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.
CNC Anodized Aluminum
3DM-CX5-IMU Datasheet | Data Sheets | English |
3DM-CX5-IMU - Quick Start Guide | Quick Start Guide | English |
Inertial Sensor Utils Software - Manual | 手動 | English |
3DM-CX5-IMU - User Manual | 手動 | English |
3DM-CX5-IMU Data Communications Protocol - Manual | 手動 | 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 |
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, 20 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 |
Mouser shop | 130-3DM-CX5-10 |
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, 20 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 |
Mouser shop | 130-3DM-CX5-10 |
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.
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.
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.
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.