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Small, Low Power, 3-Axis 3 G Accelerometer ADXL335: Features General Description
Small, Low Power, 3-Axis 3 G Accelerometer ADXL335: Features General Description
Accelerometer
ADXL335
FEATURES
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
3-axis sensing
Small, low profile package
4 mm 4 mm 1.45 mm LFCSP
Low power : 350 A (typical)
Single-supply operation: 1.8 V to 3.6 V
10,000 g shock survival
Excellent temperature stability
BW adjustment with a single capacitor per axis
RoHS/WEEE lead-free compliant
The ADXL335 is a small, thin, low power, complete 3-axis accelerometer with signal conditioned voltage outputs. The product
measures acceleration with a minimum full-scale range of 3 g.
It can measure the static acceleration of gravity in tilt-sensing
applications, as well as dynamic acceleration resulting from
motion, shock, or vibration.
The user selects the bandwidth of the accelerometer using the
CX, CY, and CZ capacitors at the XOUT, YOUT, and ZOUT pins.
Bandwidths can be selected to suit the application, with a
range of 0.5 Hz to 1600 Hz for the X and Y axes, and a range
of 0.5 Hz to 550 Hz for the Z axis.
APPLICATIONS
Cost sensitive, low power, motion- and tilt-sensing
applications
Mobile devices
Gaming systems
Disk drive protection
Image stabilization
Sports and health devices
VS
ADXL335
OUTPUT AMP
~32k
XOUT
CX
3-AXIS
SENSOR
CDC
AC AMP
DEMOD
OUTPUT AMP
~32k
YOUT
CY
OUTPUT AMP
~32k
ZOUT
CZ
ST
07808-001
COM
Figure 1.
Rev. 0
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ADXL335
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Features .............................................................................................. 1
Performance ................................................................................ 10
Applications ....................................................................................... 1
Specifications..................................................................................... 3
Absolute Maximum Ratings............................................................ 4
Mechanical Sensor...................................................................... 10
REVISION HISTORY
1/09Revision 0: Initial Version
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ADXL335
SPECIFICATIONS
TA = 25C, VS = 3 V, CX = CY = CZ = 0.1 F, acceleration = 0 g, unless otherwise noted. All minimum and maximum specifications are
guaranteed. Typical specifications are not guaranteed.
Table 1.
Parameter
SENSOR INPUT
Measurement Range
Nonlinearity
Package Alignment Error
Interaxis Alignment Error
Cross-Axis Sensitivity 1
SENSITIVITY (RATIOMETRIC) 2
Sensitivity at XOUT, YOUT, ZOUT
Sensitivity Change Due to Temperature 3
ZERO g BIAS LEVEL (RATIOMETRIC)
0 g Voltage at XOUT, YOUT
0 g Voltage at ZOUT
0 g Offset vs. Temperature
NOISE PERFORMANCE
Noise Density XOUT, YOUT
Noise Density ZOUT
FREQUENCY RESPONSE 4
Bandwidth XOUT, YOUT 5
Bandwidth ZOUT5
RFILT Tolerance
Sensor Resonant Frequency
SELF-TEST 6
Logic Input Low
Logic Input High
ST Actuation Current
Output Change at XOUT
Output Change at YOUT
Output Change at ZOUT
OUTPUT AMPLIFIER
Output Swing Low
Output Swing High
POWER SUPPLY
Operating Voltage Range
Supply Current
Turn-On Time 7
TEMPERATURE
Operating Temperature Range
Conditions
Each axis
Min
Typ
3.6
0.3
1
0.1
1
Each axis
VS = 3 V
VS = 3 V
270
300
0.01
330
mV/g
%/C
VS = 3 V
VS = 3 V
1.35
1.2
1.5
1.5
1
1.65
1.8
V
V
mg/C
% of full scale
No external filter
No external filter
Self-Test 0 to Self-Test 1
Self-Test 0 to Self-Test 1
Self-Test 0 to Self-Test 1
150
+150
+150
No load
No load
Max
g
%
Degrees
Degrees
%
150
300
g/Hz rms
g/Hz rms
1600
550
32 15%
5.5
Hz
Hz
k
kHz
+0.6
+2.4
+60
325
+325
+550
V
V
A
mV
mV
mV
600
+600
+1000
0.1
2.8
1.8
VS = 3 V
No external filter
V
V
3.6
V
A
ms
+85
350
1
40
Unit
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ADXL335
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Table 2.
