Sensor fusion made easy with low-power sensor hub

Due to their small size and cost, sensors can now be added to virtually anything. As sensors continue to develop and surround us, system requirements are moving from simple monitoring to providing complex information about our environment and activities. Data from multiple sensors, which sense motion via accelerometers, magnetometers and gyroscopes, as well as environmental factors such as light, temperature, humidity and pressure, needs to be incorporated or “fused” in the system. Data from multiple sensors need to be 'fused' or incorporated into the system. Microchip's sensor hub runs these complex sensor-fusion algorithms, while providing maximum flexibility in an easy-to-implement solution.

The companies who partnered with Microchip include those such as Bosch and Movea, to deliver an easy-to-use, Windows 8.1-certified HID-over-I²C™ solution with exceptionally low power consumption.

Available in a 6mm x 6mm body, BGA package, the SSC7102 sensor hub is available now and volume production is expected by the end of this quarter.