AN-MPU-x000A-01
Document Number: AN-MPU-x000A-01
Page 12 of 14
Revision: 1.1
Date: 06/12 /2015
6.
QUICK REFERENCE
This section is added a brief listing of PCB design guidelines which may be used in review when defining device placement. This list is
not complete, nor reflects all information provided within this document.
DESCRIPTION
ISSUE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Magnetic Distortion
Hard Iron
Saturation of magnetic sensor
Avoid placement near permanent magnetic fields
Soft Iron
Angular error of magnetic field
Avoid placement near ferromagnetic materials
Noise
Increased noise or jitter within magnetic
field
Avoid placement near current fluctuation
Compass
Coupling of device pitch and compass
heading
Ensure compass heading is computed with three-axis data
Package Stress
Increased sensor offsets
Place part in a location of minimal PCB stress, do not solder
Exposed Pad
Thermal Stress
Temperature variation of data
Avoid a thermal gradient across the part
Impact Survivability Shock Failure, damage to MEMS device
Ensure surrounding surfaces will not impact MEMS device in event
of shock