October 2009

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LPY450AL

MEMS motion sensor:

dual-axis pitch and yaw ±500 dps analog gyroscope

Features

(-40 °C to +85 °C)

(1x and 4x amplified)

(see

Section 6)

Applications

Description

The LPY450AL is a low-power dual-axis

micromachined gyroscope capable of measuring

angular rate along pitch and yaw axes.

It provides excellent temperature stability and

high resolution over an extended operating

temperature range (-40 °C to +85 °C).

The LPY450AL has a full scale of ±500 dps and is

capable of detecting rates with a -3 dB bandwidth

up to 140 Hz.

The device includes a sensing element composed

of a single driving mass, kept in continuous

oscillation and capable of reacting, based on the

Coriolis principle, when an angular rate is applied.

A CMOS IC provides the measured angular rate

to the external world through an analog output

voltage, allowing high levels of integration and

production trimming to better match sensing

element characteristics.

ST's family of gyroscopes leverages on the

mature and robust manufacturing process already

used for the production of micro-machined

accelerometers.

ST is already in the field with several hundred

million sensors which have received excellent

acceptance from the market in terms of quality,

reliability and performance.

The LPY450AL is available in a plastic land grid

array (LGA) package, which ST successfully

pioneered for accelerometers.Today ST has the

widest manufacturing capability and strongest

expertise in the world for production of sensors in

plastic LGA packages.

LGA-28 (4x5x1 mm)

Table 1.

Device summary

Order code

Temperature range (°C)

Package

Packing

LPY450AL

-40 to +85

LGA-28 (4x5x1)

Tray

LPY450ALTR

-40 to +85

LGA-28 (4x5x1)

Tape and reel

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