Parameter
Acceleration (Any Axis, Unpowered)
Acceleration (Any Axis, Powered)
VS
All Other Pins
Output Short-Circuit Duration
(Any Pin to Common)
Temperature Range (Powered)
Temperature Range (Storage)
Rating
10,000 g
10,000 g
0.3 V to +3.6 V
(COM 0.3 V) to (VS + 0.3 V)
Indefinite
ESD CAUTION
55C to +125C
65C to +150C
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ADXL335
ST
COM
NC
VS
NC
16
NC
VS
NC
14
13
ADXL335
TOP VIEW
(Not to Scale)
12
XOUT
11
NC
10
YOUT
+Y
+Z
+X
7
COM
ZOUT
COM
COM
NC
07808-003
NC = NO CONNECT
NOTES
1. EXPOSED PAD IS NOT INTERNALLY
CONNECTED BUT SHOULD BE SOLDERED
FOR MECHANICAL INTEGRITY.
Mnemonic
NC
ST
COM
NC
COM
COM
COM
ZOUT
NC
YOUT
NC
XOUT
NC
VS
VS
NC
Exposed Pad
Description
No Connect1.
Self-Test.
Common.
No Connect1.
Common.
Common.
Common.
Z Channel Output.
No Connect1.
Y Channel Output.
No Connect1.
X Channel Output.
No Connect1.
Supply Voltage (1.8 V to 3.6 V).
Supply Voltage (1.8 V to 3.6 V).
No Connect1.
Not internally connected. Solder for mechanical integrity.
NC pins are not internally connected and can be tied to COM pins, unless otherwise noted.
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ADXL335
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
N > 1000 for all typical performance plots, unless otherwise noted.
40
50
40
% OF POPULATION
% OF POPULATION
30
30
20
20
10
1.42
1.44
1.46
1.48
1.50
1.52
1.54
1.56
1.58
OUTPUT (V)
07808-005
0.36
0.34
0.32
0.30
0.28
0.26
50
50
40
40
% OF POPULATION
% OF POPULATION
0.38
VOLTS (V)
30
20
10
30
20
10
1.42
1.44
1.46
1.48
1.50
1.52
1.54
1.56
1.58
OUTPUT (V)
07808-006
0.40
0.26
0.28
0.30
0.32
0.34
0.36
0.38
0.40
VOLTS (V)
07808-009
07808-008
10
25
20
% OF POPULATION
15
10
20
10
1.42
1.44
1.46
1.48
1.50
1.52
1.54
1.56
OUTPUT (V)
1.58
0.48
0.50
0.52
0.54
0.56
0.58
0.60
VOLTS (V)
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0.62
07808-010
07808-007
% OF POPULATION
30
ADXL335
30
1.55
N=8
1.54
1.53
1.52
20
OUTPUT (V)
% OF POPULATION
25
15
10
1.51
1.50
1.49
1.48
1.47
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
1.45
40 30 20 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90 100
07808-014
0.5
90 100
07808-015
07808-011
90 100
07808-016
1.46
0
TEMPERATURE (C)
40
N=8
1.54
1.53
1.52
OUTPUT (V)
% OF POPULATION
30
20
1.51
1.50
1.49
1.48
10
1.47
1.46
3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
1.45
40 30 20 10
07808-012
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
TEMPERATURE (C)
20
1.50
N=8
1.48
1.46
OUTPUT (V)
1.44
10
1.42
1.40
1.38
1.36
1.34
1.32
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
07808-013
% OF POPULATION
15
1.30
40 30 20 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
TEMPERATURE (C)
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ADXL335
20
0.320
N=8
0.315
0.310
SENSITIVITY (V/g)
% OF POPULATION
15
10
0.305
0.300
0.295
0.290
SENSITIVITY (V/g)
0.280
40 30 20 10
07808-017
0
0.285 0.288 0.291 0.294 0.297 0.300 0.303 0.306 0.309 0.312 0.315
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90 100
TEMPERATURE (C)
07808-020
0.285
25
N=8
0.315
20
SENSITIVITY (V/g)
% OF POPULATION
0.310
15
10
0.305
0.300
0.295
0.290
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90 100
07808-021
SENSITIVITY (V/g)
0.280
40 30 20 10
07808-018
0
0.285 0.288 0.291 0.294 0.297 0.300 0.303 0.306 0.309 0.312 0.315
90 100
07808-022
0.285
TEMPERATURE (C)
0.320
N=8
0.315
20
SENSITIVITY (V/g)
15
10
0.305
0.300
0.295
0.290
0.285
0
