Success Story: Chipolo
Chipolo POP – finding what matters with Bosch Sensortec’s BMA530
Keys, backpacks, luggage – we all misplace things from time to time. Chipolo POP is here to make those everyday moments a little less stressful. Designed to be colorful, simple and effective, this Bluetooth tracker helps users find lost items in seconds. Behind its sleek exterior lies a well-thought-out technology stack — and a key component of that is a motion sensor from Bosch Sensortec.
Compact and efficient: why BMA530 was the perfect match for Chipolo POP
Design is at the heart of everything Chipolo does. Their products are small, stylish, and designed for everyday use — but they also need to be robust and long-lasting. That’s why the team needed a tiny, low-power motion sensor that would fit their slim form factor without compromising on performance.
Enter the BMA530, a 3-axis accelerometer from Bosch Sensortec. Its compact housing, excellent power efficiency, and plug-and-play integration made it a natural fit. The team at Chipolo was able to drop it into their PCB layout with minimal effort — and saw immediate performance gains in terms of battery life and design flexibility.
Smarter tracking with less complexity
The Chipolo POP offers a range of features — from ringing your phone with a double press to global tracking via Apple’s Find My or Google’s Find My Device networks. Thanks to the BMA530, POP can intelligently detect motion and optimize energy usage in the background, helping the tracker last longer on a single battery.
For Chipolo’s engineering team, the BMA530 also simplified development. “It was an easy replacement for our previous sensor,” they explained. “It worked right out of the box and delivered better performance — smaller size, lower power consumption, and a better price point.”
Smart design meets smart sensing
With the BMA530, Chipolo has been able to elevate the POP — not just aesthetically, but technically. It’s a great example of how smart sensor technology can enable intuitive, everyday experiences. Users get peace of mind, designers get more freedom, and developers get a solution that simply works.