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    BMX160 replacement

    BMX160 replacement

    t_an0410
    Member

    Hello,

    I'm currently using BMX160 for my project. However, it is out of stock everywhere i seached for.

    Is there any potential replacement? My piority is having same footprint and similar performance

    Thank you in advance.

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    BSTRobin
    Community Moderator
    Community Moderator

    Hello t_an0410,

    BMM150 is the only choice now, and there will be more geomagnetic chips in the future.

    Thank you for your reply.

    Guess I will have to wait and see for now.

    @ BSTRobin

    Is BMX160 being discountinued? Digikey lists it as such.

    BMM150 was around since 2012, what is the expected longevity of BMM150?

    Thank you in advance for your reply.

    BSTRobin
    Community Moderator
    Community Moderator

    Hello alik55,

    The stock need to be reserved in advance.
    The next generation of geomagnetic sensors is waiting to be announced on our official website.

    Hi,

    we use a BMX160 on an existing pcb, means pins 2/3 are connected to GND. Due to unavailability of BMX160 we consider to replace them with a BMI160 since the magnetometer is not needed. But we would like to keep the pcb. BMI160's pins 2/3 are actually used as option as an auxillary I2C for an external BMM150.

    • Will BMI160 still work with grounded pins 2/3?
    • What happens when firmware turns on the auxillary I2C by accident?
    • Any backdraws to be expected?

    Thanks for you help in advance!

    spachner

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