Document Number: MMA8452Q
Rev. 10, 04/2016
NXP Semiconductors
Data sheet: Technical data
© 2016 NXP B.V.
MMA8452Q, 3-axis, 12-bit/8-bit
digital accelerometer
The MMA8452Q is a smart, low-power, three-axis, capacitive, micromachined
accelerometer with 12 bits of resolution. This accelerometer is packed with
embedded functions with flexible user programmable options, configurable to two
interrupt pins. Embedded interrupt functions allow for overall power savings
relieving the host processor from continuously polling data.
The MMA8452Q has user selectable full scales of ±2 g/±4 g/±8 g with high-pass
filtered data as well as non-filtered data available real-time. The device can be
configured to generate inertial wakeup interrupt signals from any combination of
the configurable embedded functions allowing the MMA8452Q to monitor events
and remain in a low-power mode during periods of inactivity. The MMA8452Q is
available in a 16-pin QFN, 3 mm x 3 mm x 1 mm package.
Features
1.95 V to 3.6 V supply voltage
1.6 V to 3.6 V interface voltage
•±2 g/±4 g/±8 g dynamically selectable full-scale
Output data rates (ODR) from 1.56 Hz to 800 Hz
99 μg/Hz noise
12-bit and 8-bit digital output
•I
2
C
digital output interface
Two programmable interrupt pins for six interrupt sources
Three embedded channels of motion detection
Freefall or motion detection: one channel
Pulse detection: one channel
Transient detection: one channel
Orientation (portrait/landscape) detection with set hysteresis
Automatic ODR change for auto-wake and return to sleep
High-pass filter data available real-time
•Self-test
Current consumption: 6 μA to 165 μA
Typical applications
E-compass applications
Static orientation detection (portrait/landscape, up/down, left/right, back/front
position identification)
Notebook, e-reader, and laptop tumble and freefall detection
Real-time orientation detection (virtual reality and gaming 3D user position feedback)
Real-time activity analysis (pedometer step counting, freefall drop detection for HDD, dead-reckoning GPS backup)
Motion detection for portable product power saving (auto-sleep and auto-wake for cell phone, PDA, GPS, gaming)
Shock and vibration monitoring (mechatronic compensation, shipping and warranty usage logging)
User interface (menu scrolling by orientation change, pulse detection for button replacement)
Ordering information
Part number Temperature range Package description Shipping
MMA8452QT –40°C to +85°C QFN-16 Tray
MMA8452QR1 –40°C to +85°C QFN-16 Tape and Reel
MMA8452Q
16-pin QFN
3 mm x 3 mm x 1 mm
Top and bottom view
Top view
Pin connections
1
2
3
4
59
10
11
12
13
141516
876
NC
VDD
NC
VDDIO
BYP
DNC
SCL
GND
NC
GND
INT1
GND
INT2
SA0
NC
SDA
MMA8452Q
Sensors
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Related documentation
The MMA8452Q device features and operations are described in a variety of reference manuals, user guides, and application
notes. To find the most-current versions of these documents:
1. Go to the NXP homepage at:
http://www.nxp.com/
2. In the ALL search box at the top of the page, enter the device number MMA8452Q.
3. Click the Documents link.
Contents
1 Block Diagram and Pin Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Mechanical and Electrical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.1 Mechanical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2 Electrical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3 I
2
C interface characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.4 Absolute maximum ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.1 Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.2 Zero-g offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.3 Self-test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4 System Modes (SYSMOD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5 Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.1 Device calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.2 8-bit or 12-bit data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.3 Low-power modes vs. high-resolution modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.4 Auto-wake/sleep mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.5 Freefall and motion detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.6 Transient detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.7 Pulse detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.8 Orientation detection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.9 Interrupt register configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.10 Serial I
2
C interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6 Register Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6.1 Data registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6.2 Portrait/landscape embedded function registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.3 Motion and freefall embedded function registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.4 Transient (HPF) acceleration detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.5 Single, double and directional pulse-detection registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6.6 Auto-wake/sleep detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
6.7 Control registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
6.8 User offset correction registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
7 Printed Circuit Board Layout and Device Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7.1 Printed circuit board layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7.2 Overview of soldering considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
7.3 Halogen content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
8 Package Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
8.1 Tape and reel information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
8.2 Package description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
9 Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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MMA8452Q
1 Block Diagram and Pin Description
Figure 1. Block diagram
Figure 2. Direction of the detectable accelerations
12-bit
SDA
SCL
I
2
C
Embedded
DSP
Functions
C to V
Internal
OSC
Clock
GEN
ADC
Converter
VDDIO
VSS
X-axis
Transducer
Y-axis
Transducer
Z-axis
Transducer
Freefall
and Motion
Detection
Transient
Detection
(i.e., fast-motion,
transient)
Orientation with
Set Hysteresis
and Z-lockout
Shake Detection
through
Motion
Threshold
Auto-wake/auto-sleep configurable with debounce counter and multiple motion interrupts for control
Auto-wake/sleep
Active mode
sleep
VDD
INT1
INT2
Active mode
wake
Single, Double
and Directional
Tap Detection
MODE Options
Low Power
Low Noise + Low Power
High Resolution
Normal
MODE Options
Low Power
Low Noise + Low Power
High Resolution
Normal
1
DIRECTION OF THE
DETECTABLE ACCELERATIONS
(BOTTOM VIEW)
5
9
13
X
Y
Z
1
(TOP VIEW)
Earth Gravity

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