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LIS3MDL
Digital output magnetic sensor:
ultra-low-power, high-performance 3-axis magnetometer
Datasheet - production data
Features
Wide supply voltage, 1.9 V to 3.6 V
Independent IO supply (1.8 V)
±4/ ±8/ ±12/ 16 gauss selectable magnetic full
scale
Continuous and single-conversion modes
16-bit data output
Interrupt generator
Self-test
I2C/SPI digital output interface
Power-down mode/ low-power mode
ECOPACK®, RoHS and “Green” compliant
Applications
Magnetometers
Compasses
Description
The LIS3MDL is an ultra-low-power high-
performance three-axis magnetic sensor.
The LIS3MDL has user-selectable full scales of
±4/ 8/ 12/16 gauss.
The self-test capability allows the user to check
the functioning of the sensor in the final
application.
The device may be configured to generate
interrupt signals for magnetic field detection.
The LIS3MDL includes an I2C serial bus interface
that supports standard and fast mode (100 kHz
and 400 kHz) and SPI serial standard interface.
The LIS3MDL is available in a small thin plastic
land grid array package (LGA) and is guaranteed
to operate over an extended temperature range of
-40 °C to +85 °C.
LGA-12
(2.0x2.0x1.0 mm)
Table 1. Device summary
Order codes Temperature range [C] Package Packaging
LIS3MDL -40 to +85 LGA-12 Tray
LIS3MDLTR -40 to +85 LGA-12 Tape and reel
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Contents LIS3MDL
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Contents
1 Block diagram and pin description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.1 Block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.2 Pin description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Magnetic and electrical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.1 Magnetic characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 Temperature sensor characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.3 Electrical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.4 Communication interface characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.4.1 SPI - serial peripheral interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.4.2 Sensor I2C - inter IC control interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.5 Absolute maximum ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Terminology and functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.1 Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.2 Zero-gauss level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.3 Factory calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 Application hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.1 External capacitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2 Soldering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.3 High-current wiring effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5 Digital interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.1 I2C serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.1.1 I2C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.2 SPI bus interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.2.1 SPI read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
5.2.2 SPI write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
5.2.3 SPI read in 3-wire mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
6 Register mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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7 Registers description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7.1 WHO_AM_I (0Fh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7.2 CTRL_REG1 (20h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7.3 CTRL_REG2 (21h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7.4 CTRL_REG3 (22h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
7.5 CTRL_REG4 (23h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
7.6 CTRL_REG5 (24h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7.7 STATUS_REG (27h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7.8 OUT_X_L (28h), OUT_X_H(29h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.9 OUT_Y_L (2Ah), OUT_Y_H (2Bh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.10 OUT_Z_L (2Ch), OUT_Z_H (2Dh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.11 TEMP_OUT_L (2Eh), TEMP_OUT_H (2Fh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.12 INT_CFG (30h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.13 INT_SRC (31h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.14 INT_THS_L(32h), INT_THS_H(33h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
8 Package information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
8.1 VFLGA-12 package information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
9 Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
List of tables LIS3MDL
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Table 1. Device summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Table 2. Pin description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Table 3. Mechanical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Table 4. Temperature sensor characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Table 5. Electrical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Table 6. SPI slave timing values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Table 7. I2C slave timing values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Table 8. Absolute maximum ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Table 9. Serial interface pin description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Table 10. I2C terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Table 11. SAD+read/write patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Table 12. Transfer when master is writing one byte to slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Table 13. Transfer when master is writing multiple bytes to slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Table 14. Transfer when master is receiving (reading) one byte of data from slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Table 15. Transfer when master is receiving (reading) multiple bytes of data from slave . . . . . . . . . 18
