Instruction Manual
PNI Sensor Corporation  Doc #1016102 r04 
RM3000-f & RM2000-f Sensor Suite User Manual  Page 3 
List of Figures 
Figure 3-1: Sensitivity vs. Maximum Sample Rate.– Standard Mode ...................................... 9 
Figure 3-2: Gain vs. Cycle Counts – Standard & Legacy Modes ........................................... 10 
Figure 3-3: Single-Axis Sample Rate vs. Cycle Counts – Standard & Legacy Modes .......... 10 
Figure 3-4: Gain vs. Cycle Counts – Standard Mode ............................................................. 11 
Figure 3-5: Single-Axis Sample Rate vs. Cycle Counts – Standard Mode ............................ 11 
Figure 3-6: Current Consumption vs. Cycle Counts – Standard Mode .................................. 12 
Figure 3-7: Sen-XY-f Sensor Dimensions .............................................................................. 13 
Figure 3-8: Sen-XY-f Tape and Reel Dimensions .................................................................. 14 
Figure 3-9: Sen-XY-f Recommended Solder Pad, Paste, & Mask Layout ............................. 14 
Figure 3-13: Sen-Z-f Sensor Dimensions ............................................................................... 15 
Figure 3-14: Sen-Z-f Tape and Reel Dimensions ................................................................... 16 
Figure 3-15: Sen-Z-f Recommended Solder Pad, Paste, & Mask Layout.............................. 16 
Figure 3-16: 3D MagIC MLF Mechanical Drawing ................................................................. 17 
Figure 3-17: 3D MagIC MLF Tape Dimensions ...................................................................... 17 
Figure 3-18: Recommended Solder Reflow Profile ................................................................ 18 
Figure 4-1: RM3000-f reference schematic – Standard Mode ............................................... 20 
Figure 4-2: LR Oscillator Circuit Biasing Diagram .................................................................. 21 
Figure 4-3: RM3000-f North-East-Down (NED) Sensor Layout ............................................. 22 
Figure 4-4: SPI Timing Diagram ............................................................................................. 27 
Figure 5-1: SPI Activity Sequence Diagram for SAM Operation ............................................ 31 
Figure 5-2: SPI Activity Sequence Diagram for MAM Operation ........................................... 33 
Figure 6-1: SPI Activity Sequence Diagram for Legacy Operation ........................................ 37 
List of Tables 
Table 3-1: Geomagnetic Sensor Suite Performance................................................................ 6 
Table 3-2: Sen-XY-f and Sen-Z-f Absolute Maximum Ratings ................................................. 7 
Table 3-3: Sen-XY-f and Sen-Z-f Characteristics ..................................................................... 7 
Table 3-4: 3D MagIC Absolute Maximum Ratings ................................................................... 8 
Table 3-5: 3D MagIC Recommended Operating Conditions .................................................... 8 
Table 3-6: Recommended Solder Processing Parameters
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Table 4-1: 3D MagIC Pin Assignments .................................................................................. 24 
Table 4-2: SPI Timing Specifications ..................................................................................... 28 
Table 5-1: Cycle Count Register Commands ......................................................................... 30 
Table 5-2: SAM Axis Select Bits ............................................................................................. 32 
Table 5-3: MAM Axes Select Bits ........................................................................................... 34 
Table 6-1: Legacy Period Select Bits ..................................................................................... 38 
Table 6-2: Legacy Axis Select Bits ......................................................................................... 38 
Table 6-3: Clock Divide Bits ................................................................................................... 40 
Table 6-4: Enhanced Legacy Mode with CD = 1 .................................................................... 41 










