Data Sheet
ICM-20948
Document Number: DS-000189  Page 12 of 89 
Revision: 1.3 
3.2  ACCELEROMETER SPECIFICATIONS 
Typical Operating Circuit of section 4.2, VDD = 1.8V, VDDIO = 1.8V, T
A
=25°C, unless otherwise noted. 
NOTES: All specifications apply to Low-Power Mode and Low-Noise Mode, unless noted otherwise 
PARAMETER  CONDITIONS  MIN  TYP  MAX  UNITS  NOTES 
ACCELEROMETER SENSITIVITY 
Full-Scale Range 
ACCEL_FS=0 
±2 
G 
1 
ACCEL_FS=1 
±4 
G 
1 
ACCEL_FS=2 
±8 
G 
1 
ACCEL_FS=3 
±16 
G 
1 
ADC Word Length 
Output in two’s complement format 
16 
Bits 
1 
Sensitivity Scale Factor 
ACCEL_FS=0 
16,384 
LSB/g 
1 
ACCEL_FS=1 
8,192 
LSB/g 
1 
ACCEL_FS=2 
4,096 
LSB/g 
1 
ACCEL_FS=3 
2,048 
LSB/g 
1 
Initial Tolerance 
Component-level 
±0.5 
% 
2 
Sensitivity Change vs. Temperature  -40°C to +85°C ACCEL_FS=0    ±0.026    %/ºC  2 
Nonlinearity 
Best Fit Straight Line 
±0.5 
% 
2, 3 
Cross-Axis Sensitivity 
±2 
% 
2, 3 
ZERO-G OUTPUT 
Initial Tolerance 
Component-level, all axes 
±25 
mg 
2 
Initial Tolerance 
Board-level, all axes 
±50 
mg 
2 
Zero-G Level Change vs. Temperature 
0°C to +85°C 
±0.80 
mg/°C 
2 
ACCELEROMETER NOISE PERFORMANCE 
Noise Spectral Density 
Based on Noise Bandwidth = 10 Hz 
230 
µg/√Hz 
2 
LOW PASS FILTER RESPONSE 
Programmable Range 
5.7 
246 
Hz 
1, 3 
ACCELEROMETER STARTUP TIME 
From Sleep mode 
20 
ms 
2, 3 
From Cold Start, 1 ms V
DD
 ramp 
30 
ms 
2, 3 
OUTPUT DATA RATE 
Low-Power Mode 
0.27 
562.5 
Hz 
1 
Low-Noise Mode  
ACCEL_FCHOICE=1; 
ACCEL_DLPFCFG=x 
4.5    1.125k  Hz 
Low-Noise Mode 
ACCEL_FCHOICE=0; 
ACCEL_DLPFCFG=x 
    4.5k  Hz 
Table 2. Accelerometer Specifications 
NOTES:  
1.  Guaranteed by design. 
2.  Derived from validation or characterization of parts, not guaranteed in production. 
3.  Low-noise mode specification. 










