The VEMD5080X01 is claimed to offer enhanced sensitivity for visible light in 5.0 x 4.0mm surface mount package, with a low profile of just 0.9mm.
This generation of smartwatch focuses on fitness monitoring and introduces training reports. It uses multiple sensors with advanced algorithms to offer analytics such as automatic VO2max fitness level detection. The metric defines personal fitness levels by revealing your body’s ability to use oxygen. Traditionally available through laboratory testing, Firstbeat estimates VO2max fitness levels using a combination of speed and heartbeat data obtained during running and walking activities. Users can see their current fitness level, compare it to other people of the same age and gender, and evaluate whether they are currently fit enough to gain health benefits, or if there is room to improve. It also holds the key to personalising training prescriptions. Watching VO2max fitness level change over time can be rewarding and serve as a powerful motivator for improvement, says the company.
The third-generation laser-ranging sensor boosts core performance while introducing multi-target detection, cover-glass crosstalk immunity at long distance, and programmable multi-zone scanning. According to the company, these advances deliver new levels of sensor performance to robotics, user detection, drones, IoT, and wearable applications.
The LIS2DW12 has 16bit output and can be set to prioritise low power consumption or low-noise performance, with five settings in either mode. A specific feature coupled with four settings in each mode save waking the system to check for data, and allow efficient single-byte transfers. This minimises system power consumption and helps extend battery life, says the company. Noise density down to 90micro g/√Hz is at least 25 per cent lower than similar devices in the marketplace, calaims the company, which improves the measurement accuracy in healthcare, fitness, and gaming to industrial sensing and environmental monitoring applications.
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