3DM-CX5-IMU

The 3DM-CX5-IMU is the smallest and lightest high performance IMU available. It features a fully calibrated and temperature compensated triaxial accelerometer and gyroscope to achieve the optimum combination of measurement qualities under all dynamic conditions. The 3DM-CX5-IMU is ideally suited for a wide range of applications, including platform stabilization, balancing robots, antenna pointing, and usage monitoring.

3DM-CX5-IMU

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Sensor

High Performance Accelerometer
- 25 µg/√Hz (8g option)
- 80 µg/√Hz (20g option)
Super-stable Gyro
- 8 dph in-run bias (-40 to +85°C)
- Offset temperature hysteresis 0.05°/s
- ARW 0.3°/√hr

Operation

Adjustable sampling rates up to 1000Hz
Forward compatible MIP Protocol optimizes bandwidth
Configurable IMU outputs
SensorConnect software for configuration, control, display, and logging

Package

CNC Anodized Aluminum
Precision alignment features
Highly compact and low profile
- 38 mm x 24 mm x 10.7 mm
- 12.0 grams
TTL UART interface (up to 921600 BAUD)
–40 to +85 °C operating temperature range

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Sensing Range (Gyroscope) keyboard_arrow_down
Sensing Range (Accelerometer) keyboard_arrow_down

Code	Sensing Range (Accelerometer)	Sensing Range (Gyroscope)
6275-0210	2 g	300 °/s
6275-3210	40 g	300 °/s
6275-4210	8 g	300 °/s
6275-4710	8 g	900 °/s
6275-7110	20 g	75 °/s
6275-7210	20 g	300 °/s
6275-7710	20 g	900 °/s

3DM-CX5-IMU Datasheet	Data Sheets	English
3DM-CX5-IMU - Quick Start Guide	Quick Start Guide	English
Inertial Sensor Utils Software - Manual	Manual	English
3DM-CX5-IMU - User Manual	Manual	English
3DM-CX5-IMU Data Communications Protocol - Manual	Manual	English
3DM-GX5/CX5/CV5 Firmware Changelog - - Technical Note	Tech Notes	English
Craft Cable with Micro DB9 and Flying Leads	Accessory Guide	English
6212-3010 DEVELOPMENT KIT, RS232, INERTIAL C-SERIES	Accessory Guide	English
Micro-D to RS232 Communication and Power Cable	Accessory Guide	English
PSA-05R-090 9 Volt DC Power Supply for RS-232 Cable	Accessory Guide	English
When to Use Capture Gyro Bias - Technical Note	Instructions For Use	English
Using Hardware Datalogger with Inertial Sensors	Instructions For Use	English
C-Series Connectivity Board Interface Control Document	Mounting Instructions	English
3DM-CX5 Interface Control Drawing	Technical drawing	English

Certificates and Approvals

3DM-CX5 and 3DM-CV5 Declaration of Conformity (EU)	Declaration of Conformity	English
3DM-CX5 and 3DM-CV5 Declaration of Conformity (UK)	Declaration of Conformity	English
MicroStrain REACH-SVHC Compliance Declaration	Declaration of Conformity	English

3DM-CX5 CAD Model	CAD Step Files
MicroStrain 5-Series Inertial Sensor Firmware	Firmware

3DM-CX5-IMU
Performance Grade	High Performance Grade
Features	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Random Walk	Accel: 20 µg/√Hz, Gyro: 0.3 °/√hr
Bias Instability (Gyroscope)	8 °/hr
Bias Instability (Accelerometer)	40 μg
Hysteresis	Accel bias: 4.8 mg, Accel gain: 300 PPM, Gyro bias: 0.12 °/s, Gyro gain: 300 PPM
Communication Port Type	Samtec FTSH series
Communication Interface	TTL serial
Update Rate	1000 Hz
Inputs/Outputs	4xGPIO
Weight	8 g
Weight	0.282 oz
Size	38 mm x 24 mm x 9.7 mm
Size	1.50 in x 0.94 in x 0.38 in
Power Consumption	0.3 W
Input Voltage	3.2 V to 5.2 V
Minimum Operating Temperature	-40 °C
Maximum Operating Temperature	85 °C
Minimum Operating Temperature	-40 °F
Maximum Operating Temperature	185 °F
MTBF	400094 h
Sensing Range (Accelerometer)	8 g, 40 g, 20 g, 2 g
Sensing Range (Gyroscope)	900 °/s, 300 °/s, 75 °/s
Ingress Protection Rating	Not Rated
Housing Material	Aluminum
Software	MSCL, ROS, SensorConnect, InertialConnect
Mounting Style	Embeddable, Screw Down, Precision Alignment

List of accessories available for all variants of this family

Product Code	Description
6212-3009	C-Series Development Kit, USB
6212-3010	C-Series Development Kit, RS232

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Software

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InertialConnect
SensorConnect
SensorCloud
MSCL and MIP SDK

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InertialConnect is the preferred software solution for MicroStrain inertial sensors. With InertialConnect, you can easily configure your sensors, adjust parameters, upgrade firmware, and deploy preconfigured parameter files. You can also verify sensor outputs with intuitive visualizations, including times eries data, position data, and statuses.

InertialConnect is compatible with both PC desktop and Linux operating systems, making it your go-to solution for precision and efficiency in inertial sensor management.

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SensorConnect is the next generation in desktop sensing software.

From configuration of nodes and starting networks, to collecting and analyzing data in real-time, SensorConnect provides a modern, powerful experience with our Wireless, Inertial, and Displacement products.

Using our intelligent data collection and graphing algorithms, you are able to visualize massive amounts of data instantly, and then zoom in on points of interest just as fast.

Built in MathEngine functionality allows for both real-time and post-processed math, such as generating FFTs, averages, RMS, etc.

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SensorCloud is a unique sensor data storage, visualization, and remote management platform that leverages powerful Cloud computing technologies to provide excellent data scalability, rapid visualization, and user programmable analysis.

MicroStrain sensors can instantly upload their data to SensorCloud via an ethernet-connected WSDA-2000. Once uploaded, your data is securely stored in the Cloud and can be accessed from anywhere, or downloaded for offline use.

Configurable alerts can be set to help notify you of real-time event in your data.

MathEngine allows you to perform analytics on your data, all in the Cloud. Pre-built functions are available for ease of use, while IPython Notebooks allow advanced users to write custom scripts to be run on their data once, or on a schedule.

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The MicroStrain Communication Library (MSCL) is our open-sourced API that simplifies writing code to interact with our sensors. MIP SDK is a lightweight C/C++ library for interacting with MicroStrain G and C-series products via baremetal and resource constrained microcontrollers.

Both APIs are readily available and fully-documented on GitHub, featuring valuable tools such as full documentation, example code, and a quick start guide.

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