GENERAL DESCRIPTION

BMI260 is an ultra-low power IMU that combines precise

acceleration and angular rate measurement with intelligent on-

chip motion-triggered interrupt features. The 6-axis sensor

combines a 16-bit triaxial gyroscope and a 16-bit triaxial

SENSOR FEATURES

BMI260 is the next-generation IMU targeting fast and accurate

inertial sensing in smartphone and human machine interface

(HMI) applications. The IMU provides highly accurate step

counting, motion detection and is pin-to-pin compatible with the

BMI160. BMI260 features Bosch’s automotive-proven gyroscope

technology. Significant improvements in BMI260 include, but are

not restricted to, the overall accelerometer performance, i.e. an

extremely low zero-g offset and sensitivity error, low temperature

drifts, robustness over PCB strain and a low noise density.

On top, BMI260 features the industry’s first self-calibrating

gyroscope using motionless CRT (Component Re-Trimming)

functionality to compensate MEMS typical soldering drifts,

ensuring post-soldering sensitivity errors down to ± 0.4%.

Other key features of BMI260 include Hardware and TimeSync

functions. BMI260 also supports a low-latency secondary

interface with accelerometer and gyroscope data output, freely

configurable for SPI or I2C interface operation and measurement

range. Dual SPI configuration enables BMI260 to serve two SPI-

based modules supporting stereo or 3D camera operation.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (TYP)

BMI260 data

Accelerometer (A) Gyroscope (G)

Digital resolution

(A): 16-bit or 0.06 mg/LSB

(G): 16-bit or 0.004 dps/LSB

Programmable

measurement range

&

Sensitivity

(A): ±2 g: 16384 LSB/g

to

(A): ±16 g: 2048 LSB/g

(G): ±125 dps: 262.1 LSB/dps

to

(G): ±2000 dps: 16.4 LSB/dps

Zero-g/Zero-rate offset

(A): ±20 mg

(G): ±0.5 dps

Sensitivity Error

(A): ± 0.4%

(G): ± 0.4% (with CRT)

Temperature range

-40 … +85 °C

Temperature behaviour

(TCO; TCS)

(A): ±0.25 mg/K; ±0.004 %/K

(G): ±0.02 dps/K; ±0.02 %/K

Noise density

(A): 160 µg/√Hz

(G): 0.008 dps/√Hz

Offset vs PCB strain

(A): ±0.01 mg/µε

(G): ±1.5 mdps/µε

Filter BW (programmable) (A): 5 Hz … 684 Hz

(G): 11 Hz … 751 Hz

Output Data Rate (ODR) (A): 12.5 Hz … 1.6 kHz

(G): 25 Hz … 6.4 kHz

Digital inputs/outputs

2x SPI; 2x I2C; AUX I/F; OIS I/F

2x digital interrupts

Supply voltage

Current consumption

685 µA at full ODR

(aliasing-free)

Package size

2.5 x 3.0 x 0.8 mm³

14 pin LGA

Bosch Sensortec

BMI260

Accurate, low-power Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)

BMI260 TARGET APPLICATIONS

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Advanced gesture / activity and context recognition

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Optical and electronic image stabilization (OIS/EIS)

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Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM)

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Location based services

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Augmented / virtual reality (AR/VR)

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Indoor navigation / pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR)

BMI260 TARGET DEVICES



Smartphones, cameras, tablets and smart pens

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Game controllers, remote controls and pointing devices

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Smart TV, smart earphones and hearables

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Augmented and virtual reality glasses

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Toy drones and toy helicopters