Data Sheet

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LSM9DS1 Digital interfaces

5.1.1 I

C operation

The transaction on the bus is started through a START (ST) signal. A START condition is

defined as a high-to-low transition on the data line while the SCL line is held high. After this

has been transmitted by the master, the bus is considered busy. The next byte of data

transmitted after the start condition contains the address of the slave in the first 7 bits and

the eighth bit tells whether the master is receiving data from the slave or transmitting data to

the slave. When an address is sent, each device in the system compares the first seven bits

after a start condition with its address. If they match, the device considers itself addressed

by the master.

Data transfer with acknowledge is mandatory. The transmitter must release the SDA line

during the acknowledge pulse. The receiver must then pull the data line low so that it

remains stable low during the high period of the acknowledge clock pulse. A receiver which

has been addressed is obliged to generate an acknowledge after each byte of data

received.

The I

C embedded inside the LSM9DS1 behaves like a slave device and the following

protocol must be adhered to. In the I

C of the accelerometer and gyroscope sensor, after

the start condition (ST) a slave address is sent, once a slave acknowledge (SAK) has been

returned, an 8-bit sub-address (SUB) is transmitted. The 7 LSb represent the actual register

address while the CTRL_REG8 (22h) (IF_ADD_INC) bit defines the address increment. In

the I

C of the magnetometer sensor, after the START condition (ST) a slave address is sent,

once a slave acknowledge (SAK) has been returned, an 8-bit sub-address (SUB) is

transmitted. The 7 LSb represent the actual register address while the MSB enables the

address auto increment. The SUB (register address) is automatically increased to allow

multiple data read/write.

Data are transmitted in byte format (DATA). Each data transfer contains 8 bits. The number

of bytes transferred per transfer is unlimited. Data is transferred with the Most Significant bit

(MSb) first. If a receiver can’t receive another complete byte of data until it has performed

Table 15. Transfer when master is writing one byte to slave

Master ST SAD + W SUB DATA SP

Slave SAK SAK SAK

Table 16. Transfer when master is writing multiple bytes to slave

Master ST SAD + W SUB DATA DATA SP

Slave SAK SAK SAK SAK

Table 17. Transfer when master is receiving (reading) one byte of data from slave

Master ST SAD + W SUB SR SAD + R NMAK SP

Slave SAK SAK SAK DATA

Table 18. Transfer when master is receiving (reading) multiple bytes of data from slave

Master ST SAD+W SUB SR SAD+R MAK MAK NMAK SP

Slave SAK SAK SAK DATA DATA DATA