Table 16. Register address map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Table 17. WHO_AM_I register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Table 18. CTRL_REG1 register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Table 19. CTRL_REG1 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Table 20. Data rate configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Table 21. X and Y axes operating mode selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Table 22. Output data rate configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Table 23. CTRL_REG2 register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Table 24. CTRL_REG2 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Table 25. Full-scale selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Table 26. CTRL_REG3 register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table 27. CTRL_REG3 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table 28. System operating mode selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table 29. CTRL_REG4 register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table 30. CTRL_REG4 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table 31. Z-axis operating mode selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Table 32. CTRL_REG5 register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Table 33. CTRL_REG5 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Table 34. STATUS_REG register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Table 35. STATUS_REG description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Table 36. INT_CFG register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Table 37. INT_CFG description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table 38. INT_SRC register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table 39. INT_SRC description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table 40. INT_THS_L_M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Table 41. INT_THS_H_M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Table 42. VFLGA 2x2x1 12LD pitch 0.5 mm package mechanical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Table 43. Document revision history. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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List of figures
Figure 1. Block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Figure 2. Pin connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Figure 3. SPI slave timing diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure 4. I2C slave timing diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Figure 5. LIS3MDL electrical connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Figure 6. Read and write protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 7. SPI read protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 8. Multiple byte SPI read protocol (2-byte example). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 9. SPI write protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 10. Multiple byte SPI write protocol (2-byte example). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 11. SPI read protocol in 3-wire mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 12. VFLGA 2x2x1 12LD pitch 0.5 mm package outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Block diagram and pin description LIS3MDL
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1.1 Block diagram
Figure 1. Block diagram
1.2 Pin description
Figure 2. Pin connections
I (M)
Y+
Z+
Y-
Z-
X+
X-
CHARGE
AMPLIFIER
I2C
SPI
CS
SCL/SPC
SDA/SDI/SDO
SDO/SA1
CONTROL LOGIC
CLOCK
TRIMMING
CIRCUITS
A/D CONTROL
CONVERTER
MUX
LOGIC
INTERRUPT
GENERATOR
Vdd_IO
C1
SC
L/SPC
Res
GND
DRDY
Vdd Res
CS
BOTTOM VIEW
4
1
5
6
INT
11 12
SDA/SDI/SDO
7
10
SD0/SA1
TOP VIEW
DIRECTION OF
DETECTABLE
MAGNETIC FIELDS
X
Z
Y
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Table 2. Pin description
Pin# Name Function
1SCL
SPC
I2C serial clock (SCL)
SPI serial port clock (SPC)
2 Reserved Connect to GND
3 GND Connect to GND
4 C1 Capacitor connection (C1=100 nF)
5 Vdd Power supply
6 Vdd_IO Power supply for I/O pins
7 INT Interrupt
8 DRDY Data Ready
9SDO
SA1
SPI serial data output (SDO)
I2C less significant bit of the device address (SA1)
10 CS
SPI enable
I2C/SPI mode selection
(1: SPI idle mode / I2C communication enabled;
0: SPI communication mode / I2C disabled)
11
SDA
SDI
SDO
I2C serial data (SDA)
SPI serial data input (SDI)
3-wire interface serial data output (SDO)
12 Reserved Connect to GND
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2 Magnetic and electrical specifications
2.1 Magnetic characteristics
@ Vdd = 2.5 V, T = 25 °C unless otherwise noted(a)
a. The product is factory calibrated at 2.5 V. The operational power supply range is from 1.9 V to 3.6 V.
Table 3. Mechanical characteristics
Symbol Parameter Test conditions Min. Typ.(1) Max. Unit
FS Measurement range
±4
gauss
±8
±12
±16
GN Sensitivity
FS=±4 gauss 6842
LSB/
gauss
FS=±8 gauss 3421
FS=±12 gauss 2281
FS=±16 gauss 1711
Zgauss Zero-gauss level FS=±4 gauss ±1 gauss
RMS RMS noise
X-axis; FS=±12 gauss;
Ultra-high-performance mode 3.2 mgauss
Y-axis; FS=±12 gauss
Ultra-high-performance mode 3.2 mgauss
Z-axis; FS=±12 gauss
Ultra-high-performance mode 4.1 mgauss
NL Non-linearity
Best-fit straight line
FS = ±12 gauss
Happlied = ±6 gauss
±0.12 %FS
ST Self test(2)
X-axis
FS = ±12 gauss 13
gauss
Y-axis
FS = ±12 gauss 13
Z-axis
FS = ±12 gauss 0.1 1
DF Magnetic disturbance
field Zero-gauss offset starts to degrade 50 gauss
Top Operating
temperature range -40 +85 °C
1. Typical specifications are not guaranteed.
2. Absolute value.
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2.2 Temperature sensor characteristics
@ Vdd = 2.5 V, T = 25 °C unless otherwise noted(b).
2.3 Electrical characteristics
@ Vdd = 2.5 V, T = 25 °C unless otherwise noted(c)
b. The product is factory calibrated at 2.5 V.
Table 4. Temperature sensor characteristics
Symbol Parameter Test conditions Min. Typ.(1) Max. Unit
TSDr Temperature sensor output
change vs. temperature - 8 LSB/°C
TODR Temperature refresh rate(2) ODR Hz
Top Operating temperature range -40 +85 °C
1. Typical specifications are not guaranteed.
2. If TEMP_EN bit in CTRL_REG1 (20h) is set to’1’, a temperature data is acquired at each conversion cycle. Refer to
Table 22.
c. The product is factory calibrated at 2.5 V. The operational power supply range is from 1.9 V to 3.6 V.
