login
Omron announced a new seismic sensor and claims it’s the world’s smallest in size.
D7S sensor is a MEMS 3-axis acceleration sensor featuring OMRON’s unique SI value calculation algorithm, which has a high correlation with the seismic intensity scale that indicates the magnitude of an earthquake and provides higher-precision judgment of seismic intensity scales.
The below diagram describes how D7S works
The sensor has two open-drain outputs INT1 and INT2. INT1 goes active (low) when shutoff judgment condition and collapse detection condition are met (earthquake level 5 or higher), INT2 goes active (low) during earthquake calculations, offset acquisition and self-diagnostic processing.
I2C is used for communication with the sensor for settings and obtaining earthquake-related information.
[Datasheet] – [Product Page]
D7S is a surface-mount compact module with 10.9 × 9.8 mm dimensions. I found the new sensor on Mouser and the price per unit is about $22 (USD) for 1-unit quantity order.
RELATED POSTS
5 September, 2019 ctxLink – Wireless debug probe for ARM Cortex-M microprocessors
31 August, 2022 Kyocera AVX latest PrizmaCap offers Best-In-Class performance
6 April, 2020 Axiomtek’s Latest 4K Video-Wall Digital Signage Player with Four HDMI Ports – DSP600-211
23 June, 2020 ATtiny814 Power Analyzer
14 September, 2020 Simplified Contactless Thermometer reference design
29 November, 2019 DepthAI enables real time depth vision to the Raspberry Pi