0.285 0.288 0.291 0.294 0.297 0.300 0.303 0.306 0.309 0.312 0.315
SENSITIVITY (V/g)
07808-019
% OF POPULATION
0.310
0.280
40 30 20 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
TEMPERATURE (C)
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ADXL335
600
500
CH4: ZOUT,
500mV/DIV
300
CH3: YOUT,
500mV/DIV
CH2: X OUT,
500mV/DIV
CH1: POWER,
1V/DIV
OUTPUTS ARE OFFSET FOR CLARITY
100
0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
SUPPLY (V)
TIME (1ms/DIV)
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07808-024
200
07808-023
CURRENT (A)
400
ADXL335
THEORY OF OPERATION
The ADXL335 is a complete 3-axis acceleration measurement
system. The ADXL335 has a measurement range of 3 g minimum. It contains a polysilicon surface-micromachined sensor
and signal conditioning circuitry to implement an open-loop
acceleration measurement architecture. The output signals are
analog voltages that are proportional to acceleration. The
accelerometer can measure the static acceleration of gravity
in tilt-sensing applications as well as dynamic acceleration
resulting from motion, shock, or vibration.
The sensor is a polysilicon surface-micromachined structure
built on top of a silicon wafer. Polysilicon springs suspend the
structure over the surface of the wafer and provide a resistance
against acceleration forces. Deflection of the structure is measured using a differential capacitor that consists of independent
fixed plates and plates attached to the moving mass. The fixed
plates are driven by 180 out-of-phase square waves. Acceleration
deflects the moving mass and unbalances the differential capacitor
resulting in a sensor output whose amplitude is proportional to
acceleration. Phase-sensitive demodulation techniques are then
used to determine the magnitude and direction of the
acceleration.
MECHANICAL SENSOR
The ADXL335 uses a single structure for sensing the X, Y, and
Z axes. As a result, the three axes sense directions are highly
orthogonal and have little cross-axis sensitivity. Mechanical
misalignment of the sensor die to the package is the chief
source of cross-axis sensitivity. Mechanical misalignment
can, of course, be calibrated out at the system level.
PERFORMANCE
Rather than using additional temperature compensation circuitry, innovative design techniques ensure that high performance
is built in to the ADXL335. As a result, there is no quantization
error or nonmonotonic behavior, and temperature hysteresis
is very low (typically less than 3 mg over the 25C to +70C
temperature range).
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ADXL335
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
POWER SUPPLY DECOUPLING
For most applications, a single 0.1 F capacitor, CDC, placed
close to the ADXL335 supply pins adequately decouples the
accelerometer from noise on the power supply. However, in
applications where noise is present at the 50 kHz internal clock
frequency (or any harmonic thereof), additional care in power
supply bypassing is required because this noise can cause errors
in acceleration measurement.
If additional decoupling is needed, a 100 (or smaller) resistor
or ferrite bead can be inserted in the supply line. Additionally, a
larger bulk bypass capacitor (1 F or greater) can be added in
parallel to CDC. Ensure that the connection from the ADXL335
ground to the power supply ground is low impedance because
noise transmitted through ground has a similar effect to noise
transmitted through VS.
