Data Sheet

MPU-9250 Product Specification
Document Number: PS-MPU-9250A-01
Revision: 1.0
Release Date: 01/17/2014
5 Advanced Hardware Features
The MPU-9250 includes advanced hardware features that can be enabled and disabled through simple
hardware register settings. The advanced hardware features are not initially enabled after device power up.
These features must be individually enabled and configured. These advanced hardware features enable the
following motion-based functions without using an external microprocessor:
• Low Power Quaternion (3-Axis Gyro & 6-Axis Gyro + Accel)
• Android Orientation (A low-power implementation of Android’s screen rotation algorithm)
• Tap (detects the tap gesture)
• Pedometer
• Significant Motion Detection
To ensure significant motion detection can operate properly, the INT pin should be connected to a GPIO pin
on the host processor that can wake that processor from suspend mode.
Note: Android Orientation is compliant to the Ice Cream Sandwich definition of the function.
For further details on advanced hardware features please refer to the MPU-9250 Register Map.
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