LISY300
LISY300
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Features
300/s full scale Easy SPI interface Small DIP form factor module Compatible with most microcontrollers
Key Specifications
Power requirements: 3.4 VDC to 6.5 VDC (5 VDC recommended) @ 5.25 mA Communication: SPI (4 MHz max) Operating temperature: 32F to 158F (0C to 70C) Dimensions: 0.75 L x 0.69 W x 0.47 H (19.18mm L x 17.56mm W x 11.95mm H)
Application Ideas
R/C Helicopter stabilization Auto-pilot system for R/C Planes Balancing Robot
Quantity Supply Voltage Average active supply current Self Test Voltage Range* Signal High Output (DOUT) Signal Low Output (DOUT)
Units V mA V V V V V
VIH Signal High Input (/CS, SCLK) VIL Signal Low Input (/CS, SCLK) * MOSFET input, observe static precautions
Theory of Operation
Internally the LISY300AL Gyroscope generates approximately 1.6V on its analog output when it is still. This value is affected very little by temperature so compensation is not required. The output of the LISY300AL is fed into a National Semiconductor ADC101S021 10-bit ADC. This ADC has a high-speed (4 MHz) SPI interface and the signal pins can operate at 3.3V and 5V. Both the gyroscope and the ADC are internally regulated to 3.3V. As the gyroscope is rotated clockwise (looking down at the top of the IC) around its z-axis the analog output voltage falls. As the gyroscope is rotated counter-clockwise around the z-axis the analog output voltage rises. The amount of change in the voltage is relative to the speed in which the gyroscope is rotating. By measuring the output voltage the rate of rotation can be determined.
Calibration
The static (non-moving) analog output of the gyroscope can be affected by the manufacturing process, therefore it is necessary to calibrate the gyroscope before use. This can be done at startup by making sure the gyroscope is still and sampling the ADC several times to get the average value. This value can be obtained each time at startup or could be stored after initial calibration. Please refer to the demo code for calibration examples.
LISY300 (#27922)
Sensitivity
The LISY300 Gyroscope has a sensitivity of 3.3 mV//s. The ADC is 10-bits providing approximately 3.22 mV per step. Each step is approximately 1 degree of change on the gyroscope.
Communication Protocol
The communication with the Gyroscope actually takes place with the ADC, not the gyroscope chip itself. The ADC has an ADC capable of up to 4MHz communication speed, however the gyroscope will only update at a rate of 88 Hz. Communication with the ADC is initiated by bringing /CS low and clocking 16 bits via the SPI bus. Communication is terminated by bringing /CS high again. The data is sent MSB first and is preceded by 3 leading zero bits and trailed by 2 zero bits. Please see the datasheet for the ADC101S021 for more details on communication.
LISY300 (#27922)