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The SparkFun Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakout - BMA400 (Qwiic) (Standard and Micro) offer a 3-axis acceleration sensor perfect for ultra low-power applications on a easy to use Qwiic breakout boards. The Qwiic system allows for integration into your I2C system with no soldering required. The standard size Qwiic breakout also includes 0.1"-spaced PTH pins connected to the sensor's communication interface and interrupt pins for applications that require a traditional soldered connection.
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SEN-21208
he SparkFun Qwiic BMA400 Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakout offers a 3-axis acceleration sensor perfect for ultra-low-power a…
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SEN-21207
The SparkFun Qwiic BMA400 Micro Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakout offers a 3-axis acceleration sensor perfect for ultra-low-…
The BMA400 from Bosch Sensortech© has a full scale acceleration range of ±2/±4/±8/±16g with exceptionally low current consumption of < 14.5µA while operating at its highest performance settings. The sensor also includes a complete feature set for on-chip interrupts including step counter, activity recognition, orientation detection and tap/double tap.
This guide will go into detail on the features of the BMA400 and hardware on these boards as well as how to integrate it into a Qwiic circuit using the SparkFun BMA400 Arduino Library.
Required Materials
To follow along with this guide you will need a microcontroller to communicate with the BMA400. Below are a few options that come Qwiic-enabled out of the box:
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The RedBoard Plus is an Arduino-compatible development board that has everything you need in an Arduino Uno with extra perks …
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WRL-15574
The SparkFun Artemis Thing Plus takes our popular Feather footprint and adds in the powerful Artemis module for ultimate func…
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If your chosen microcontroller is not already Qwiic-enabled, you can add that functionality with one or more of the following items:
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KIT-15081
To make it even easier to get started, we've assembled this Qwiic Cable Kit with a variety of Qwiic cables from 50mm to 500mm…
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DEV-14495
The SparkFun Qwiic Adapter provides the perfect means to make any old I2C board into a Qwiic enabled board.
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The SparkFun Qwiic Shield is an easy-to-assemble board that provides a simple way to incorporate the Qwiic Connect System wit…
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The SparkFun Qwiic Shield for Thing Plus makes it so you can use SparkFun's Qwiic connect ecosystem with development boards t…
You will also need at least one Qwiic cable to connect your sensor to your microcontroller.
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PRT-14426
This is a 50mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together …
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PRT-14427
This is a 100mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together…
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PRT-14429
This is a 500mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together…
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PRT-14428
This is a 200mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together…
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Suggested Reading
If you aren't familiar with the Qwiic system, we recommend reading here for an overview.
We also recommend taking a look at the following tutorials if you aren't familiar with the concepts covered in them. If you are using one of the Qwiic Shields listed above, you may want to read through their respective Hookup Guides as well before you get started with the SparkFun Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakout - BMA400 (Qwiic).
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