ICM-42688-P 6-Axis IMU

ICM-42688-P is TDK-InvenSense high-performance six-axis MEMS motion-tracking device. It combines a three-axis gyroscope and three-axis accelerometer for compact orientation and motion sensing in drones, robots, wearables and embedded control systems.

Facts

  • Company: TDK-InvenSense
  • Type: Imu Sensor
  • Core: Motion sensing
  • Function: Navigation
  • Audience: Autonomous OEMs
  • Status: Commercial
  • Website: https://product.tdk.com/en/search/sensor/mortion-inertial/imu/info?part_no=ICM-42688-P

Specifications

  • Motion Sensing: 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer
  • Gyro Range: ±15.625 to ±2000 dps selectable full-scale range
  • Accelerometer Range: ±2 g to ±16 g selectable full-scale range
  • Interface: I3C, I2C and SPI digital interfaces
  • Package Size: 2.5 x 3.0 x 0.91 mm

Market context

ICM-42688-P is a compact TDK-InvenSense 6-axis MEMS IMU combining gyroscope and accelerometer sensing for embedded motion, stabilization, and control systems.

  • Target environment: Robots, drones, embedded control boards, handheld devices, camera systems, and compact machines needing low-level inertial motion data.
  • Workflow context: Angular-rate sensing, acceleration sensing, stabilization input, dead-reckoning support, motion-state estimation, and sensor-fusion input for control stacks.
  • Customer context: Embedded-system designers, robotics teams, drone developers, board makers, motion-control engineers, and electronics integrators.

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Research

  • A Study of a GNSS/IMU System for Object Localization and Spatial Position Estimation - 2025-11-14 - Research Publication - ICM-42688-P, BMI270 and LSM6DSL accelerometer and gyroscope outputs are compared using Allan variance, bias distributions and noise parameters. The authors select the ICM-42688-P for its resolution, output rate and low… - source: doi.org

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