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Smart sensor: BHI385

The BHI385 is a fully programmable smart IMU. Its extended accelerometer range and advanced software enable motion tracking, even in high-dynamic applications like sports wearables. Motion AI Studio empowers you to easily deploy custom machine learning models, bringing unmatched performance and flexibility to the edge of your wearable designs.

  • Extended g-range
  • Integrated AI with self-learning function
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Sport activity tracking

Detailed sport movement evaluation

Impact detection

Human-machine interaction

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Technical data

Package dimensions (typ.)
2.5 x 3.0 x 0.95mm³
Current consumption
Fuser2 (running CoreMark)
  • Long Run mode (20 MHz)
  • Turbo mode (50 MHz)
Sensor Fusion (Hub+IMU) operation (calculating Game Rotation Vector)
  • 800 Hz ODR
  • 100 Hz ODR
Standby current



950 μA
2.8 mA




1.2 mA
1.0 mA


8 μA
Digital resolution
Accelerometer (A): 16-bit
Gyroscope (G): 16-bit
Measurement ranges
(* at Full Scale ±32g, the maximum measurable acceleration is typically ±28g)
(A): ±4, ±8, ±16 g, ±28g*
(G): ±125°/s, ±250°/s, ±500°/s, ±1000°/s, ±2000°/s
Output data rates (selectable)
(A): 12.5Hz … 1.6KHz
(G): 12.5 Hz ... 6.4 kHz
Offset soldered, over life
(A): ± 25 mg
(G): ± 0.5 °/s
TCO
(A): ± 0.25 mg/K
(G): ± 0.015 °/s/K
Sensitivity Error
(A): 0.4%
(G): 2%
Noise density (typ.)
(A): 160 μg/√Hz (8g),
170 μg/√Hz (28g)
(G): 0.007 °/s/√Hz (performance mode),
0.01 °/s/√Hz (normal mode)
Interface
▶ Host interface configurable as SPI or I2C
▶ 2 secondary master interfaces
 one I²C interface
 one selectable SPI or I²C
▶ Up to 14 GPIOs
Power modes
High perf. mode, normal mode, low power mode (LPM), suspend mode
Memory
256 kByte on-chip SRAM
Temperature range
-40 … +85 °C
Supply voltage
1.71 ... 3.6 V (VDD)
1.71 ... 1.89 V (VDDIO)

Documents

BST-BHI385-FL000

Flyer

BST-BHI385-FL000

BST-BHI385-SF000

Shuttle board flyer

BST-BHI385-SF000

BST-BHI385-DS000

Datasheet

BST-BHI385-DS000

BST-BHI3xx-AN000

BHI360/BHI380/BHI385 SDK Quickstart guide

BST-BHI3xx-AN000

BST-BHY2xx-BHI3xx-AN001

BHI3xx Evaluation Setup guide

BST-BHI3xx-AN001

BST-BHI385-AN001

Self-Learning AI Software for Smart Sensor Systems

BST-BHI385-AN001

BST-BHI3xx-AN002

BHIxx Programmer's Manual

BST-BHI3xx-AN002

Software

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SDK for BHI385 ImuXlte KLIO

SDK v1.0.0.6

Applications and solutions

Stories

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FAQs for the BHI385

The BHI385 combines an IMU with programmable processing, sensor fusion and on-device AI, allowing sensor-data processing to run directly on the sensor rather than entirely on the host processor.

Yes. Its Self-Learning AI functionality can learn and recognize custom cyclic movements on the device, which Bosch highlights for applications such as workout and exercise evaluation.

Yes. Bosch Motion AI Studio can be used to develop and deploy custom-trained neural networks to the BHI385.

Yes. It is designed to operate as a sensor co-processor and can handle tasks such as sensor fusion, data batching, position tracking, activity recognition and gesture detection.

Yes. It can operate as a sensor hub and combine data from external sensors such as magnetometers and pressure sensors with its integrated IMU.