Pin Function Grouping
Looking at the datasheet of this component, can you group together pins by their functions? for example for Power, VS, gnd_1 gnd_2 etc
NOTE: If you group them, can you not add the same pin if you already added them in a group? You should know which pin function is common for its function
Worked for 45 sec
Yes — based on the ADXL325 datasheet, I’d group each pin exactly once like this:
Table
| Function Group | Pins |
|---|---|
| Power | VS: pins 14, 15 |
| Ground / Common | COM: pins 3, 5, 6, 7 |
| Analog Outputs | XOUT: pin 12; YOUT: pin 10; ZOUT: pin 8 |
| Control | ST: pin 2 |
| No Connect | NC: pins 1, 4, 9, 11, 13, 16 |
| Exposed Pad | EP: exposed pad — not internally connected; solder for mechanical integrity |
I would not include the NC pins in Ground even though pins 1 and 9 are listed as “No Connect or optionally ground,” because their primary datasheet function is NC, and each pin should belong to only one functional group.
Power pins first
Use exact descriptions
Separate NC pins
Group interfaces