Table 5. Electrical characteristics
Symbol Parameter Test conditions Min. Typ.(1) Max. Unit
Vdd Supply voltage 1.9 3.6 V
Vdd_IO Power supply for I/O 1.71 1.8 Vdd+0.1
Idd_HR Current consumption in
ultra-high-resolution mode ODR = 20 Hz 270 μA
Idd_LP Current consumption in
low-power mode ODR = 20 Hz 40 μA
Idd_PD Current consumption in
power down 1μA
Top Operating temperature range -40 +85 °C
1. Typical specification are not guaranteed.
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2.4 Communication interface characteristics
2.4.1 SPI - serial peripheral interface
Subject to general operating conditions for Vdd and Top.
Figure 3. SPI slave timing diagram
Note: Measurement points are done at 0.2• Vdd_IO and 0.8• Vdd_IO, for both input and output
ports.
Table 6. SPI slave timing values
Symbol Parameter
Value (1)
1. Values are guaranteed at 10 MHz clock frequency for SPI with both 4 and 3 wires, based on
characterization results, not tested in production.
Unit
Min. Max.
tc(SPC) SPI clock cycle 100 ns
fc(SPC) SPI clock frequency 10 MHz
tsu(CS) CS setup time 5
ns
th(CS) CS hold time 20
tsu(SI) SDI input setup time 5
th(SI) SDI input hold time 15
tv(SO) SDO valid output time 50
th(SO) SDO output hold time 5
tdis(SO) SDO output disable time 50
SPC
CS
SDI
SDO
t
su(CS)
t
v(SO)
t
h(SO)
t
h(SI)
t
su(SI)
t
h(CS)
t
dis(SO)
t
c(SPC)
MSB IN
MSB OUT LSB OUT
LSB IN
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2.4.2 Sensor I2C - inter IC control interface
Subject to general operating conditions for Vdd and Top.
Figure 4. I2C slave timing diagram
Note: Measurement points are done at 0.2• Vdd_IO and 0.8• Vdd_IO, for both ports.
Table 7. I2C slave timing values
Symbol Parameter
I2C standard mode (1) I2C fast mode (1)
Unit
Min. Max. Min. Max.
f(SCL) SCL clock frequency 0 100 0 400 kHz
tw(SCLL) SCL clock low time 4.7 1.3
μs
tw(SCLH) SCL clock high time 4.0 0.6
tsu(SDA) SDA setup time 250 100 ns
th(SDA) SDA data hold time 0 3.45 0 0.9 μs
tr(SDA) tr(SCL) SDA and SCL rise time 1000 20 + 0.1Cb(2) 300
ns
tf(SDA) tf(SCL) SDA and SCL fall time 300 20 + 0.1Cb(2) 300
th(ST) START condition hold time 4 0.6
μs
tsu(SR)
Repeated START condition
setup time 4.7 0.6
tsu(SP) STOP condition setup time 4 0.6
tw(SP:SR)
Bus free time between STOP
and START condition 4.7 1.3
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2.5 Absolute maximum ratings
Stresses above those listed as “absolute maximum ratings” may cause permanent damage
to the device. This is a stress rating only and functional operation of the device under these
conditions is not implied. Exposure to maximum rating conditions for extended periods may
affect device reliability.
Note: Supply voltage on any pin should never exceed 4.8 V.
Table 8. Absolute maximum ratings
Symbol Ratings Maximum value Unit
Vdd Supply voltage -0.3 to 4.8 V
Vdd_IO I/O pins supply voltage -0.3 to 4.8 V
Vin Input voltage on any control pin (SCL/SPC,
SDA/SDI/SDO, SDO/SA1, CS) -0.3 to Vdd_IO +0.3 V
AUNP Acceleration (any axis)
3,000 for 0.5 ms g
10,000 for 0.1 ms g
MEF Maximum exposed field 1000 gauss
TOP Operating temperature range -40 to +85 °C
TSTG Storage temperature range -40 to +125 °C
This device is sensitive to magnetic fields, improper handling can cause permanent
damage to the part.
This device is sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD), improper handling can
cause permanent damage to the part.
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3 Terminology and functionality
3.1 Sensitivity
Sensitivity describes the gain of the sensor and can be determined, for example, by
applying a magnetic field of 1 gauss to it.
3.2 Zero-gauss level
Zero-gauss level offset describes the deviation of an actual output signal from the ideal
output if no magnetic field is present.
3.3 Factory calibration
The IC interface is factory calibrated for sensitivity (So) and Zero-gauss level (TyOff).
The trimming values are stored in the device in non-volatile memory. Each time the device is
turned on, the trimming parameters are downloaded to the registers to be employed during
active operation which allows using the device without further calibration.
