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BHI360

Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)

The BHI360 is a inertial measurement unit (imu) from Bosch Sensortec. View the full BHI360 datasheet below including key specifications, pinout, electrical characteristics, absolute maximum ratings.

Manufacturer

Bosch Sensortec

Category

Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)

Package

2.5 mm X 3 mm LGA

Key Specifications

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Standard Pack Qty5000
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Overview

Part: BHI360 — Bosch Sensortec

Type: Programmable, low power, Inertial Measurement Unit with integrated sensor fusion library

Description: The BHI360 is a highly integrated, ultra-low-power, programmable smart sensor system featuring a best-in-class 6-axis IMU, a programmable 32-bit Fuser2 microcontroller, an additional ultra-low-power MCU, and preinstalled sensor data processing algorithms, all integrated in a 2.5 mm X 3 mm LGA package.

Operating Conditions:

  • Max Fuser2 MCU clock: 50 MHz

Absolute Maximum Ratings:

Key Specs:

  • Integrated accelerometer: 16-bit 3-axis
  • Integrated gyroscope: 16-bit 3-axis
  • Fuser2 MCU: ARC EM4 CPU (up to 3.6 CoreMark/MHz)
  • Fuser2 on-chip SRAM: 256 kByte
  • Fuser2 on-chip ROM: 144 kByte
  • Fuser2 Long Run mode current: 950 μA @ 20 MHz running CoreMark®
  • Fuser2 Turbo mode current: 2.8 mA @ 50 MHz running CoreMark®
  • Host interface SPI speed: up to 50 MHz
  • Host interface I2C speed: up to 3.4 MHz

Features:

  • Open sensor platform for development of custom embedded algorithms on Fuser2 (MCU) including SDK
  • Integrated Event-Driven Software Framework and OPENRTOS™ with virtual sensor stack
  • Integrated BSX sensor fusion software library including dynamic offset autocalibration algorithms, 6DoF and 9DoF 3D device orientation, gravity vector, etc.
  • Optimized algorithms running on ultra-low-power Bosch Sensortec Core including step counter, tap detection, gesture detection and activity recognition

Applications:

  • Wearable devices like smartwatches, hearables and smart glasses
  • Smartphones, tablets and other mobile communication devices
  • 24/7 always-on sensor data processing at ultra-low power consumption

Package:

  • LGA (2.5 mm X 3 mm)

Features

  • Open sensor platform for development of custom embedded algorithms on Fuser2 (MCU) including SDK
  • Integrated Event-Driven Software Framework and OPENRTOS™ with virtual sensor stack
  • Integrated BSX sensor fusion software library including dynamic offset autocalibration algorithms, 6DoF and 9DoF 3D device orientation, gravity vector, etc. Support for high performance mode as well as several low-power modes
  • Optimized algorithms running on ultra-low-power Bosch Sensortec Core including step counter, tap detection, gesture detection and activity recognition

Applications

  • Wearable devices like smartwatches, hearables and smart glasses
  • Smartphones, tablets and other mobile communication devices
  • 24/7 always-on sensor data processing at ultra-low power consumption

Pin Configuration

BHI360 LGA-20 Pinout

PinNameTypeDescription
1VDDIOPI/O Supply Voltage
2GNDPGround
3CSBIChip Select / I2C Address Select
4SDOI/OSPI MISO / I2C Address Select
5SCL/SCLKII2C Clock / SPI Clock
6SDA/MOSII/OI2C Data / SPI MOSI
7SDIISPI MOSI (4-wire mode)
8INT2OInterrupt Output 2
9INT1OInterrupt Output 1
10VDDIOPI/O Supply Voltage
11GNDPGround
12GPIO3I/OGeneral Purpose I/O 3
13GPIO2I/OGeneral Purpose I/O 2
14GPIO1I/OGeneral Purpose I/O 1
15GPIO0I/OGeneral Purpose I/O 0
16OPA2I/OSecondary Master Interface 2 (SPI/I2C)
17OPA1I/OSecondary Master Interface 2 (SPI/I2C)
18OPA0I/OSecondary Master Interface 1 (I2C)
19OPA3I/OSecondary Master Interface 3 (SPI/I2C)
20VDDPCore Supply Voltage

Notes

  • Package: LGA-20 (2.5 mm × 3 mm)
  • Power pins: VDD (pin 20) is core supply; VDDIO (pins 1, 10) are I/O supply; GND (pins 2, 11) are ground returns
  • Host Interface: Configurable as SPI (4-wire or 3-wire) or I2C via pins 3–7
  • GPIO: Pins 12–15 provide up to 4 general-purpose I/O pins
  • Secondary Interfaces: Pins 16–19 support secondary master interfaces (I2C and/or SPI)
  • Interrupts: INT1 (pin 9) and INT2 (pin 8) are host interrupt outputs
  • Pin numbering: Extracted from the LGA package diagram showing a 5×4 grid layout with pin 1 at top-left corner

