up or facedown orientation, depending on the sign of the z-axis. The KXTF9 will only change the screen
orientation when the orientation angle is above the factory-defaulted/user-defined threshold set in the
TILT_ANGLE register. Equation 2 can be used to determine what value to write to the TILT_ANGLE
register to set the device orientation angle.
TILT_ANGLE (counts) = sin θ * (32 (counts/g))
Equation 2. Tilt Angle Threshold
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Tilt Timer
The 8-bit register, TILT_TIMER can be used to qualify changes in orientation. The KXTF9 does this by
incrementing a counter with a size that is specified by the value in TILT_TIMER for each set of
acceleration samples to verify that a change to a new orientation state is maintained. A user defined
output data rate (ODR) determines the time period for each sample. Equation 3 shows how to
calculate the TILT_TIMER register value for a desired delay time.
TILT_TIMER (counts) = Delay Time (sec) x ODR (Hz)
Equation 3. Tilt Position Delay Time
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Motion Interrupt Feature Description
The Motion interrupt feature of the KXTF9 reports qualified high-pass filtered acceleration based on the Wake
Up (WUF) threshold. If the high-pass filtered acceleration on any axis is greater than the user-defined wake
up threshold (WUF_THRESH), the device has transitioned from an inactive state to an active state. When
configured in the unlatched mode, the KXTF9 will report when the motion event finished and the device has
returned to an inactive state. Equation 4 shows how to calculate the WUF_THRESH register value for a
desired wake up threshold.
WUF_THRESH (counts) = Wake Up Threshold (g) x 16 (counts/g)
Equation 4. Wake Up Threshold
A WUF (WUF_TIMER) 8-bit raw unsigned value represents a counter that permits the user to qualify each
active/inactive state change. Note that each WUF Timer count qualifies 1 (one) user-defined ODR period
(OWUF). Equation 5 shows how to calculate the WUF_TIMER register value for a desired wake up delay
time.
WUF_TIMER (counts) = Wake Up Delay Time (sec) x OWUF (Hz)
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Equation 5. Wake Up Delay Time
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Figure 3 below shows the latched response of the motion detection algorithm with WUF Timer = 10 counts.
Typical Motion Interrupt Example
HPF Acceleration
WUF Threshold
0g
Time
Ex: Delay Counter = 10
10
WUF Timer
Motion
Figure 3. Latched Motion Interrupt Response
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Figure 4 below shows the unlatched response of the motion detection algorithm with WUF Timer = 10 counts.
Typical Motion Interrupt Example
HPF Acceleration
WUF Threshold
0g
Time
Ex: Delay Counter = 10
10
WUF Timer
Motion
Figure 4. Unlatched Motion Interrupt Response
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Directional Tap Detection Feature Description
The Directional Tap Detection feature of the KXTF9 recognizes single and double tap inputs and reports the
acceleration axis and direction that each tap occurred. Eight performance parameters, as well as a userselectable ODR are used to configure the KXTF9 for a desired tap detection response.
Performance Index
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The Directional TapTM detection algorithm uses low and high thresholds to help determine when a tap
event has occurred. A tap event is detected when the previously described jerk summation exceeds
the low threshold (TDT_L_THRESH) for more than the tap detection low limit, but less than the tap
detection high limit as contained in TDT_TAP_TIMER. Samples that exceed the high limit
(TDT_H_THRESH) will be ignored. Figure 5 shows an example of a single tap event meeting the
performance index criteria.
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Calculated Performance Index
180
160
140
jerk (counts)
120
100
80
60
40
20
: Sampled Data
TDT_L_THRESH
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PI
3.15
3.16
3.17
3.18
time(sec)
3.19
3.2
3.21
Figure 5. Jerk Summation vs Threshold
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Single Tap Detection
The latency timer (TDT_LATENCY_TIMER) sets the time period that a tap event will only be
characterized as a single tap. A second tap has to occur outside of the latency timer. If a second tap
occurs inside the latency time, it will be ignored as it occurred too quickly. The single tap will be
reported at the end of the TDT_WINDOW_TIMER. Figure 6 shows a single tap event meeting the PI,
latency and window requirements.
Calculated Performance Index
160
PI
140
TDT_WINDOW_TIMER
120
jerk (counts)
100
TDT_LATENCY_TIMER
80
60
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TDT_L_THRESH
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2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
time(sec)
2.8
2.9
3
3.1
Figure 6. Single Directional TapTM Timing
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Double Tap Detection
An event can be characterized as a double tap only if the second tap crosses the performance index
(TDT_L_THRESH) outside the TDT_TIMER. This means that the TDT_TIMER determines the
minimum time separation that must exist between the two taps of a double tap event. Similar to the
single tap, the second tap event must exceed the performance index for the time limit contained in
TDT_TAP_TIMER. The double tap will be reported at the end of the second TDT_LATENCY_TIMER.
Figure 7 shows a double tap event meeting the PI, latency and window requirements.
Calculated Performance Index
PI
TDT_WINDOW_TIMER
200
jerk (counts)
150
TDT_TIMER
100
TDT_LATENCY_TIMER
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TDT_L_THRESH
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3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
time(sec)
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
Figure 7. Double Directional TapTM Timing
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Revision History
REVISION
1
DESCRIPTION
Initial Release
2
Corrected default register values and Table 15 references.
3
Removed all references to 12.5 Hz ODR related to acceleration output registers and changed axes labels in
Figures 3 and 4.
Updated Drawing and Photo with Pin 1 Marking
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5
6
Modified Output Low Voltage level from 0.3Vio to 0.2Vio. Also modified Note1: Assuming Vio < 2V, if Vio > 2
V then the maximum Output Low Voltage is 0.4V. Updated Z-axis Self Test Output change on Activation from
2.3g to 1.8g.
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Updated paragraph to include explanation of accelerometer output format in page 17 and updated Figure 9
for 2's complement representation. Updated Static X/Y/Z Output Response versus Orientation.
Updated Typical Z Axis Self Test Output
DATE
18-Dec2009
16-Mar2010
01-Jul2010
11-Oct2010
29-Mar2011
08-Jun2011
24-Jun2011
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under any patent or other rights of Kionix. The information contained herein is believed to be accurate and reliable but is not guaranteed. Kionix does not assume
responsibility for its use or distribution. Kionix also reserves the right to change product specifications or discontinue this product at any time without prior notice. This
publication supersedes and replaces all information previously supplied.
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