MPU-6050 6-Axis IMU

3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer over I2C. Used for orientation, vibration detection and fall detection.

Sensor InvenSense (TDK) MPU-6050 motion i2c Draft

This entry is draft and has not been confirmed against physical hardware. A conforming tool will refuse to provision it. The datasheet is the authority, not this page.

Specifications

Protocol i2c
Sensor type motion
Manufacturer InvenSense (TDK)
Model number MPU-6050
Datasheet url https://invensense.tdk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/MPU-6000-Datasheet1.pdf
Read interval seconds 10

Readings

SlugDevice classUnitRange
accel-x - m/s² -16 to 16
accel-y - m/s² -16 to 16
accel-z - m/s² -16 to 16
gyro-x - °/s -2000 to 2000
gyro-y - °/s -2000 to 2000
gyro-z - °/s -2000 to 2000

Wiring

PinRequiredNotes
sda Yes
scl Yes

Supply: 3.3V

Failure modes

  • Address is 0x68 with AD0 low and 0x69 with AD0 high.
  • Gyroscope output drifts and has a non-zero bias at rest. Bias must be measured while stationary at startup and subtracted.
  • Accelerometer readings include gravity. A stationary sensor reads approximately 9.81 on whichever axis points down, which is not motion.
  • The part is obsolete and widely cloned. Clone modules vary in noise and in whether the temperature channel is usable.

Entry

Keympu-6050
StatusDraft
Revision1
Registry0.3.0
Datasheet Entry on GitHub JSON for agents

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