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, electrical characteristics, absolute maximum ratings.
Official BHI360 datasheet (PDF) — the source this page was extracted from.
BHI360 Key Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Operating Temperature | -40°C ~ 85°C |
| Output Type | I2C, SPI |
| Package / Case | 20-VFLGA |
| Packaging | MouseReel |
| Sensor Type | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, 6 Axis |
| Standard Pack Qty | 5000 |
| Supplier Device Package | 20-LGA (2.5x3) |
BHI360 Overview
Part: BHI360 — Bosch Sensortec
Type: Programmable Inertial Measurement Unit (6-axis IMU with MCU and sensor fusion)
Description: Ultra-low-power programmable smart sensor combining a 16-bit 3-axis accelerometer, a 16-bit 3-axis gyroscope, a 32-bit ARC EM4 MCU (Fuser2) and an ultra-low-power custom core, with an integrated BSX sensor fusion library, in a 2.5 mm × 3 mm LGA package.
Operating Conditions:
- Supply voltage: VDD up to 4 V and VDDIO up to 2.75 V
- Fuser2 clock: up to 50 MHz (Turbo mode)
- Host interface: SPI or I2C; SPI and GPIOs up to 50 MHz, I2C up to 3.4 MHz
Absolute Maximum Ratings:
- Max supply voltage: 4 V (VDD pin), 2.75 V (VDDIO pin)
- Voltage at any logic pin: -0.3 V to VDDIO+0.3 V
- Storage temperature: -50 to 150 °C (≤65% rel. humidity)
- ESD: 2 kV HBM, 500 V CDM, 200 V MM
- Mechanical shock: 10,000 g (200 μs half sine), 2,900 g (0.3 ms half sine)
Key Specs:
- CPU: ARC EM4, up to 3.6 CoreMark/MHz, with FPU and MPU
- Long Run mode: 950 μA at 20 MHz running CoreMark
- Turbo mode: 2.8 mA at 50 MHz running CoreMark
- Memory: 256 kByte on-chip SRAM, 144 kByte on-chip ROM preloaded with software
- Sensors: 16-bit 3-axis accelerometer and 16-bit 3-axis gyroscope
- GPIOs: up to 8
- NVM data retention: 10 years at 85 °C after 15 cycles; 14 NVM write cycles max
Features:
- Host interface configurable as SPI or I2C
- Two secondary master interfaces (one I²C, one selectable SPI or I²C)
- 4-channel micro DMA controller
- Open sensor platform with SDK for custom embedded algorithms on Fuser2
- Event-driven software framework, OPENRTOS and virtual sensor stack
- BSX sensor fusion library with dynamic offset autocalibration, 6DoF/9DoF orientation and gravity vector
- Algorithms on the Bosch Sensortec Core: step counter, tap detection, gesture detection, activity recognition
- Pin-to-pin backward compatible with many Bosch Sensortec IMUs
Applications:
- Wearable devices such as smartwatches, hearables and smart glasses
- Smartphones, tablets and other mobile communication devices
- 24/7 always-on sensor data processing at ultra-low power
Package:
- 2.5 mm × 3 mm LGA
BHI360 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
BHI360 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
BHI360 Electrical Characteristics
Table 119: Electrical characteristics
| Parameter | Symbol | Condition | Min | Typ | Max | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown-out detection level rising | V BROUT - R | T A = -40 ◦ C to 85 ◦ C | 1.3 | 1.6 | V | |
| Voltage Input Low Level | V IL | 0.3VDDIO | - | |||
| Voltage Input High Level | V IH | 0.7VDDIO | - | |||
| Voltage Output Low Level, auxiliary IMU interface (pads ASDX, | V OAL | VDDIO=1.71V, IOL=3mA | 0.2VDDIO | - | ||
| Voltage Output High Level, auxiliary IMU interface (pads ASDX, ASCX, OCSB, OSDO) | V OAH | VDDIO=1.71V, IOH=3mA | 0.8VDDIO | - | ||
