DFRobot Fermion SEN0697 Compact 10DOF IMU Sensor

DFRobot Fermion SEN0697 Compact 10DOF Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Sensor combines a Bosch BMI323 6-axis motion sensor, BMM350 3-axis magnetometer, and BMP581 barometric pressure sensor on a compact 24mm × 19mm breakout board. This device provides measurements of acceleration, angular velocity, magnetic field, and pressure for robotics, wearable devices, motion tracking, and sensor fusion applications. The sensor supports low-power operation, consuming only 0.37mA in Low Power mode, while delivering high-accuracy data via an I2C interface. Built-in hardware algorithms enable step counting, tap detection, tilt sensing, free-fall detection, and activity recognition. An integrated 2KB FIFO buffer supports reliable high-speed data acquisition. Compatible with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP32 platforms, the DFRobot Fermion SEN0697 offers a flexible solution for embedded sensing, navigation, and environmental monitoring projects.

Features

  • Designed based on Bosch BMI323 6-axis IMU + BMM350 magnetometer + BMP581 barometric pressure sensor
  • High-accuracy, high-stability output with built-in low noise and on-chip temperature compensation
  • Built-in hardware motion algorithms, including step counting, tap, tilt, free-fall, and activity recognition
  • Integrated 2KB FIFO buffer ensures high-speed data transmission
  • Magnetometer employs 3rd-generation TMR technology with enhanced interference immunity
  • Integrated high-precision barometric pressure sensor for pressure and altitude data acquisition
  • Supports multiple operating modes, including Sleep, Low Power, Normal, and High Performance – Low Power mode consumes only 0.37mA
  • Onboard I2C interface supports both soldered and plug-in connection methods
  • Compatible with mainstream development boards such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP32

Applications

  • Indoor robot floor and ramp change monitoring
  • Mobile robot motion, heading, and pressure data collection
  • Wearable floor-change and elevation logging
  • Robot terrain and vertical-motion evaluation
  • Multi-sensor algorithm prototyping
Infographic - DFRobot Fermion SEN0697 Compact 10DOF IMU Sensor

Specifications

  • 3.3V operating voltage
  • 1.12mA operating current
  • 0.37mA low power current
  • I2C communication interface
  • SH1.0-5P connector, 2.54mm pin header holes
  • I2C addresses
    • 0x69 (default), 0x68 for BMI323
    • 0x15 (default), 0x14 for BMM350
    • 0x47 (default), 0x46 for BMP581
  • 4x programmable interrupt pins
  • BMI323
    • ±2g, ±4g, ±8g, and ±16g accelerometer measurement ranges
    • 16-bit accelerometer ADC resolution
    • Accelerometer sensitivity
      • 16,384LSB/g in the ±2g range
      • 8192LSB/g in the ±4g range
      • 4096LSB/g in the ±8g range
      • 2048LSB/g in the ±16g range
    • ±0.5% accelerometer sensitivity error
    • ±50mg accelerometer zero-g offset
    • Accelerometer Output Data Rate (ODR)
      • 12.5Hz to 6400Hz in High Performance/Normal mode
      • 0.78125Hz to 400Hz in Low Power mode
    • ±125°/s, ±250°/s, ±500°/s, ±1000°/s, and ±2000°/s gyroscope angular rate ranges
    • 16-bit gyroscope ADC resolution
    • Gyroscope sensitivity
      • 16.384LSB/(°/s) in the ±2000°/s range
      • 32.768LSB/(°/s) in the ±1000°/s range
      • 65.536LSB/(°/s) in the ±500°/s range
      • 131.072LSB/(°/s) in the ±250°/s range
    • Gyroscope sensitivity error
      • ±3% without self-calibration
      • ±0.7% after self-calibration
    • ±1°/s gyroscope zero-rate offset
    • Gyroscope ODR
      • 12.5Hz to 6400Hz in High Performance/Normal mode
      • 0.78125Hz to 400Hz in Low Power mode
  • BMM350
    • ±2000µT measurement range
    • Approx. 0.1µT magnetic field resolution
    • ±2µT zero-field offset drift (-40°C to +85°C, after calibration)
    • ±1% X-/Y-axis gain error (25°C, after API compensation)
    • ±3% Z-axis gain error (25°C, after API compensation)
    • ±0.010%/K sensitivity temperature drift
    • ±200nT/K offset temperature error
    • Operating modes
      • Normal periodic measurement
      • Triggered forced measurement
      • Low-power sleep standby
    • 400Hz, 200Hz, 100Hz, 50Hz, 25Hz, 12.5Hz, 6.25Hz, 3.125Hz, and 1.5625Hz normal mode output data rates, typical deviation ±2%
    • 200Hz forced mode maximum trigger frequency (avg=0 only)
    • 190nTRMS X-/Y-axis output noise
    • 450nTRMS Z-axis output noise
  • BMP581
    • 30kPa to 125kPa pressure measurement range
    • ±6Pa typical pressure relative accuracy within 700hPa to 1100hPa, +15°C to +55°C
    • ±0.5Pa/K pressure temperature-induced offset
    • Approx. 0.0156Pa pressure resolution
    • ±10Pa pressure long-term annual drift
    • -40°C to +85°C temperature measurement range
    • ±0.5K temperature absolute accuracy within -5°C to +55°C and over the full temperature range
    • Approx. 0.000015°C temperature resolution
    • 0.125Hz to 240Hz ODR
  • Physical dimensions
    • 24mm × 19mm PCB size
    • 19mm mounting hole spacing
    • ø2mm mounting hole diameter

Kit Contents

  • 1x Fermion BMI323+BMM350+BMP581 high-precision 10DOF IMU sensor
  • 1x SH1.0-5P sensor cable
  • 1x 10-pin, 2.54mm black single row pin header

Dimensions

Mechanical Drawing - DFRobot Fermion SEN0697 Compact 10DOF IMU Sensor
Publié le: 2026-09-30 | Mis à jour le: 2026-09-30