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PmodACL2™ Reference Manual
Revised February 2, 2015
This manual applies to the PmodACL2 rev. A
DOC#: 502-255
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Overview
The Digilent PmodACL2 is a 3-axis micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometer that can provide up to
12 bits of resolution for each axis of acceleration. Additionally, this module offers external trigger sensing through
single or double-tap detection as well as power saving features through its inactivity monitoring.
1 Functional Description
The PmodACL2 utilizes Analog Devices ADXL362 to provide MEMS acceleration data to the system board. With its
deep 512-sample FIFO buffer, users are able to view a long string of events prior to a triggered interrupt or simply
be able to have the system board access acceleration data when the user finds it most convenient.
2 Interfacing with the Pmod
The PmodACL2 communicates with the host board via the SPI protocol. To read from the on-board data registers,
the Chip Select line must first be pulled low and then send a command byte to read from the data registers (0x0B).
The desired address byte must be sent next, and then the desired byte is received with the MSB first on the falling
The PmodACL2.
User-selectable resolution.
Less than 2 μA consumption at 100 Hz.
Single or double-tap detection.
Activity and inactivity monitoring.
Free fall detection.
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clock edge. Because the address pointer auto-increments to the next address byte, it is possible to read multiple
bytes consecutively by continuing to pulse the Serial Clock line. An example set of commands to read from the y-
axis register is given below:
Note: Each SX bit is the same value as the most significant bit of the y-axis data.
To read from the FIFO buffer, a command byte to write to a data register (0x0A) must first be sent so that we can
configure the FIFO Control register (address 0x28) to indicate that we want the FIFO buffer to store data. After the
ADXL362 has been configured to use the FIFO buffer, a command byte to read from the FIFO buffer (0x0D) must
first be sent, then followed by pairs of data bytes containing which axis is being measured as well as the
acceleration data. An example set of commands to read from the FIFO buffer is given below:
Note: Each SX bit is the same value as the most significant bit of the y-axis data. b15 and b14 represent which axis the incoming data represents.
2.1 Pinout Description Table
Pinout Table of the PmodACL2
Connector J1
Connector J2
Pin
Signal
Description
Pin
Signal
Description
Pin
Signal
Description
1
~CS
Chip select
7
INT2
Interrupt Two
1
INT1
Interrupt One
2
MOSI
Master Out Slave
In
8
INT1
Interrupt One
2
G
Power Supply
Ground
3
MISO
Master In Slave
Out
9
NC
Not connected
Connector J3
4
SCLK
Serial clock
10
NC
Not connected
Pin
Signal
Description
5
GND
Power supply
ground
11
GND
Power supply
ground
1
INT2
Interrupt Two
6
VCC
Power supply
(3.3V)
12
VCC
Power supply
(3.3V)
2
G
Power Supply
Ground
Command Read
First Y-axis Address
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
LSB Byte of Y-axis Data
MSB Byte of Y-axis Data
b7
b6
b5
b4
b3
b2
b1
LSB
SX
SX
SX
SX
MSB
b10
b9
b8
Command Read
FIFO Control Register Address
Command FIFO Read
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
LSB Byte of Axis Data
MSB Byte of Axis Data
b7
b6
b5
b4
b3
b2
b1
LSB
b15
b14
SX
SX
MSB
b10
b9
b8
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The PmodACL2 also has two programmable interrupt pins available for use. Both of these pins can be set to trigger
an interrupt upon multiple different triggers including activity/inactivity (to help reduce system power), when the
FIFO buffer is filled to a desired level, when data is ready to be retrieved, and other triggers.
Any external power applied to the PmodACL2 must be within 1.6V and 3.5V. Consequently, with Digilent system
boards, this Pmod must be run off of a 3.3V rail.
3 Physical Dimensions
The pins on the pin header are spaced 100 mil apart. The PCB is 0.95 inches long on the sides parallel to the pins on
the pin header and 0.8 inches long on the sides perpendicular to the pin header.