MicroStrain Releases Low-Noise Miniature Inertial Measurement Unit

By DE Editors

MicroStrain‘s newest inertial sensors, the 3DM-GX3-15 Inertial Measurement Unit and Vertical Gyro, offers users who do not need magnetometers a lower-cost, lower-power alternative to the company’s 3DM-GX3-25 sensor, while maintaining the same level of inertial performance.  

According to the company, the new sensor completes the GX3 product family, and includes a new MIP API across the entire range of products for greater compatibility among units.
 
The 3DM-GX3-15 is a miniature inertial measurement unit (IMU) that utilizes MEMS sensor technology and combines a triaxial accelerometer and a triaxial gyro to maintain the inertial performance of the original GX3-25. This new miniature IMU also maintains the same small size and footprint as the GX3-25, allowing for application designs to integrate either unit. In addition, the new MIP API is now integrated across the family of inertial sensor products, enabling seamless interchange of GX3 units without changing software.

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.