MPU-6050 Module 3 Axis Gyroscope + Accelerometer

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A 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer housed on a development board ready for prototyping.

$12.05 AUD, inc GST

$10.95 AUD, exc GST

In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM
Delivered by Tue, 23rd of Apr

Quantity Discounts:

10-50 $10.41 (exc GST)
50+ $10.08 (exc GST)

A 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer are housed on a development board ready for prototyping. Check out the GitHub repository linked below for setting up this sensor with appropriate libraries.

Note: Soldering required - the headers come loose in the bag.

Features :

MPU 6050 Motion Sensor module with integrated 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer
Chip: MPU-6050
Onboard power regulator

Specifications:

Two addresses, Default 0x68, Swap to 0x69 by shorting the ADR pin to 3.3V
Power supply: 3V-5V
Logic Level: 3.3V - For use on an Arduino or another dev board with 5V logic use a logic level converter
Configurable gyroscope range: + 250, 500, 1000, 2000 ° / s
Configurable acceleration range: ± 2, ± 4, ± 8, ± 16 g
Dimensions: 21mm x 16mm

Downloads:

Examples

Raspberry Pi Pico - Micropython

Library: https://github.com/micropython-IMU/micropython-mpu9x50/blob/master/README_MPU9150.md

from mpu6050 import MPU6050
from time import sleep
from machine import Pin, I2C

import math

i2c = I2C(0, sda=Pin(8), scl=Pin(9), freq=400000)
imu = MPU6050(i2c)

while True:
    ax=round(imu.accel.x,2)
    ay=round(imu.accel.y,2)
    az=round(imu.accel.z,2)
    gx=round(imu.gyro.x)
    gy=round(imu.gyro.y)
    gz=round(imu.gyro.z)
    tem=round(imu.temperature,2)
        
    pitch = math.atan2(ax,az)
    roll = math.atan2(ay,az)
    
    print("Pitch",pitch,,"/t","Roll",roll)
    
    # Uncomment line below to show acceleration
#     print("ax",ax,"\t","ay",ay,"\t","az",az)
    
    # Uncomment line below to show acceleration
#     print("gx",gx,"\t","gy",gy,"\t","gz",gz)

    sleep(0.2)

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