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Specifications

Feature Description
Product name Kivi
Pressure sensor MS5837-2BA (TE Connectivity, Switzerland)
Range 10...2000 mbar
Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) BMX160 (Bosch Sensortech, Germany)
Accelerometer range ±16g
Gyroscope range 2000°/s
Magnetometer range ±2500µT
High-g Accelerometer H3LIS331DL (STMicroelectronics, Switzerland)
Acceleration range ±400g
Microcontroller ARM® Cortex®-M0+ based ATSAMD21G18 @ 48MHz (Microchip Technology Inc., USA)
Dimensions Diameter of the sphere = 55mm; 80mm x 56mm x 63mm (length x height x width) for the Ellipsoid
Weight Sphere: 175±5 g; Ellipsoid: 330±5 g
Supply voltage +3.3v with USB charging
Battery technology rechargeable Lithium-Polymer (charging time of 60 minutes at 20 C)
Battery lifetime 6h continuous logging at full charge (water temperature of 20 C)
Battery charging time 1h (at 20 C)
Storage interface SD card
Storage capacity 8 GB
Communication interfaces micro USB connector, USB 2.0
Data logging rate 100 Hz for IMU and pressure sensor, 1000 Hz for high-G accelerometer
Sensor output variables total water pressure (mbar), linear acceleration (m/s2), rate of rotation (deg/s) and magnetic field intensity (mT)
Other output variables time stamp in ms, battery voltage
Temperature range -40C ~ 85C (-40F ~ 185F)