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Accelerometer Tolerances to Magnetic Fields and Radiation

I am working on a project that requires me to detect and measure magnetic fields with a Raspberry Pi. However, the project will operate within a 10 tesla field. As part of this project, I need to include an accelerometer to keep track of the kit's movements. 

I found some accelerometers from Adafruit with accelerometers from Analog Devices, such as the ADXL335, the ADXL345, the ADXL326, and the ADXL377. Will there be any issues if they were to be subjected to a very large magnetic field? Will they work properly without being destroyed?

Also, if they work, are there any variants of the devices that are radiation-hardened? The kit may be subjected to radiation, so having a variant that is radiation-hardened will be very helpful.

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  • Thanks for your question. The magnetic field or radiation should not affect the accelerometer device operation though we don't specify accelerometer behaviors in these fields. Based on the feedback we received they are very robust to electromagnetic interference(E.g. ADXL345 was used in the cellphone without any issue). But keep in mind magnetic fields can impact key support functions, such as power supplies' stability.

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  • Thanks for your question. The magnetic field or radiation should not affect the accelerometer device operation though we don't specify accelerometer behaviors in these fields. Based on the feedback we received they are very robust to electromagnetic interference(E.g. ADXL345 was used in the cellphone without any issue). But keep in mind magnetic fields can impact key support functions, such as power supplies' stability.

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