MMA7361 Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakout

Introduction

This is a breakout for freescale mma7361l analog three axis accelerometer.The MMA7361L is a low power, low profile capacitive micromachined accelerometer featuring signal conditioning, a 1-pole low pass filter,temperature compensation, self test, 0g-Detect which detects linear freefall,and g-Select which allows for the selection between 2 sensitivities. Zero-g offset and sensitivity are factory set and require no external devices. The MMA7361L includes a Sleep Mode that makes it ideal for handheld battery powered electronics.

Features

• Low Voltage Operation: 2.2 V – 3.6 V
• High Sensitivity (800 mV/g @ 1.5g)
• Selectable Sensitivity (±1.5g, ±6g)
• Fast Turn On Time (0.5 ms Enable Response Time)
• Self Test for Freefall Detect Diagnosis
• 0g-Detect for Freefall Protection
• Signal Conditioning with Low Pass Filter
• Robust Design, High Shocks Survivability
• RoHS Compliant
• Environmentally Preferred Product
• Low Cost

Document

• MMA7361 libraryArduino 1.0 Only
• MMA7361 Schematic
• MMA7361L Datasheet

Usage

Here is the guide illustrates how to connect an Arduino to the MMA7361 Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakout. The following is a table describing which pins on the Arduino should be connected to the pins on the accelerometer:

Example code

#include <AcceleroMMA7361.h>
AcceleroMMA7361 accelero;
int x;
int y;
int z;
void setup()
{
 Serial.begin(9600);
 accelero.begin(13, 12, 11, 10, A0, A1, A2);
 accelero.setARefVoltage(5); //sets the AREF voltage to 3.3V
 accelero.setSensitivity(LOW); //sets the sensitivity to +/-6G
 accelero.calibrate();
}

void loop()
{
 x = accelero.getXAccel();
 y = accelero.getYAccel();
 z = accelero.getZAccel();
 Serial.print("\nx: ");
 Serial.print(x);
 Serial.print(" \ty: ");
 Serial.print(y);
 Serial.print(" \tz: ");
 Serial.print(z);
 Serial.print("\tG*10^-2");
 delay(500); //make it readable
}

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