
Low Cost, Ultracompact
±2 gDual-Axis Accelerometer
ADXL311
FEATURES
Low cost
High resolution
Dual-axis accelerometer on a single IC chip
5 mm × 5 mm × 2 mm CLCC package
Low power < 400
μ
A (typ)
X-axis and Y-axis aligned to within 0.1° (typ)
BW adjustment with a single capacitor
Single-supply operation
High shock survival
APPLICATIONS
Tilt and motion sensing in cost-sensitive applications
Smart handheld devices
Computer security
Input devices
Pedometers and activity monitors
Game controllers
Toys and entertainment products
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADXL311 is a low cost, low power, complete dual-axis
accelerometer with signal conditioned voltage outputs, all on a
single monolithic IC. The ADXL311 is built using the same
proven iMEMS process used in over 100 million Analog
Devices accelerometers shipped to date, with demonstrated
1 FIT reliability (1 failure per 1 billion device operating hours).
The ADXL311 will measure acceleration with a full-scale
range of
±
2 g.The ADXL311 can measure both dynamic
acceleration (e.g., vibration) and static acceleration (e.g.,
gravity). The outputs are analog voltages proportional to
acceleration.
The typical noise floor is 300 μg
√
Hz
allowing signals below
2 mg(0.1° of inclination) to be resolved in tilt sensing appli-
cations using narrow bandwidths (10 Hz).
The user selects the bandwidth of the accelerometer using
capacitors C
X
and C
Y
at the X
FILT
and Y
FILT
pins. Bandwidths
of 1 Hz to 2 kHz may be selected to suit the application.
The ADXL311 is available in a 5 mm × 5 mm × 2 mm
8-terminal hermetic CLCC package
COM
Y
OUT
X
OUT
V
DD
C
X
ADXL311JE
Y SENSOR
3.0V
SELF TEST
X SENSOR
R
FILT
32k
R
FILT
32k
200k
CY
CDC
OSCILLATOR
DEMOD
DEMOD
BIAS
Figure 1. Functional Block Diagram
Rev.
A
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