Capacitor (F)
4.7
0.47
0.10
0.05
0.027
0.01
SELF-TEST
The ST pin controls the self-test feature. When this pin is set to
VS, an electrostatic force is exerted on the accelerometer beam.
The resulting movement of the beam allows the user to test if
the accelerometer is functional. The typical change in output
is 1.08 g (corresponding to 325 mV) in the X-axis, +1.08 g
(or +325 mV) on the Y-axis, and +1.83 g (or +550 mV) on the
Z-axis. This ST pin can be left open-circuit or connected to
common (COM) in normal use.
It is often useful to know the peak value of the noise. Peak-topeak noise can only be estimated by statistical methods. Table 5
is useful for estimating the probabilities of exceeding various
peak values, given the rms value.
Table 5. Estimation of Peak-to-Peak Noise
Peak-to-Peak Value
2 rms
4 rms
6 rms
8 rms
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ADXL335
The ADXL335 output is ratiometric, therefore, the output
sensitivity (or scale factor) varies proportionally to the
supply voltage. At VS = 3.6 V, the output sensitivity is typically 360 mV/g. At VS = 2 V, the output sensitivity is typically
195 mV/g.
AX
XOUT = 1g
YOUT = 0g
ZOUT = 0g
TOP
GRAVITY
TOP
TOP
XOUT = 0g
YOUT = 1g
ZOUT = 0g
TOP
XOUT = 1g
YOUT = 0g
ZOUT = 0g
XOUT = 0g
YOUT = 0g
ZOUT = 1g
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XOUT = 0g
YOUT = 0g
ZOUT = 1g
07808-026
XOUT = 0g
YOUT = 1g
ZOUT = 0g
07808-025
AY
ADXL335
LAYOUT AND DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS
The recommended soldering profile is shown in Figure 25 followed by a description of the profile features in Table 6. The recommended
PCB layout or solder land drawing is shown in Figure 26.
CRITICAL ZONE
TL TO TP
tP
TP
tL
TSMAX
TSMIN
tS
RAMP-DOWN
PREHEAT
07808-002
TEMPERATURE
RAMP-UP
TL
t25C TO PEAK
TIME
0.50
MAX
Sn63/Pb37
3C/sec max
Pb-Free
3C/sec max
100C
150C
60 sec to 120 sec
150C
200C
60 sec to 180 sec
3C/sec max
3C/sec max
183C
60 sec to 150 sec
240C + 0C/5C
10 sec to 30 sec
6C/sec max
6 minutes max
217C
60 sec to 150 sec
260C + 0C/5C
20 sec to 40 sec
6C/sec max
8 minutes max
4
0.65
0.325
0.35
MAX
0.65
4
1.95
0.325
1.95
DIMENSIONS SHOWN IN MILLIMETERS
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07808-004
ADXL335
OUTLINE DIMENSIONS
0.35
0.30
0.25
0.65
BSC
12
13
PIN 1
INDICATOR
16
2.55
2.40 SQ
2.25
9
8
TOP VIEW
1.50
1.45
1.40
0.55
0.50
0.45
BOTTOM VIEW
0.05 MAX
0.02 NOM
COPLANARITY
0.08
0.15 REF
SEATING
PLANE
EXPOSED
PAD
0.15 MAX
PIN 1
INDICATOR
4.15
4.00 SQ
3.85
ORDERING GUIDE
Model
ADXL335BCPZ 1
ADXL335BCPZRL1
ADXL335BCPZRL71
EVAL-ADXL335Z1
1
Measurement Range
3 g
3 g
3 g
Specified Voltage
3V
3V
3V
Temperature Range
40C to +85C
40C to +85C
40C to +85C
Rev. 0 | Page 14 of 16
Package Description
16-Lead LFCSP_LQ
16-Lead LFCSP_LQ
16-Lead LFCSP_LQ
Evaluation Board
Package Option
CP-16-14
CP-16-14
CP-16-14
ADXL335
NOTES
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ADXL335
NOTES
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