Made in Canada
Photonic and MEMS IMUs built to withstand harsh environments, at a fraction of the size, weight and power of legacy gyros. 75 to 475 g, single-digit watts.
Jamming, spoofing, tunnels, urban canyon, indoors, underwater. Anywhere satellite positioning stops being trustworthy.
When the fix goes, the platform still has to know how it is moving. The MK2E2 and MK2Z pair an optical gyro axis with a full MEMS inertial suite. The MK2M2 runs that MEMS suite alone where size and cost lead.
Photonic performance, compact packaging, and a supply chain you can actually export.
ITAR-free and made in Canada, so allied exports run under Canadian controls with no US approval in the loop. Tell us your destination countries and we will confirm timelines.
Compact form factor and single-digit watts – roughly a third of the power of comparable units.
Light-based rotation sensing using the Sagnac effect. Low drift, highly resistant to electromagnetic interference, no moving parts.
A hybrid photonic integrated circuit on a CMOS-compatible platform, built for volume manufacture.
Two tactical-grade IMUs shipping today and the MK2Z navigation-grade prototype. All ITAR-free, made in Canada and individually calibrated, with RS-422 or CAN-FD output and a design built to withstand harsh environments.
Tactical MEMS IMU — Value Workhorse
| Optical Gyro Range | N/A |
|---|---|
| Optical Gyro Bias Stability | N/A |
| Optical Gyro ARW | N/A |
| MEMS Gyro Range (X, Y, Z) | ±125 to ±4000 °/s |
| MEMS Gyro Bias Stability (X, Y, Z) | 0.5 to < 1.0 °/hr |
| MEMS Gyro ARW (X, Y, Z) | 0.06 °/√hr |
| Accelerometer Range | ±2, ±4, ±8, ±16 g |
| Accelerometer Bias Stability | < 15 µg |
| Accelerometer VRW | 0.008 m/s/√hr |
| Magnetometer Range | ± 20 G |
Tactical Photonic IMU — Photonic Core
| Optical Gyro Range (Z) | ± 250 °/s |
|---|---|
| Optical Gyro Bias Stability (Z) | 0.5 to < 1.0 °/hr |
| Optical Gyro ARW (Z) | 0.03 °/√hr |
| MEMS Gyro Range (X, Y, Z) | ±125 to ±4000 °/s |
| MEMS Gyro Bias Stability (X, Y, Z) | 0.5 to < 1.0 °/hr |
| MEMS Gyro ARW (X, Y, Z) | 0.06 °/√hr |
| Accelerometer Range | ±2, ±4, ±8, ±16 g |
| Accelerometer Bias Stability | < 15 µg |
| Accelerometer VRW | 0.008 m/s/√hr |
| Magnetometer Range | ± 20 G |
Navigation Photonic IMU — Hybrid PIC
| Optical Gyro Range (Z) | ± 250 °/s |
|---|---|
| Optical Gyro Bias Stability (Z) | 0.005 to < 0.01 °/hr |
| Optical Gyro ARW (Z) | 0.02 °/√hr |
| MEMS Gyro Range (X, Y, Z) | ±125 to ±4000 °/s |
| MEMS Gyro Bias Stability (X, Y, Z) | 0.5 to < 1.0 °/hr |
| MEMS Gyro ARW (X, Y, Z) | 0.06 °/√hr |
| Accelerometer Range | ±2, ±4, ±8, ±16 g |
| Accelerometer Bias Stability | < 15 µg |
| Accelerometer VRW | 0.008 m/s/√hr |
| Magnetometer Range | ± 20 G |
The MK2 family ships today. Here is what follows it.
Tactical-grade IMUs today; the MK2Z nav-grade prototype reaches < 0.01 °/hr on its optical Z axis.
A drop-in INS board that fuses inertial data with GNSS and aiding sensors.
Navigation-grade optical sensing, targeting under 0.01 °/hr operational on all three axes.
The tactical-grade E-Series extended to optical sensing on all three axes, targeting < 0.5 °/hr.
Roadmap dates are planning targets, not commitments, and do not form part of any quotation or contract.
Compact, low-power inertial sensing for platforms that must hold heading through jamming and spoofing. ITAR-free for allied programs.
Heading and attitude for ground robots working indoors, underground and anywhere satellite signals are blocked.
A lightweight alternative to legacy fiber gyros for guidance, stabilization and backup navigation.
A new way to record accurate motion and position data in construction, mining, and surveying.
A 21 minute Montreal drive with GNSS positioning denied. MK2E2 photonic gyro against MK2M2 MEMS, heading from the gyro alone with 1 Hz speed aiding for distance, no EKF. Both publish 0.5 °/hr minimum in-run bias. Only one was still close to truth at the end.
Dead reckoning trajectory through Montreal with GNSS positioning denied, showing GNSS truth, MK2E2 photonic and MK2M2 MEMS paths. With GNSS position removed, each unit had to keep track of where…
Position error over the drive. The MK2M2 MEMS error rises above the MK2E2 photonic error from about the two minute mark and stays above it, ending at 20.5 m against…
Magnified view of the end points. The MK2E2 photonic finishes 5.7 m from truth, the MK2M2 MEMS 20.5 m. At the end of the drive, with no position fix throughout,…
Autonomy should not stop when GNSS does, and it should not be gated by someone else’s export licence. We design photonic inertial sensors in Montreal so allied platforms keep working where satellites cannot reach.
One Silicon Chip Photonics (OSCP), a fabless Canadian developer of photonic and MEMS inertial measurement units, is pleased to announce Texim Europe as its exclusive distributor for Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
OSCP has been awarded Contract CW2438157 under the Innovative Solutions Canada Testing Stream for its Innovative Enhanced IMUs with High Performance and Low SWaP-C for Defence.
OSCP is proud to introduce MK2Z, a new ultra-low-drift photonic IMU engineered for platforms that cannot afford to lose their inertial reference when GNSS is degraded, denied, or intermittent.
Software resources to bring our products into your platform: a C library for direct integration, along with drivers for ROS2 and ArduPilot, with PX4 support on the way. Each comes with usage examples and the reference material needed to get data flowing quickly.
Everything you need to work with our IMUs: mechanical drawings and footprints, performance specifications, pinout and communication interface. Documentation is available for each variant, along with a shared section covering what applies across the whole family.
Find setup guides, wiring details and technical specifications for the accessories that support our products.
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Tell us the axis count, the bias target, the interface and the volume. You get a part recommendation, a price and the current lead time.