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4 Application hints
Figure 5. LIS3MDL electrical connections
4.1 External capacitors
The LIS3MDL requires one external capacitor (C1 = 100 nF) connected between pin 4 and
GND.
The device core power supply line (Vdd) needs one high-frequency decoupling capacitor
(C3 = 100 nF, ceramic) as near as possible to the supply pin, and a low-frequency
electrolytic capacitor (C2 = 1 μF). All the voltage and ground supplies must be present at the
same time to have proper behavior of the IC (refer to Figure 5).
The functionality of the device and the measured magnetic field data is selectable and
accessible through the I2C / SPI interfaces.
The functions, the threshold and the timing of the interrupt pin (INT) can be completely
programmed by the user through the I2C / SPI interfaces.
When I2C or 3-wire SPI is used, the SDO/SA1 pin must be connected to Vdd_IO or GND.
4.2 Soldering information
The LGA package is compliant with the ECOPACK®, RoHS and “Green” standard.
It is qualified for soldering heat resistance according to JEDEC J-STD-020.
Land pattern and soldering recommendations are available at www.st.com.
Vdd
C
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GND
SDA/SDI/SDO
SCL/SPC
C
2
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CS
C
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DRDY
8
INT
6
9
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3
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DIRECTION OF
DETECTABLE
MAGNETIC FIELDS
X
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4.3 High-current wiring effects
High current in wiring and printed circuit traces can cause errors in magnetic field
measurements for compassing.
Conductor-generated magnetic fields will add to the Earth’s magnetic field, causing errors in
compass heading computation.
Keep currents higher than 10 mA a few millimeters away from the sensor IC.
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5 Digital interfaces
The registers embedded in the LIS3MDL may be accessed through both the I2C and SPI
serial interfaces. The latter may be SW configured to operate either in 3-wire or 4-wire
interface mode.
The serial interfaces are mapped to the same pads. To select/exploit the I2C interface, the
CS line must be tied high (i.e. connected to Vdd_IO).
5.1 I2C serial interface
The LIS3MDL I2C is a bus slave. The I2C is employed to write data to registers whose
content can also be read back.
The relevant I2C terminology is given in the table below.
There are two signals associated with the I2C bus: the serial clock line (SCL) and the serial
data line (SDA). The latter is a bidirectional line used for sending and receiving the data
to/from the interface. Both lines must be connected to Vdd_IO through an external pull-up
resistor. When the bus is free, both the lines are high.
The I2C interface is compliant with fast mode (400 kHz) I2C standards, as well as with
normal mode.
When the I2C interface is used, the SDO/SA1 pin has to be connected to Vdd_IO or GND.
Table 9. Serial interface pin description
Pin name Pin description
CS
SPI enable
I2C/SPI mode selection (1: SPI idle mode / I2C communication enabled;
0: SPI communication mode / I2C disabled)
SCL
SPC
I2C serial clock (SCL)
SPI serial port clock (SPC)
SDA
SDI
SDO
I2C serial data (SDA)
SPI serial data input (SDI)
3-wire interface serial data output (SDO)
SA1
SDO
I2C less significant bit of the device address (SA1)
SPI serial data output (SDO)
Table 10. I2C terminology
Term Description
Transmitter The device which sends data to the bus
Receiver The device which receives data from the bus
Master The device which initiates a transfer, generates clock signals and terminates a
transfer
Slave The device addressed by the master
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5.1.1 I2C 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 seven 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.
The Slave ADdress (SAD) associated to the LIS3MDL is 00111x0b, whereas the x bit is
modified by the SDO/SA1 pin in order to modify the device address. If the SDO/SA1 pin is
connected to the voltage supply, the address is 0011110b, otherwise, if the SDO/SA1 pin is
connected to ground, the address is 0011100b.
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 I2C embedded inside the LIS3MDL behaves like a slave device and the following
protocol must be adhered to. 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 address auto-increment.
If the MSb of the SUB field is ‘1’, the SUB (register address) is automatically increased to
allow multiple data read/write.
The slave address is completed with a Read/Write bit. If the bit is ‘1’ (Read), a repeated
START (SR) condition must be issued after the two sub-address bytes; if the bit is ‘0’ (Write)
the master will transmit to the slave with direction unchanged. Table 11 explains how the
SAD+read/write bit pattern is composed, listing all the possible configurations.
Table 11. SAD+read/write patterns
Command SAD[6:2] SAD[1] = SDO/SA1 SAD[0] R/W SAD+R/W
Read 00111 0 0 1 00111001 (39h)
Write 00111 0 0 0 00111000 (38h)
Read 00111 1 0 1 00111101 (3Dh)
Write 00111 1 0 0 00111100 (3Ch)
Table 12. Transfer when master is writing one byte to slave
Master ST SAD + W SUB DATA SP
Slave SAK SAK SAK
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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 cannot receive another complete byte of data until it has performed
some other function, it can hold the clock line SCL LOW to force the transmitter into a wait
state. Data transfer only continues when the receiver is ready for another byte and releases
the data line. If a slave receiver does not acknowledge the slave address (i.e. it is not able to
receive because it is performing some real-time function) the data line must be left HIGH by
the slave. The Master can then abort the transfer. A LOW to HIGH transition on the SDA line
while the SCL line is HIGH is defined as a STOP condition. Each data transfer must be
terminated by the generation of a STOP (SP) condition.
In order to read multiple bytes, it is necessary to assert the most significant bit of the sub-
address field. In other words, SUB(7) must be equal to 1, while SUB(6-0) represents the
address of first register to be read.
In the presented communication format, MAK is Master acknowledge and NMAK is No
Master Acknowledge.
5.2 SPI bus interface
The LIS3MDL SPI is a bus slave. The SPI allows writing to and reading from the registers of
the device.
The serial interface interacts with the application through 4 wires: CS, SPC, SDI and SDO.
Table 13. Transfer when master is writing multiple bytes to slave
Master ST SAD + W SUB DATA DATA SP
Slave SAK SAK SAK SAK
Table 14. 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 15. 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 DAT
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Figure 6. Read and write protocol
CS is the serial port enable and it is controlled by the SPI master. It goes low at the start of
the transmission and goes back high at the end. SPC is the serial port clock and it is
controlled by the SPI master. It is stopped high when CS is high (no transmission). SDI and
SDO are respectively the serial port data input and output. Those lines are driven at the
falling edge of SPC and should be captured at the rising edge of SPC.
Both the read register and write register commands are completed in 16 clock pulses or in
multiples of 8 in case of multiple byte read/write. Bit duration is the time between two falling
edges of SPC. The first bit (bit 0) starts at the first falling edge of SPC after the falling edge
of CS while the last bit (bit 15, bit 23, ...) starts at the last falling edge of SPC just before the
rising edge of CS.
bit 0: RW bit. When 0, the data DI(7:0) is written into the device. When 1, the data DO(7:0)
from the device is read. In latter case, the chip will drive SDO at the start of bit 8.
bit 1: MS bit. When 0, the address will remain unchanged in multiple read/write commands.
When 1, the address is auto-incremented in multiple read/write commands.
bit 2-7: address AD(5:0). This is the address field of the indexed register.
bit 8-15: data DI(7:0) (write mode). This is the data that is written into the device (MSb first).
bit 8-15: data DO(7:0) (read mode). This is the data that is read from the device (MSb first).
In multiple read/write commands further blocks of 8 clock periods will be added. When the
MS bit is ‘0’, the address used to read/write data remains the same for every block. When
the MS bit is ‘1’, the address used to read/write data is increased at every block.
The function and the behavior of SDI and SDO remain unchanged.
CS
SPC
SDI
SDO
RW
AD5 AD4 AD3 AD2 AD1 AD0
DI7 DI6 DI5 DI4 DI3 DI2 DI1 DI0
DO7DO6DO5DO4DO3DO2DO1DO0
MS
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5.2.1 SPI read
Figure 7. SPI read protocol
The SPI read command is performed with 16 clock pulses. A multiple byte read command is
performed by adding blocks of 8 clock pulses to the previous one.
bit 0: READ bit. The value is 1.
bit 1: MS bit. When 0, does not increment address; when 1, increments the address in
multiple reads.
bit 2-7: address AD(5:0). This is the address field of the indexed register.
bit 8-15: data DO(7:0) (read mode). This is the data that will be read from the device (MSb
first).
bit 16-... : data DO(...-8). Further data in multiple byte reads.
Figure 8. Multiple byte SPI read protocol (2-byte example)
CS
SPC
SDI
SDO
RW
DO7 DO6 DO5 DO4 DO3 DO2 DO1 DO0
AD5 AD4 AD3 AD2 AD1 AD0
MS
AM10130V1
CS
SP C
SDI
SD O
RW
DO7DO6DO5DO4DO3DO2 DO1DO0
AD5 AD4 AD 3 AD2 AD1 A D0
DO 15 DO 14 DO 13 DO 12 DO 11 DO 10 D O9 D O8
MS
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5.2.2 SPI write
Figure 9. SPI write protocol
The SPI Write command is performed with 16 clock pulses. A multiple byte write command
is performed by adding blocks of 8 clock pulses to the previous one.
bit 0: WRITE bit. The value is 0.
bit 1: MS bit. When 0, does not increment the address; when 1, increments the address in
multiple writes.
bit 2 -7: address AD(5:0). This is the address field of the indexed register.
bit 8-15: data DI(7:0) (write mode). This is the data that is written inside the device (MSb
first).
bit 16-... : data DI(...-8). Further data in multiple byte writes.
Figure 10. Multiple byte SPI write protocol (2-byte example)
CS
SPC
SDI
RW DI7DI6DI5DI4DI3DI2DI1DI0
AD5 AD 4 AD 3 AD2 AD 1 AD0MS
AM10132V1
CS
SPC
SDI
RW
AD5 AD4 AD3 AD2 AD1 AD 0
DI 7 D I6 DI 5 D I4 DI 3 DI 2 DI 1 DI 0 DI 15 D I1 4 DI 13 D I1 2 DI 11 DI10 DI 9 DI8
MS
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5.2.3 SPI read in 3-wire mode
3-wire mode is entered by setting bit SIM to ‘1’ (SPI serial interface mode selection) in
CTRL_REG3 (22h).
When 3-wire mode is used, the SDO/SA1 pin has to be connected to GND or Vdd_IO.
Figure 11. SPI read protocol in 3-wire mode
The SPI read command is performed with 16 clock pulses:
bit 0: READ bit. The value is 1.
bit 1: MS bit. When 0, does not increment the address; when 1, increments the address in
multiple reads.
bit 2-7: address AD(5:0). This is the address field of the indexed register.
bit 8-15: data DO(7:0) (read mode). This is the data that is read from the device (MSb first).
A multiple read command is also available in 3-wire mode.
CS
SPC
SDI/O
RW DO7DO6DO5DO4DO3DO2DO1DO0
AD5 AD 4 AD 3 AD2 AD1 AD 0MS
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6 Register mapping
The table below provides a list of the 8-bit registers embedded in the device and their
respective addresses.
Registers marked Reserved or not listed in the table above must not be changed. Writing to
those registers may cause permanent damage to the device.
The content of the registers that are loaded at boot should not be changed. They contain the
factory calibration values. Their content is automatically restored when the device is
powered up.
Table 16. Register address map
Name Type
Register address
Default Comment
Hex Binary
Reserved 00 - 0E -- -- Reserved
WHO_AM_I r 0F 0000 1111 00111101 Dummy register
Reserved 10 - 1F -- -- Reserved
CTRL_REG1 r/w 20 0010 0000 00010000
CTRL_REG2 r/w 21 0010 0001 00000000
CTRL_REG3 r/w 22 0010 0010 00000011
CTRL_REG4 r/w 23 0010 0011 00000000
CTRL_REG5 r/w 24 0010 0100 00000000
Reserved 25 - 26 -- -- Reserved
STATUS_REG r 27 0010 0111 Output
OUT_X_L r 28 0010 1000 Output
OUT_X_H r 29 0010 1001 Output
OUT_Y_L r 2A 0010 1010 Output
OUT_Y_H r 2B 0010 1011 Output
OUT_Z_L r 2C 0010 1100 Output
OUT_Z_H r 2D 0010 1101 Output
TEMP_OUT_L r 2E 0010 1110 Output
TEMP_OUT_H r 2F 0010 1111 Output
INT_CFG rw 30 00110000 00000000
INT_SRC r 31 00110001 00000000
INT_THS_L r 32 00110010 00000000
INT_THS_H r 33 00110011 00000000
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7 Registers description
7.1 WHO_AM_I (0Fh)
Device identification register.
7.2 CTRL_REG1 (20h)
Table 17. WHO_AM_I register
00111101
Table 18. CTRL_REG1 register
TEMP_EN OM1 OM0 DO2 DO1 DO0 FAST_ODR ST
Table 19. CTRL_REG1 description
TEMP_EN Temperature sensor enable. Default value: 0
(0: temperature sensor disabled; 1: temperature sensor enabled)
OM[1:0] X and Y axes operative mode selection. Default value: 00
(Refer to Table 21)
DO[2:0] Output data rate selection. Default value: 100
(Refer to Table 22)
FAST_ODR
FAST_ODR enables data rates higher than 80 Hz (refer to Table 20).
Default value: 0
(0: Fast_ODR disabled; 1: FAST_ODR enabled)
ST Self-test enable. Default value: 0
(0: self-test disabled; 1: self-test enabled)
Table 20. Data rate configuration
DO2 DO1 DO0 FAST_ODR ODR [Hz] OM
X X X 1 1000 LP
X X X 1 560 MP
X X X 1 300 HP
X X X 1 155 UHP
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7.3 CTRL_REG2 (21h)
Table 21. X and Y axes operating mode selection
OM1 OM0 Operating mode for X and Y axes
0 0 Low-power mode
0 1 Medium-performance mode
1 0 High-performance mode
1 1 Ultra-high-performance mode
Table 22. Output data rate configuration
DO2 DO1 DO0 ODR [Hz]
0 0 0 0.625
0 0 1 1.25
0 1 0 2.5
0115
1 0 0 10
1 0 1 20
1 1 0 40
1 1 1 80
Table 23. CTRL_REG2 register
0(1)
1. These bits must be set to ‘0’ for correct functioning of the device
FS1 FS0 0(1) REBOOT SOFT_RST 0(1) 0(1)
Table 24. CTRL_REG2 description
FS[1:0] Full-scale configuration. Default value: 00
Refer to Table 25
REBOOT Reboot memory content. Default value: 0
(0: normal mode; 1: reboot memory content)
SOFT_RST Configuration registers and user register reset function.
(0: Default value; 1: Reset operation)
Table 25. Full-scale selection
FS1 FS0 Full-scale
0 0 ±4 gauss
0 1 ±8 gauss
1 0 ±12 gauss
1 1 ±16 gauss
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7.4 CTRL_REG3 (22h)
7.5 CTRL_REG4 (23h)
Table 26. CTRL_REG3 register
0(1)
1. These bits must be set to ‘0’ for correct functioning of the device
0(1) LP 0(1) 0(1) SIM MD1 MD0
Table 27. CTRL_REG3 description
LP Low-power mode configuration. Default value: 0
If this bit is ‘1’, DO[2:0] is set to 0.625 Hz and the system performs, for each
channel, the minimum number of averages. Once the bit is set to ‘0’, the mag-
netic data rate is configured by the DO bits in CTRL_REG1 (20h) register.
SIM SPI serial interface mode selection. Default value: 0
(0: 4-wire interface; 1: 3-wire interface).
MD[1:0] Operating mode selection. Default value: 11
Refer to Table 28.
Table 28. System operating mode selection
MD1 MD0 Mode
0 0 Continuous-conversion mode
0 1 Single-conversion mode
Single-conversion mode has to be used with sampling frequency from 0.625 Hz
to 80Hz.
1 0 Power-down mode
1 1 Power-down mode
Table 29. CTRL_REG4 register
0(1)
1. These bits must be set to ‘0’ for correct functioning of the device
0(1) 0(1) 0(1) OMZ1 OMZ0 BLE 0(1)
Table 30. CTRL_REG4 description
OMZ[1:0] Z-axis operative mode selection.
Default value: 00. Refer to Table 31.
BLE Big/Little Endian data selection. Default value: 0
(0: data LSb at lower address; 1: data MSb at lower address)
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7.6 CTRL_REG5 (24h)
7.7 STATUS_REG (27h)
Table 31. Z-axis operating mode selection
OMZ1 OMZ0 Operating mode for Z-axis
0 0 Low-power mode
0 1 Medium-performance mode
1 0 High-performance mode
1 1 Ultra-high-performance mode
Table 32. CTRL_REG5 register
FAST_READ BDU 0(1)
1. These bits must be set to ‘0’ for correct functioning of the device
0(1) 0(1) 0(1) 0(1) 0(1)
Table 33. CTRL_REG5 description
FAST_READ FAST READ allows reading the high part of DATA OUT only in order to increase
reading efficiency. Default value: 0
(0: FAST_READ disabled; 1: FAST_READ enabled)
BDU Block data update for magnetic data. Default value: 0
(0: continuous update;
1: output registers not updated until MSb and LSb have been read)
Table 34. STATUS_REG register
ZYXOR ZOR YOR XOR ZYXDA ZDA YDA XDA
Table 35. STATUS_REG description
ZYXOR X-, Y- and Z-axis data overrun. Default value: 0
(0: no overrun has occurred;
1: a new set of data has overwritten the previous set)
ZOR Z-axis data overrun. Default value: 0
(0: no overrun has occurred;
1: new data for the Z-axis has overwritten the previous data)
YOR Y-axis data overrun. Default value: 0
(0: no overrun has occurred;
1: new data for the Y-axis has overwritten the previous data)
XOR X-axis data overrun. Default value: 0
(0: no overrun has occurred;
1: new data for the X-axis has overwritten the previous data)
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7.8 OUT_X_L (28h), OUT_X_H(29h)
X-axis data output. The value of magnetic field is expressed as two’s complement.
7.9 OUT_Y_L (2Ah), OUT_Y_H (2Bh)
Y-axis data output. The value of magnetic field is expressed as two’s complement.
7.10 OUT_Z_L (2Ch), OUT_Z_H (2Dh)
Z-axis data output. The value of magnetic field is expressed as two’s complement.
7.11 TEMP_OUT_L (2Eh), TEMP_OUT_H (2Fh)
Temperature sensor data. The value of temperature is expressed as two’s complement.
7.12 INT_CFG (30h)
ZYXDA X-, Y- and Z-axis new data available. Default value: 0
(0: a new set of data is not yet available;
1: a new set of data is available)
ZDA Z-axis new data available. Default value: 0
(0: new data for the Z-axis is not yet available;
1: new data for the Z-axis is available)
YDA Y-axis new data available. Default value: 0
(0: new data for the Y-axis is not yet available;
1: new data for the Y-axis is available)
XDA X-axis new data available. Default value: 0
(0: new data for the X-axis is not yet available;
1: new data for the X-axis is available)
Table 35. STATUS_REG description (continued)
Table 36. INT_CFG register
XIEN YIEN ZIEN 0(1)
1. These bits must be set to ‘0’ for correct functioning of the device
0(1) IEA LIR IEN
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7.13 INT_SRC (31h)
Table 37. INT_CFG description
XIEN Enable interrupt generation on X-axis. Default value: 0
0: disable interrupt request; 1: enable interrupt request
YIEN Enable interrupt generation on Y-axis. Default value: 0
0: disable interrupt request; 1: enable interrupt request
ZIEN Enable interrupt generation on Z-axis. Default value: 0
0: disable interrupt request; 1: enable interrupt request
IEA Interrupt active configuration on INT. Default value 0
0: low; 1:high
LIR Latch interrupt request. Default value: 0
0: interrupt request latched; 1: interrupt request not latched)
Once latched, the INT pin remains in the same state until INT_SRC (31h) is read.
IEN Interrupt enable on INT pin. Default value 0.
0: disabled; 1: enabled
Table 38. INT_SRC register
PTH_X PTH_Y PTH_Z NTH_X NTH_Y NTH_Z MROI INT
Table 39. INT_SRC description
PTH_X Value on X-axis exceeds the threshold on the positive side.
Default value: 0.
PTH_Y Value on Y-axis exceeds the threshold on the positive side.
Default value: 0.
PTH_Z Value on Z-axis exceeds the threshold on the positive side.
Default value: 0.
NTH_X Value on X-axis exceeds the threshold on the negative side.
Default value: 0.
NTH_Y Value on Y-axis exceeds the threshold on the negative side.
Default value: 0.
NTH_Z Value on Z-axis exceeds the threshold on the negative side.
Default value: 0.
MROI Internal measurement range overflow on magnetic value.
Default value: 0.
INT This bit signals when an interrupt event occurs.
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7.14 INT_THS_L(32h), INT_THS_H(33h)
Interrupt threshold. Default value: 0.
The value is expressed in 16-bit unsigned.
Even if the threshold is expressed in absolute value, the device detects both positive and
negative thresholds.
Table 40. INT_THS_L_M
THS7 THS6 THS5 THS4 THS3 THS2 THS1 THS0
Table 41. INT_THS_H_M
0(1)
1. These bits must be set to ‘0’ for correct functioning of the device
THS14 THS13 THS12 THS11 THS10 THS9 THS8
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8 Package information
In order to meet environmental requirements, ST offers these devices in different grades of
ECOPACK® packages, depending on their level of environmental compliance. ECOPACK®
specifications, grade definitions and product status are available at: www.st.com.
ECOPACK is an ST trademark.
8.1 VFLGA-12 package information
Figure 12. VFLGA 2x2x1 12LD pitch 0.5 mm package outline
Table 42. VFLGA 2x2x1 12LD pitch 0.5 mm package mechanical data
Dim.
mm
Min. Typ. Max.
A1 1
A2 0.785
A3 0.200
D1 1.850 2.000 2.150
E1 1.850 2.000 2.150
L1 1.500
N1 0.500
T1 0.275
T2 0.250
P2 0.075
r 45°
M 0.100
K 0.050
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Table 43. Document revision history
Date Revision Changes
01-Feb-2013 1 Initial release
22-Apr-2013 2 Updated note on page 12
Product status changed from preliminary data to production data
12-Dec-2014 3
Added FAST_ODR bit to Table 18: CTRL_REG1 register and
Table 19: CTRL_REG1 description
Added FAST_READ bit to Table 32: CTRL_REG5 register and
Table 33: CTRL_REG5 description
Updated Table 16: Register address map
Minor textual updates throughout document
15-May-2015 4 Added Table 20: Data rate configuration
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