STMicroelectronics elevates disposal of MEMS portfolio

STMicroelectronics has released software drivers for communication with Linux systems. This has led to the simplification and easier accessibility to MEMS portfolio. The new architecture of ST has been supported by the latest version of Linux kernel. Thus the developers will get easy access to MEMS devices using the Linux open-source software to build consumer, industrial, scientific and healthcare applications with precision movement and position sensing in multiple axes for uses such as remote monitoring, test and measurement, robotic control, machine vision and surveillance.

Driver access is managed through a standard IIO (Industrial-IO) interface and no additional software is required to interface all the ST Motion MEMS products due to the embedded IIO driver already available into the Linux Kernel.

Paolo Bendiscioli, Motion MEMS Application Manager at STMicroelectronics said, "The ST IIO driver modules also provide the flexibility to exchange all the ST MEMS devices without any changes at the driver level. This solution allows faster design upgrades and helps our customers improve time to market for their new products."

These software drivers are optimized to support all ST MEMS devices including accelerometers, gyroscopes, iNEMO inertial modules, e-compasses and magnetometers, thereby enabling quick and easy connection of any sensor with minimal software overhead. They also allow the systems to recognize devices, access data, support interrupts and perform polling data acquisitions. These Linux Industrial-IO-compatible drivers reduce the development time for motion innovations in multiple market sectors.