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MPU6050 Gyroscope with Arduino

A small but very optimised 3 axis accelerometer, 3 axis gyroscope having inbuilt temperature sensor. Let's pair it with Arduino

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MPU6050 Gyroscope with Arduino

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO
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6 DOF Sensor - MPU6050
DFRobot 6 DOF Sensor - MPU6050
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0.96" OLED 64x128 Display Module
ElectroPeak 0.96" OLED 64x128 Display Module
×1

Software apps and online services

Pcbway
Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Breadboard, 400 Pin
Breadboard, 400 Pin
10 Pc. Jumper Wire Kit, 5 cm Long
10 Pc. Jumper Wire Kit, 5 cm Long

Story

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Schematics

Circuit diagram

Works with cirkit designer software

Code

Code

Arduino
/* Get tilt angles on X and Y, and rotation angle on Z
 * Angles are given in degrees, displays on SSD1306 OLED
 * 
 * License: MIT
 */
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>
#include <MPU6050_light.h>

#define SCREEN_WIDTH 128 // OLED display width, in pixels
#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 64 // OLED display height, in pixels
// Declaration for an SSD1306 display connected to I2C (SDA, SCL pins)
Adafruit_SSD1306 display(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, &Wire);


MPU6050 mpu(Wire);
unsigned long timer = 0;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);                           // Ensure serial monitor set to this value also    
  if(!display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C))  // Address 0x3C for most of these displays, if doesn't work try 0x3D 
  { 
    Serial.println(F("SSD1306 allocation failed"));
    for(;;);                                      // Don't proceed, loop forever
  } 
  display.setTextSize(1);             
  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE);            // Draw white text
  display.clearDisplay();                         
  Wire.begin();
  mpu.begin();
  display.println(F("Calculating gyro offset, do not move MPU6050"));
  display.display();        
  mpu.calcGyroOffsets();                          // This does the calibration
  display.setTextSize(2);          
}

void loop() {
  mpu.update();  
  if((millis()-timer)>10)                         // print data every 10ms
  {                                           
    display.clearDisplay();                       // clear screen
    display.setCursor(0,0);                         
    display.print("P : ");
    display.println(mpu.getAngleX());
    display.print("R : ");
    display.println(mpu.getAngleY());
    display.print("Y : ");
    display.print(mpu.getAngleZ());
    display.display();                            // display data
    timer = millis();  
  }
}

Credits

Lithium ION

Lithium ION

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A passionate electronics DIY boy. Currently improving in Embedded systems, soldering and programming.

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