Murata Unveils the SCH16T-K01: Pioneering 6DoF Inertial Sensor for the Future
The SCH16T-K01, Murata's trailblazing offering from its latest SCH16T 6DoF family, stands as a revolutionary inertial sensor milestone. Merging a high-performance XYZ-axis gyroscope with a complementary XYZ-axis accelerometer, this sensor is engineered to provide unmatched precision for machine control and positioning tasks. Anticipate additional advanced variants to augment the SCH16T lineup in the future.
The evolution of Murata's reputable 3D MEMS technology underpins the SCH16T range, revitalized to meet escalating market demands for superior positioning systems. The SCH16T-K01 is tailored to satisfy these requirements by delivering peerless performance, fortified by an array of enhanced time synchronization functionalities.
Key distinctions of the SCH16T-K01 include a high-grade gyro, boasting a bias instability as low as 0.5 degrees per hour and a noise density reaching down to 0.3 millidegrees per second per root hertz. The sensor's accelerometer comes with a substantial dynamic range extending to 26g, providing ample headroom to counteract potential saturation and vibration impacts. Across varying temperatures, the device maintains commendable linearity and offset constancy.
Designed for user convenience, the sensor's output is internally cross-axis compensated, thereby significantly reducing the need for extensive post-installation calibrations. With the integration of these capabilities, the SCH16T-K01 ensures precision in machine control and navigation tasks without necessitating on-site calibration adjustments.
Optimally compatible with industrial settings, the SCH16T-K01 finds its niche in heavy-duty machines such as those found in construction, farming, and material handling sectors, as well as in the delicate instrumentation of marine environments.
SCH16T sensor family offers more flexibility for advanced customers with design options for redundancy and built-in adjustable dual output channels.
- ±300°/s angular rate measurement range
- ±8g acceleration measurement range
- Redundant digital accelerometer channel with up to ±26g dynamic range
- Gyro bias instability down to 0.5°/h, noise density level down to 0.3m°/s/√Hz
- Options for output interpolation and decimation
- Data Ready output, timestamp index and SYNC input functions for clock domain synchronization
- −40 ... 110°C operating temperature range
- 3.0 ... 3.6V supply voltage, 1.7 ... 3.6V I/O supply
- SafeSPI v2.0 interface
- 20bit and 16bit output data, selectable via SPI frame
- Extensive self-diagnostic features
- 12mm × 14mm × 3mm (l × w × h) SOIC-24 inverted housing with <170mm² footprint on PCB
- Qualified according to AEC-Q100 standard
- RoHS compliant robust SOIC plastic package suitable for lead free soldering process and SMD mounting
- Proven capacitive 3D-MEMS technology
- Can be used in Safety Critical Applications
