Data Sheet

October 2017 BNO080 Datasheet 1000-3927
www.hillcrestlabs.com © 2017 Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. 7 / 57
1.1 Reference Design Configurations
1.1.1 Standalone Sensor Hub Solution in Mobile Devices
The BNO080 can be integrated as a co-processor in a mobile device such as a smartphone, tablet or ultrabook.
This means the host processor can offload the sensor management and processing functions to the BNO080.
The BNO080 constantly processes sensor data in the background while the host processor is in sleep state and
can provide the host processor with real-time sensor data on demand. This low power paradigm is useful to
enable a number of ‘always-on’ applications such as activity tracking, gesture recognition, fitness and pedestrian
dead reckoning.
Figure 1-2: BNO080 in a mobile device
1.1.2 Virtual Reality Head Tracker
The BNO080 can be integrated into an HMD as a head tracker to allow the user to be immersed in either a virtual
reality or an augmented reality application. The BNO080 provides accurate angular position data to allow
navigation of this virtual world.
Figure 1-3: Virtual reality head tracker
Android Host
Application Processor (AP)
BNO080
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Magnetometer
MCU
Head
Mounted
Display
BNO080
Host SoC
Video
Output
USB
MCU for
Data Gather