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ICM-42686-P

Wide-Range 6-Axis MotionTracking™ IMU

The ICM‑42686‑P has an extended full-scale range (FSR) of ±4000 dps for gyroscope and ±32 g for accelerometer, to support precise motion analysis for today’s wearable and sports solutions, including game controllers, golf or tennis swing analyzers, intelligent soccer balls, or basketballs that track the player’s performance.

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Features

Pedometer, Tilt Detection, Tap Detection, Wake on Motion, Significant Motion Detection, Real Time Clock (RTC) input, 19/18 bit data format in FIFO for Gyro/Accel

Product Features and Benefits

  • Gyroscope Noise: 5.3 mdps/√Hz & Accelerometer Noise: 70 μg/√Hz
    • Low-Noise mode 6-axis current consumption of 0.70 mA
  • User selectable Gyro Full-scale range (dps): ±31.2/62.5/125/250/500/1000/2000/4000
  • User selectable Accelerometer Full-scale range (g): ±2/4/8/16/32
  • User-programmable digital filters for gyro, accel, and temp sensor
  • Noise and current consumption:
    • APEX Motion Functions:
    • Pedometer, Tilt Detection, Tap Detection
    • Wake on Motion, Significant Motion Detection
  • Host interface: 12.5 MHz I3C℠, 1 MHz I²C, 24 MHz SPI

Target market & applications

AR/VR/XR, Head-Mounted Displays, Robotics, Wearables, Sports, IoT

Product key details

Operation
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Package Size
0.90 x 2.50 x 3.00

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Key attribute
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Highest Performance 6-axis IMU with advanced motion features and events

Target market & applications

AR/VR/XR, Head-Mounted Displays, Robotics, Wearables, Sports, IoT

AR/VR/XR, Robotics, High-Performance IoT

Axes
6
6

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Datasheet / Product Brief

DS-000348 – ICM-42686-P Datasheet
Version1.4
Updated2024-11-19
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App Notes & User Guides

AN-000173 – ICM-426xx APEX Motion Functions: Description and Usage
Version1.1
Updated2021-08-18
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AN-000393 – IMU PCB Design and MEMS Assembly Guidelines
Version2.1
Updated2025-03-28
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