Electrical Characteristics

Table 119: Electrical characteristics

ParameterSymbolConditionMinTypMaxUnit
Brown-out detection level risingV BROUT - RT A = -40 ◦ C to 85 ◦ C1.31.6V
Voltage Input Low LevelV IL0.3VDDIO-
Voltage Input High LevelV IH0.7VDDIO-
Voltage Output Low Level, auxiliary IMU interface (pads ASDX,V OALVDDIO=1.71V, IOL=3mA0.2VDDIO-
Voltage Output High Level, auxiliary IMU interface (pads ASDX, ASCX, OCSB, OSDO)V OAHVDDIO=1.71V, IOH=3mA0.8VDDIO-
Voltage Output Low Level, all other outputsV OMLVDDIO=1.71V, IOL=4mA for LDS 3) , IOL=6mA for HDS 4)0.3VDDIO-
Voltage Output High Level, all other outputsV OMHVDDIO=1.71V, IOL=4mA for LDS 3) , IOL=6mA for HDS 4)0.7VDDIO-
Internal Pull-up resistor (M3SCL pad)R UPCLK3561107k Ω
Internal pull-up resistors (other pads)R UP71121214k Ω
Internal Pull-down resistor (HSDO pin)R DN62109208k Ω
Pad Capacitance, HSCX, HCSB, HSDX, HSDO, HIRQ, RESETN, JTAG_DIO, M3SDA padsC PAD 11.8pF
Pad Capacitance M3SCL padC PAD 23.6pF
Pad Capacitance ASCX, ASDX, OCSB, OSDO, RESV1, RESV2 padsC PAD 36.8pF
System Oscillator Frequencyf SYSLRLong run mode, T A =25 ◦ C18.42021.6MHz
System Oscillator Frequencyf SYSTTurbo Mode, T A =25 ◦ C465054MHz
System Oscillator Temperature DriftDF SYS - TEMPDrift from 25 ◦ C for T A = -40 ◦ C to 85 ◦ C-66%
ParameterSymbolConditionMinTypMaxUnit
System Oscillator Start-up time 1)OSC SYS - STARTT A =25 ◦ C4μs
Timer Oscillator Frequencyf TMRT A =25 ◦ C125128131kHz
Timer Oscillator Temperature DriftDF TMR - TEMPDrift from 25 ◦ C for T A = -40 ◦ C to 85 ◦ C-55%
Timer Oscillator Start-up time 1)OSC TMR - STARTT A =25 ◦ C250μs
Timer Oscillator trim step size 5)d TRIM - TMRT A =25 ◦ C0.9%
Current consumption, total on pins VDD and VDDIO(I DD + I DDIO )Gyro and Accel in suspend, Fuser2 in Deep Sleep, 32KBytes RAM retention, T A = 25 ◦ C7.8μA
Current consumption, total on pins VDD and VDDIO(I DD + I DDIO )Gyro and Accel in suspend, Fuser2 in Regular Sleep, 32KBytes RAM retention, T A = 25 ◦ C8.1μA
Current consumption, total on pins VDD and VDDIO(I DD + I DDIO )Accel in Low Power Mode, ODR 25Hz, Gyro in suspend, Fuser2 in deep sleep, T =25 ◦ C14μA
Current consumption, total on pins VDD and VDDIO(I DD + I DDIO )Accel in Normal Mode, Gyro in suspend, Fuser2 in deep sleep, T A =25 ◦ C214μA
Current consumption, total on pins VDD and VDDIO(I DD + I DDIO )Accel and Gyro in Low Power Mode, ODR 25Hz, Fuser2 in deep sleep, T A =25 ◦ C424μA
Current consumption, total on pins VDD and VDDIO(I DD + I DDIO )Accel and Gyro in Normal Mode, ODR max, Fuser2 in deep sleep, T A =25 ◦ C689μA
Current consumption, total on pins VDD and VDDIO(I DD + I DDIO )Accel and Gyro in Performance Mode, ODR max, Fuser2 in deep sleep, T A =25 ◦ C974μA
Current consumption, total on pins VDD and VDDIO(I DD + I DDIO )Fuser2 executing matrix multiplication in Long Run mode, Gyro and Accel in suspend, T A = 25 ◦ C840μA
Current consumption, total on pins VDD and VDDIO(I DD + I DDIO )Fuser2 executing CoreMark® in Long Run mode 6) , Gyro and Accel in suspend, T A = 25 ◦ C950μA
Current consumption, total on pins VDD and VDDIO(I DD + I DDIO )Fuser2 executing CoreMark® in Turbo mode 6) , Gyro and Accel in suspend, T A = 25 ◦ C2800μA
ParameterSymbolConditionMinTypMaxUnit
Fuser2 CPU benchmarkMetaware compiler ccac, compiler options set for maximum performance3.67Core Mark / MHz

Absolute Maximum Ratings

Table 117: Absolute maximum ratings 1

ParameterConditionMinMaxUnit
Voltage at Supply PinVDD Pin-0.34V
Voltage at Supply PinVDDIO Pin-0.32.75V
Voltage at any Logic PinNon-Supply Pin-0.3VDDIO+0.3V
Passive Storage Temp. Range<=65% rel. H.-50150◦ C
None-volatile memory (NVM) Data RetentionT = 85 ◦ C, after 15 cycles10y
Non-volatile memory (NVM) write-cyclesUsing Physical Sensor Control Parameters14cycles
Mechanical ShockDuration 200 μs, half sine10,000g
Mechanical ShockDuration 0.3 ms, half sine2,900g
Mechanical ShockFree fall onto hard surfaces2m
ESDHBM2kV
ESDCDM500V
ESDMM200V

Ordering Information

MPNPackageTemperature RangePacking
BHI3602.5 mm X 3 mm LGAnullnull
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