Inertial measurement sensor for worker safety, asset tracking, and robotics introduced by STMicro

ISM6HG256X integrates an accelerometer with dual full-scale ranges, and eliminates the need for several different sensors to simplify system design.
Jan. 12, 2026
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The STMicro ISM6HG256X tiny three-in-one motion sensor is for asset tracking, worker safety wearables, condition monitoring, robotics, factory automation, and black box event recording.

Summary points:

  • Three-in-one motion sensor: STMicroelectronics unveils the ISM6HG256X, combining low-g, high-g, and gyroscope sensing in one compact industrial IoT device.
  • Simplified system design: Dual full-scale accelerometer ranges reduce the need for multiple sensors, cutting design complexity and size.
  • Smart event detection: Embedded computing enables real-time, context-aware sensing for asset tracking, safety wearables, and factory automation.

GENEVA – STMicroelectronics in Geneva is introducing the ISM6HG256X tiny three-in-one motion sensor for data-hungry industrial IoT applications for asset tracking, worker safety wearables, condition monitoring, robotics, factory automation, and black box event recording.

This smart and accurate inertial measurement sensor combines simultaneous detection of low-g (±16g) and high-g (±256g) accelerations with a stable gyroscope in one compact package.

The ISM6HG256X integrates an accelerometer with dual full-scale ranges, and eliminates the need for several different sensors to simplify system design and reduce overall complexity.

Real-time event detection

The sensor offers embedded computing and self-configurability support real-time event detection and context-adaptive sensing for long lasting asset tracking sensor nodes, wearable safety devices, continuous industrial equipment monitoring, and automated factory systems.

ST's new X-NUCLEO-IKS5A1 industrial expansion board with MEMS Studio design environment and software libraries, X-CUBE-MEMS1, are available to assist developers to implement high-g and low-g fusion, sensor fusion, context awareness, asset tracking, and calibration.

The ISM6HG256X comes in a 2.5-by-3-millimeter surface-mount package built to withstand temperatures from -40 to 105 degrees Celsius. For more information contact STMicroelectronics online at https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/campaigns/mems-sensors-for-industry-mems-mc4indu.html.

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