Data Sheet

MPU-6000/MPU-6050 Product Specification
Document Number: PS-MPU-6000A-00
Revision: 3.4
Release Date: 08/19/2013
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3 Product Overview
3.1 MPU-60X0 Overview
MotionInterface™ is becoming a “must-have” function being adopted by smartphone and tablet
manufacturers due to the enormous value it adds to the end user experience. In smartphones, it finds use in
applications such as gesture commands for applications and phone control, enhanced gaming, augmented
reality, panoramic photo capture and viewing, and pedestrian and vehicle navigation. With its ability to
precisely and accurately track user motions, MotionTracking technology can convert handsets and tablets
into powerful 3D intelligent devices that can be used in applications ranging from health and fitness
monitoring to location-based services. Key requirements for MotionInterface enabled devices are small
package size, low power consumption, high accuracy and repeatability, high shock tolerance, and application
specific performance programmability – all at a low consumer price point.
The MPU-60X0 is the world’s first integrated 6-axis MotionTracking device that combines a 3-axis
gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer, and a Digital Motion Processor™ (DMP) all in a small 4x4x0.9mm
package. With its dedicated I
2
C sensor bus, it directly accepts inputs from an external 3-axis compass to
provide a complete 9-axis MotionFusion™ output. The MPU-60X0 MotionTracking device, with its 6-axis
integration, on-board MotionFusion™, and run-time calibration firmware, enables manufacturers to eliminate
the costly and complex selection, qualification, and system level integration of discrete devices, guaranteeing
optimal motion performance for consumers. The MPU-60X0 is also designed to interface with multiple non-
inertial digital sensors, such as pressure sensors, on its auxiliary I
2
C port. The MPU-60X0 is footprint
compatible with the MPU-30X0 family.
The MPU-60X0 features three 16-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) for digitizing the gyroscope outputs
and three 16-bit ADCs for digitizing the accelerometer outputs. For precision tracking of both fast and slow
motions, the parts feature a user-programmable gyroscope full-scale range of ±250, ±500, ±1000, and
±2000°/sec (dps) and a user-programmable accelerometer full-scale range of ±2g, ±4g, ±8g, and ±16g.
An on-chip 1024 Byte FIFO buffer helps lower system power consumption by allowing the system processor
to read the sensor data in bursts and then enter a low-power mode as the MPU collects more data. With all
the necessary on-chip processing and sensor components required to support many motion-based use
cases, the MPU-60X0 uniquely enables low-power MotionInterface applications in portable applications with
reduced processing requirements for the system processor. By providing an integrated MotionFusion output,
the DMP in the MPU-60X0 offloads the intensive MotionProcessing computation requirements from the
system processor, minimizing the need for frequent polling of the motion sensor output.
Communication with all registers of the device is performed using either I
2
C at 400kHz or SPI at 1MHz
(MPU-6000 only). For applications requiring faster communications, the sensor and interrupt registers may
be read using SPI at 20MHz (MPU-6000 only). Additional features include an embedded temperature sensor
and an on-chip oscillator with ±1% variation over the operating temperature range.
By leveraging its patented and volume-proven Nasiri-Fabrication platform, which integrates MEMS wafers
with companion CMOS electronics through wafer-level bonding, InvenSense has driven the MPU-60X0
package size down to a revolutionary footprint of 4x4x0.9mm (QFN), while providing the highest
performance, lowest noise, and the lowest cost semiconductor packaging required for handheld consumer
electronic devices. The part features a robust 10,000g shock tolerance, and has programmable low-pass
filters for the gyroscopes, accelerometers, and the on-chip temperature sensor.
For power supply flexibility, the MPU-60X0 operates from VDD power supply voltage range of 2.375V-3.46V.
Additionally, the MPU-6050 provides a VLOGIC reference pin (in addition to its analog supply pin: VDD),
which sets the logic levels of its I
2
C interface. The VLOGIC voltage may be 1.8V±5% or VDD.
The MPU-6000 and MPU-6050 are identical, except that the MPU-6050 supports the I
2
C serial interface only,
and has a separate VLOGIC reference pin. The MPU-6000 supports both I
2
C and SPI interfaces and has a
single supply pin, VDD, which is both the device’s logic reference supply and the analog supply for the part.
The table below outlines these differences: