Shimmer’s New Rigid Gyro Board adds Enhanced User Interface and Reduces Power Consumption

Shimmer Research has released a new Gyro Sensor module. The new Rigid Gyro board design replaces the previous Flex Gyro board and adds additional features for enhanced operation and accuracy.

The Shimmer Gyro Board has an enhanced user interface with a programmable button for application control (such as sampling start/stop, RF transmission start/stop, data marker), a programmable indicator, and pinhole reset. The new rigid Gyro Board also burns 25% less power than the previous Shimmer Flexi Gyro design and with a rigid board implementation to ensure a perpendicular Z-axis, the new board reduces alignment error and provides mechanical stability. The size of the Shimmer is unchanged, even with the new features.

New Gyro Board – Key Features:

Sensing:

  • InvenSense 500 series MEMs Gyros provide 500 degrees/s full scale, 2.0mV/degree/second sensitivity.
    • (Factory option for 110 degrees/s and 9.1mV/degree/second sensitivity)
  • Planar design reduces alignment error and provides mechanical stability
  • Burns 25% less power than previous Shimmer Gyro
  • Zero-signal reference levels for offset calibration
  • Gyro Temperature monitoring for precision sensing applications
  • Auto-zero control for precision sensing applications
  • Secondary power regulator rejects system noise
  • Gyros can be disabled to save power

User Interface:

  • Programmable Button for application control.  Examples: Sampling Start/Stop, RF transmission Start/Stop, Data Marker
  • Programmable Indicator
  • Pinhole reset

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