LSM6DS3 IMU Sensor

Measure linear acceleration, angular rate, and temperature from LSM6DS3 sensor

Since R2025a

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Libraries:
STM32 Microcontroller Blockset / Sensors / IMU Sensors

Description

The LSM6DS3 IMU Sensor block measures linear acceleration and angular rate along the X, Y, and Z axis using the LSM6DS3 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensor interfaced with the STM32 Processors. This 6-Degree of Freedom (DoF) IMU sensor comprises of an accelerometer and gyroscope used to measure linear acceleration and angular rate, respectively. The block also measures the temperature from the embedded temperature sensor in LSM6DS3 Sensor.

You can also use the analog filter and composite filter options in the block for the accelerometer values, and use the high pass filter option for gyroscope values.

Examples

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Ports

Output

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The block outputs acceleration as a n-by-3 vector, where n is the value for samples per frame. Each value represents the measurement of acceleration in m/s^2 along the X, Y, and Z axes.

Dependencies

This output port appears only if you select the Acceleration (m/s2) parameter.

Data Types: double

The block outputs angular velocity as a n-by-3 vector, where n is the value for samples per frame. Each value represents the measurement of angular velocity in radians per second (rad/s) along the X, Y, and Z axes.

Dependencies

This output port appears only if you select the Angular Velocity (rad/s) parameter.

Data Types: double

Temperature (in ℃) measured by LSM6DS3 sensor connected to STM32 Processors.

Dependencies

This output port appears only if you select the Temperature (℃) parameter.

Data Types: double

Status of acceleration, angular velocity and temperature measurements, specified as a 1-by-3 vector. 0 indicates that the data read is new, 1 indicates that the data read is not new, and -1 indicates that the corresponding output is not selected.

Dependencies

This output port appears only if you select the Status parameter.

Data Types: int8

Timestamp (in seconds) at which data is read from the sensor, returned as n-by-1 matrix, where n is the value for samples per frame.

Dependencies

This output port appears only if you select the Timestamp parameter.

Data Types: double

Parameters

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Main

Specify the I2C module on the STM32 Processors to communicate with sensor peripherals.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: I2CModule

The peripheral addresses to communicate with the accelerometer and gyroscope peripherals on the LSM6DS3 sensor are decided by the state of the SDO/SA0 pin on the sensor board. This table provides the peripheral addresses corresponding to the pin and their state.

Pin NamePin StatePeripheral Address
SDO/SA000x6A
10x6B

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: I2CAddress

Select this parameter to set Acceleration as one of the output ports.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: IsActiveAcceleration

Select this parameter to set Angular Velocity as one of the output ports.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: IsActiveAngularVelocity

Select this parameter to set Temperature as one of the output ports.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: IsActiveTemperature

Select this parameter to set Status as one of the output ports.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: IsActiveStatus

Select this parameter to set Timestamp as one of the output ports.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: IsActiveTimeStamp

Specify how often this block reads the data from the LSM6DS3 sensor. When you set this parameter to -1, Simulink determines the best sample time for the block based on the block context within the model. The output sample time is the product of Sample time that you specify.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: SampleTime

Advanced

Accelerometer

Select the full scale for measuring linear acceleration (the range of acceleration that the sensor needs to measure).

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: AccelerometerRange

Select the output data rate at which accelerometer data is sampled, which also determines the bandwidth.

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Block Parameter: GyroscopeODR

Select this parameter to configure the bandwidth of analog low-pass filter used in the filtering chain of the accelerometer values.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: SelectAnalogBW

Select the required bandwidth of the low-pass analog filter.

Dependencies

This parameter appears only if you select the Configure analog filter bandwidth parameter.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: AccelLPF1BW

Select the type of composite filter used in the filtering chain for reading accelerometer values.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: AccelSelectCompositeFilter

Select the required bandwidth of the high pass filter in the composite filter used in the filtering chain.

Dependencies

This parameter appears only if you select High pass filter in the Select composite filter parameter.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: GyroHPFBW

Select the required bandwidth of the low pass filter in the composite filter used in the filtering chain.

Dependencies

This parameter appears only if you select Low pass filter in the Select composite filter parameter.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: AccelLPF2BW

Gyroscope

Select the full scale for measuring angular velocity (the range of angular velocity that the sensor needs to measure).

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: AccelerometerRange

Select the output data rate at which gyroscope data is sampled, which also determines the bandwidth.

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Block Parameter: GyroscopeODR

Enable the high pass filter for reading gyroscope values.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: SelectGyroscopeHPF

Select the required bandwidth of the high pass filter for reading gyroscope values.

Dependencies

This parameter appears only if you select the Enable high pass filter parameter.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: GyroHPFBW

Extended Capabilities

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Version History

Introduced in R2025a