Data Sheet
MPU-9250 Product Specification 
Document Number: PS-MPU-9250A-01 
Revision: 1.0 
Release Date: 01/17/2014 
CONTENTS 
1  DOCUMENT INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 4 
1.1  REVIS ION HISTORY .................................................................................................................... 4 
1.2  PURPOSE AND SCOPE ................................................................................................................ 5 
1.3  PRO DUCT OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................. 5 
1.4  APPL ICA TIONS  .......................................................................................................................... 5 
2  FEATURES ...................................................................................................................................... 6 
2.1  GYROSCOPE FEA TURES  ............................................................................................................. 6 
2.2  ACCELEROMETER FEA TURES  ...................................................................................................... 6 
2.3  MAGNETOMETER FEA TURES  ....................................................................................................... 6 
2.4  ADDITIONA L FEA TURES  .............................................................................................................. 6 
2.5  MOTIONPROCESSING................................................................................................................. 7 
3  ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS .................................................................................................. 8 
3.1  GYROSCOPE SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................................... 8 
3.2  ACCEL EROMETER SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................. 9 
3.3  MAGNETOMETER SPECIFICA TIONS ............................................................................................. 10 
3.4  ELECTRICA L SPECIFICA TIONS .................................................................................................... 11 
3.5  I2C TIMING CHARA CTERIZATION ................................................................................................ 15 
3.6  SPI TIMING CHA RACTERIZATION ................................................................................................ 16 
3.7  ABSOLUTE MA XIMUM RA TINGS  .................................................................................................. 18 
4  APPLICATIONS INFORMATION ..................................................................................................... 19 
4.1  PIN OUT A ND SIGNAL DES CRIPT ION............................................................................................ 19 
4.2  TYPICAL OPERA TING CIRCUIT.................................................................................................... 20 
4.3  BILL OF MATERIALS FOR EXTERNAL COMPONENTS ....................................................................... 20 
4.4  BLOCK DIAGRAM ..................................................................................................................... 21 
4.5  OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................. 22 
4.6  THREE-AX IS MEMS GY ROS COPE WITH 16-B IT ADCS AND SIG NA L CONDITIONING............................. 22 
4.7  THREE-AX IS MEMS ACCEL ERO MET ER W ITH 16-BIT ADCS AND SIGNA L CONDITIONING ...................... 22 
4.8  THREE-AX IS MEMS MAGNETOMETER W ITH 16-BIT ADCS A ND SIGNA L CONDITIONING ....................... 22 
4.9  DIGITA L MOTION PRO CESS OR ................................................................................................... 22 
4.10  PRIMARY I2C AND SPI SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS INTERFA CES ...................................................... 23 
4.11  AUXILIARY I2C SERIA L INTERFACE ............................................................................................. 23 
4.12  SELF -TES T ............................................................................................................................. 24 
4.13  MPU-9250 SOL UTION USING I2C INTERFACE.............................................................................. 25 
Page 2 of 42 










