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ICM-20948

9-axis IMU (accel + gyro + mag), I2C/SPI, QFN-24

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Manufacturer TDK InvenSense
Package QFN-24
Pins 24 pins (I2C/SPI, Aux I2C, Interrupt, Power)
Sensors 9-axis (accel + gyro + mag)
Gyro ±250/500/1000/2000 °/s
Accel ±2/4/8/16 g
Mag ±4900 µT

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Interactive symbol, footprint, and 3D model — hover pins for cross-highlighting.

SymbolGenerated Generated from pin data (KiCad symbol Sensor_Motion/ICM-20948 is multi-unit)
FootprintMissing Not available (Package_LGA/InvenSense_QFN-24_3x3mm_P0.4mm not found in KiCad standard library)
3DGenerated Generated pad visualization (Babylon.js)

Breakout Board

Auto-generated breakout molecule for ICM-20948 — all pins brought to 2mm-pitch headers with 4 corner machine pins on 8mm grid.

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Specifications

Sensors9-axis (accel + gyro + mag)
Gyro±250/500/1000/2000 °/s
Accel±2/4/8/16 g
Mag±4900 µT
InterfaceI2C / SPI
PackageQFN-24 (3x3mm)

Pin Configuration

I2C/SPIAux I2CInterruptPower
PinNameGroupFunction
I2C/SPI — Host communication (I2C or SPI)
7NCSI2C/SPISPI chip select
8AD0/SDOI2C/SPII2C addr / SPI data out
22SCL/SCLKI2C/SPII2C clock / SPI clock
23SDA/SDII2C/SPII2C data / SPI data in
Aux I2C — Auxiliary I2C for external sensors
6AUX_DAAux I2CAux I2C data
19AUX_CLAux I2CAux I2C clock
Interrupt — Interrupt and sync
10FSYNCInterruptFrame sync
11INT1InterruptInterrupt output 1
Power — Supply, regulator, and ground
9REGOUTPowerRegulator bypass
12VDDPowerSupply voltage (1.71V-3.6V)
18GNDPowerGround
20VDDIOPowerI/O supply (1.71V-1.95V)
Other
1NCNo connection
2NCNo connection
3NCNo connection
4NCNo connection
5NCNo connection
13NCNo connection
14NCNo connection
15NCNo connection
16NCNo connection
17NCNo connection
21NCNo connection
24NCNo connection

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ICM-20948 — 9-axis IMU (accel + gyro + mag), I2C/SPI, QFN-24

Manufacturer: TDK InvenSense Package: QFN-24

Description

The ICM-20948 is a 9-axis motion sensor from TDK InvenSense combining accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer. Features a built-in DMP for sensor fusion. Successor to the MPU-9250.

Electrical Specifications

  • Sensors: 9-axis (accel + gyro + mag)
  • Gyro: ±250/500/1000/2000 °/s
  • Accel: ±2/4/8/16 g
  • Mag: ±4900 µT
  • Interface: I2C / SPI
  • Package: QFN-24 (3x3mm)

Pin Configuration

Package: QFN-24

  • Pin 1: NC — No connection
  • Pin 2: NC — No connection
  • Pin 3: NC — No connection
  • Pin 4: NC — No connection
  • Pin 5: NC — No connection
  • Pin 6: AUX_DA — Aux I2C data
  • Pin 7: NCS — SPI chip select
  • Pin 8: AD0/SDO — I2C addr / SPI data out
  • Pin 9: REGOUT — Regulator bypass
  • Pin 10: FSYNC — Frame sync
  • Pin 11: INT1 — Interrupt output 1
  • Pin 12: VDD — Supply voltage (1.71V-3.6V)
  • Pin 13: NC — No connection
  • Pin 14: NC — No connection
  • Pin 15: NC — No connection
  • Pin 16: NC — No connection
  • Pin 17: NC — No connection
  • Pin 18: GND — Ground
  • Pin 19: AUX_CL — Aux I2C clock
  • Pin 20: VDDIO — I/O supply (1.71V-1.95V)
  • Pin 21: NC — No connection
  • Pin 22: SCL/SCLK — I2C clock / SPI clock
  • Pin 23: SDA/SDI — I2C data / SPI data in
  • Pin 24: NC — No connection

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