Phidgets launches the 1049 - PhidgetSpatial 0/0/3 3-Axis, 5g Accelerometer and reduces the price of the 1059.

“The 1049 is the second product in our new family of PhidgetSpatial products. , says Chester Fitchett, Phidgets CEO. We also use very precise voltage supply filtering to guarantee low noise and correct sensor operation. added Chester.

The PhidgetSpatial family of product currently includes the:

1056 - PhidgetSpatial 3/3/3 : Compass 3-Axis, Gyroscope 3-Axis, Accelerometer 3-Axis 5G.

1049 - PhidgetSpatial 0/0/3 : Accelerometer 3-Axis 5G

Each accelerometer axis is calibrated at the factory for cross-axis mis-alignment, sensitivity to positive and negative acceleration, and offset.

We will still be carrying our 1059 - PhidgetAccelerometer 2-Axis for users who only need 2-Axis data. Said Bernard Rousseau, director of marketing. We have also reduced the price of the 1059 from $95 to $60 CAD., added Rousseau.

Product Specifications

Acceleration Bandwidth @ 1ms sample rate: 110 Hz

Measurement Range (XYZ Axis): ±5g (49 m/s2)

Acceleration Resolution: 3660µg

Axis 0 Noise Level (X Axis): 2000µG standard deviation (σ) at 128 samples/second

Axis 1 Noise Level (Y Axis): 2000µG standard deviation (σ) at 128 samples/second

Axis 2 Noise Level (Z Axis): 2000µG standard deviation (σ) at 128 samples/second

Data Rate: 1ms to 1000ms per sample; 16ms to 1000ms over the webservice

Min/Max USB Voltage: 4.75 - 5.25 VDC

USB Current Specification: 45mA max

USB Speed: Full Speed (12Mbit)

Software Environment

“Unlike a lot of our competitor’s products that require their users to write some firmware code in order to use their sensor, we are completely “Plug and Play” says Bernard Rousseau, Director of Marketing. “With Phidgets, you plug it in and start using it and when it comes to programming, the user, not us, decides which operating system and which computer language he wants to use”, added Rousseau.

Users can program Phidgets using a simple yet powerful and well documented Application Programming Interfade (API) that is supported under Windows (2000, XP, Vista), Windows CE, Mac OS X, and Linux. Users can write programs in Visual Basic, VB.NET, C#, C/C++, Flash/Flex, Java, Labview, Matlab, ActionScript 3.0, and Cocoa.