GY-521 MPU6050 3-Axis Acceleration Gyroscope 6DOF Module
- Model: GY-521
- Color: Blue
- Material: PCB + Plastic + copper
- Chip: MPU-6050
- Power supply: 3~5V
- Communication mode: standard IIC communication protocol
- Chip built-in 16bit AD converter, 16bit data output
- Gyroscopes range: +/- 250 500 1000 2000 degree/sec
- Acceleration range: +/- 2g, +/- 4g, +/- 8g, +/- 16g
- Immersion Gold plating PCB, machine welding process to ensure quality
- Pin pitch: 2.54mm
- Great for DIY projects
Example Sketch & Diagram
Library: MPU6050.zip
#include "Wire.h"
#include "I2Cdev.h"
#include "MPU6050.h"
MPU6050 accelgyro;
int16_t ax, ay, az;
int16_t gx, gy, gz;
#define LED_PIN 13
bool blinkState = false;
void setup() {
Wire.begin();
Serial.begin(38400);
Serial.println("Initializing I2C devices...");
accelgyro.initialize();
Serial.println("Testing device connections...");
Serial.println(accelgyro.testConnection() ? "MPU6050 connection successful" : "MPU6050 connection failed");
pinMode(LED_PIN, OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
accelgyro.getMotion6(&ax, &ay, &az, &gx, &gy, &gz);
Serial.print("a/g:t");
Serial.print(ax); Serial.print("t");
Serial.print(ay); Serial.print("t");
Serial.print(az); Serial.print("t");
Serial.print(gx); Serial.print("t");
Serial.print(gy); Serial.print("t");
Serial.println(gz);
blinkState = !blinkState;
digitalWrite(LED_PIN, blinkState);
delay(250);
}