What a Sensor: BMP585, rugged, waterproof, innovative
Sometimes you wonder how big companies can stay successful. It is dangerous if you are too big to develop further.
The former Intel CEO Andy Grove once said: "Only the paranoid survive"
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Bosch Sensortec is a good example that you can be very innovative and still be not a Start-up company anymore.
Example for the disruptive approach of Bosch Sensortec is the new capacitive BMP585. Bosch is well-known for its excellent piezorestistive pressure sensor. Last year they launched the BMP581.
The video below shows the cool LEGO demo.
The first capacitive barometric pressure sensor is best-in-class.
Recently Bosch launched the BMP585. The ruggedised pressure sensor boasts centimetre-level altitude accuracy, even when submerged! And the award for best demos at Embedded World almost certainly goes to Bosch Sensortec. In the interview from the show, Mark Schäfer talks about Bosch’s latest sensor innovations, in this case, the BMP585, which can be seen as a ruggedised version of the widely available BMP581 24-bit digital pressure sensor; the BMP585 should be widely available from May.
The BMP585 is attached to a model diver, who is searching for treasure in an aquarium. As can be seen on the display, this barometric pressure sensor produces highly accurate depth measurements at the centimetre level. A gel-filled cavity as part of the device’s 3.25 mm × 3.25 mm x 1.86 mm LGA package provides the highest level of protection against water and other liquid chemicals, enabling easy integration of altitude/height/depth/level measurements into applications that face punishing environmental conditions. If you don’t happen to be building a tailored solution for a treasure hunter, you may find yourself using this device in more typical industrial, navigation, and smart home applications.
Wearables for sport are a particularly interesting application for the BMP585 as the high level of measurement accuracy can even detect individual pull-ups or press-ups! Better yet, this sensor only consumes 1.3 µA at 1 Hz measurement rate in low-power mode, meaning your product’s end user can be working-out for hours without worrying about their smart device’s battery life.
Another video shows the interview of BMP585 Product Manager Thomas Block at the Embedded World 2023.
(1) Be ready for the rough: BMP585 @ Sensors Converge — YouTube
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