MPU6050 (GY-521) IMU Sensor Module with 6 DOF (Gyroscope, Accelerometer)

DESCRIPTION:

The MPU-6050 is the latest product of InvenSense company products. This sensor is used in Ardupilot autopilot. The sensor contains a 3-axis MEMS accelerometer and a 3-axis MEMS gyro in a single chip. It is very accurate since it contains 16-bit analog to digital-conversion hardware for each channel. Therefore it captures the x, y, and z channels at the same time.

Also, it is accurate because you have the 3-axis gyro and 3-axis accelerometers on a single chip so you do not need to align them.

The sensor has a “Digital Motion Processor” (DMP), also called a “Digital Motion Processing Unit”. This DMP can be programmed with firmware made by Innisense and can do complex calculations with the sensor values.

Features

• I2C Digital output of 6 or 9-axis MotionFusion data in rotation matrix, quaternion, Euler Angle, or raw data format
• Input Voltage: 2.3 – 3.4V.
• Tri-axis angular rate sensor (gyro) with a sensitivity of up to 131 LSBs/dps and a full-scale range of ±250, ±500, ±1000, and ±2000dps.
• Tri-Axis accelerometer with a programmable full-scale range of ±2g, ±4g, ±8g and ±16g
• Digital Motion Processing™ (DMP™) engine offloads complex MotionFusion, sensor timing synchronization, and gesture detection.
• Digital-output temperature sensor.

MPU6050 Pinout Configuration

Pin Number Pin Name Description 1 Vcc Provides power for the module, which can be +3V to +5V. Typically +5V is used 2 Ground Connected to the Ground of the system 3 Serial Clock (SCL) Used for providing clock pulse for I2C Communication 4 Serial Data (SDA) Used for transferring Data through I2C communication 5 Auxiliary Serial Data (XDA) Can be used to interface other I2C modules with MPU6050. It is optional 6 Auxiliary Serial Clock (XCL) Can be used to interface other I2C modules with MPU6050. It is optional 7 AD0 If more than one MPU6050 is used a single MCU, then this pin can be used to vary the address 8 Interrupt (INT) Interrupt pin to indicate that data is available for MCU to read. Where to Use MPU6050

The MPU6050 is a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) that consists of a 3-axis Accelerometer and 3-axis Gyroscope inside it. This helps us to measure acceleration, velocity, orientation, displacement, and many other motion-related parameters of a system or object. This module also has a (DMP) Digital Motion Processor inside it which is powerful enough to perform complex calculations and thus free up the work for Microcontroller.

The module also has two auxiliary pins which can be used to interface external IIC modules like a magnetometer, however, it is optional. Since the IIC address of the module is configurable more than one MPU6050 sensor can be interfaced to a Microcontroller using the AD0 pin. This module also has well-documented and revised libraries available hence it’s very easy to use with famous platforms like Arduino. So if you are looking for a sensor to control motion for your RC Car, Drone, Self-balancing Robot, Humanoid, Biped, or something like that then this sensor might be the right choice for you.

Applications

• Used for IMU measurement
• Drones / Quadcopters
• Self-balancing robots
• Robotic arm controls
• Humanoid robots
• Tilt sensor
• Orientation / Rotation Detector

MPU6050 Datasheet

Package Includes:

• MPU-6050 GY-521 3-Axis Accel & Gryo Sensor Module.
• 8-pin male header straight.
• 8-pin male header right-angle.