**Replacement: **None. Unfortunately, the IDG500 has been discontinued, so there's no way we can make this board anymore. We'd love to, but we just can't. This page is for reference only.

This is the breakout board for the IDG500, which includes an on-board 2.8V regulator and all pins broken out to 0.1" pin holes. The IDG-500 is a very small, dual-axis angular rate sensor (gyroscope). It uses InvenSense’s proprietary and patented MEMS technology with vertically driven, vibrating masses to make a functionally complete, low-cost, dual-axis angular rate sensor. All required electronics are integrated onto a single chip with the sensor.

The IDG-500 gyro uses two sensor elements with novel vibrating dual-mass bulk silicon configurations that sense the rate of rotation about the X- and Y-axis (in-plane sensing). This results in a unique, integrated dual-axis gyro with guaranteed-by-design vibration rejection and high cross-axis isolation. It is specifically designed for demanding consumer applications requiring low cost, small size and high performance.

The IDG-500 gyro includes the integrated electronics necessary for application-ready functionality. It incorporates X- and Y-axis low-pass filters and an EEPROM for on-chip factory calibration of the sensor. Factory trimmed scale factors eliminate the need for external active components and end-user calibration. This product is lead-free and Green Compliant.

Not sure which gyro is right for you? Our Accelerometer and Gyro Buying Guide might help!

• 3-7V single-supply operation
• Integrated X- and Y-axis gyros on a single chip
• Two separate outputs per axis for standard and high sensitivity:
  X-/Y-Out Pins: 500°/s full scale range 2.0mV/°/s sensitivity
  X/Y4.5Out Pins: 110°/s full scale range 9.1mV/°/s sensitivity
• Integrated amplifiers and low-pass filters
• Auto-Zero function
• On-chip temperature sensor
• High vibration rejection over a wide frequency range
• High cross-axis isolation by proprietary MEMS design
• Hermetically sealed for temp and humidity resistance
• 10,000 g shock tolerant

• Schematic
• IDG500 Datasheet
• Wiring Example