| Voltage Output Low Level, all other outputs | V OML | VDDIO=1.71V, IOL=4mA for LDS 3) , IOL=6mA for HDS 4) | 0.3VDDIO | - | ||
| Voltage Output High Level, all other outputs | V OMH | VDDIO=1.71V, IOL=4mA for LDS 3) , IOL=6mA for HDS 4) | 0.7VDDIO | - | ||
| Internal Pull-up resistor (M3SCL pad) | R UPCLK | 35 | 61 | 107 | k Ω | |
| Internal pull-up resistors (other pads) | R UP | 71 | 121 | 214 | k Ω | |
| Internal Pull-down resistor (HSDO pin) | R DN | 62 | 109 | 208 | k Ω | |
| Pad Capacitance, HSCX, HCSB, HSDX, HSDO, HIRQ, RESETN, JTAG_DIO, M3SDA pads | C PAD 1 | 1.8 | pF | |||
| Pad Capacitance M3SCL pad | C PAD 2 | 3.6 | pF | |||
| Pad Capacitance ASCX, ASDX, OCSB, OSDO, RESV1, RESV2 pads | C PAD 3 | 6.8 | pF | |||
| System Oscillator Frequency | f SYSLR | Long run mode, T A =25 ◦ C | 18.4 | 20 | 21.6 | MHz |
| System Oscillator Frequency | f SYST | Turbo Mode, T A =25 ◦ C | 46 | 50 | 54 | MHz |
| System Oscillator Temperature Drift | DF SYS - TEMP | Drift from 25 ◦ C for T A = -40 ◦ C to 85 ◦ C | -6 | 6 | % |
| Parameter | Symbol | Condition | Min | Typ | Max | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| System Oscillator Start-up time 1) | OSC SYS - START | T A =25 ◦ C | 4 | μs | ||
| Timer Oscillator Frequency | f TMR | T A =25 ◦ C | 125 | 128 | 131 | kHz |
| Timer Oscillator Temperature Drift | DF TMR - TEMP | Drift from 25 ◦ C for T A = -40 ◦ C to 85 ◦ C | -5 | 5 | % | |
| Timer Oscillator Start-up time 1) | OSC TMR - START | T A =25 ◦ C | 250 | μs | ||
| Timer Oscillator trim step size 5) | d TRIM - TMR | T A =25 ◦ C | 0.9 | % | ||
| 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 ◦ C | 7.8 | μA | ||
| 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 ◦ C | 8.1 | μA | ||
| 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 ◦ C | 14 | μA | ||
| 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 ◦ C | 214 | μA | ||
| 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 ◦ C | 424 | μA | ||
| 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 ◦ C | 689 | μA | ||
| 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 ◦ C | 974 | μA | ||
| 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 ◦ C | 840 | μA | ||
| 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 ◦ C | 950 | μA | ||
| 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 ◦ C | 2800 | μA |
| Parameter | Symbol | Condition | Min | Typ | Max | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuser2 CPU benchmark | Metaware compiler ccac, compiler options set for maximum performance | 3.67 | Core Mark / MHz |
BHI360 Absolute Maximum Ratings
Table 117: Absolute maximum ratings 1
| Parameter | Condition | Min | Max | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voltage at Supply Pin | VDD Pin | -0.3 | 4 | V |
| Voltage at Supply Pin | VDDIO Pin | -0.3 | 2.75 | V |
| Voltage at any Logic Pin | Non-Supply Pin | -0.3 | VDDIO+0.3 | V |
| Passive Storage Temp. Range | <=65% rel. H. | -50 | 150 | ◦ C |
| None-volatile memory (NVM) Data Retention | T = 85 ◦ C, after 15 cycles | 10 | y | |
| Non-volatile memory (NVM) write-cycles | Using Physical Sensor Control Parameters | 14 | cycles | |
| Mechanical Shock | Duration 200 μs, half sine | 10,000 | g | |
| Mechanical Shock | Duration 0.3 ms, half sine | 2,900 | g | |
| Mechanical Shock | Free fall onto hard surfaces | 2 | m | |
| ESD | HBM | 2 | kV | |
| ESD | CDM | 500 | V | |
| ESD | MM | 200 | V |
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