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The MPU-6050 is a 6DOF. In other words it has 6 Degrees Of Freedom, 3 axes of acceleration (x, y, z) and 3 axes of rotational movement (yaw, pitch, roll). It uses the I2C protocol.

The MPU-6050 is a gyroscope / accelerometer IC made by InvenSense. It can measure movement in 6 axes, 3 of acceleration and 3 of rotation. You can use it as an accelerometer and a gyroscope at the same time.

It uses the I2C protocol which makes it easy to combine this sensor with many other I2C using sensors.

Important: Notice that this IC runs on 3.3V which means 5V will burn it out. However, some breakouts, like the GY-521, have all that you need to connect an MPU-60X0 directly to your Arduino. The GY-521 has a voltage regulator so it's ok with 5V.

There is a good library on GitHub that is quite popular for this sensor. With detailed and understandable examples, beginners can use it too.

Extra link:

Datasheet from InvenSense

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How to generate hardware interrupt in mpu6050 to wakeup arduino from SLEEP_MODE_PWR_DOWN mode?

I am using Arduino UNO and has kept in SLEEP_MODE_PWR_DOWN mode & want it to wakeup using MPU6050 hardware INT pin (which should send a signal when MPU is in motion). I have used the article…
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Understanding why should avoid “String” and alternative solutions

Why “Strings” are bad for Arduino? Which is the most efficient and fastest solution to read and store the data from Accelerometer and GPS? Stings are evil for Arduino An Uno or other ATmega328-based board only has 2048 bytes SRAM. The SRAM is…
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How important is the INT pin of the MPU6050 (GY-521)?

I want to wire multiple MPU6050 (at least 16 of them) to an arduino UNO for development (then nano for production). So I first started wiring one MPU6050 to an arduino like shown on the diyhacking website or in the picture below: as you can see in…
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Crash when datalogging MPU-6050 to SD card

On an Arduino Pro Mini, I'm using Jeff Rowberg's stuff in i2cdevlib to read from the MPU6050, and using SdFat to write data to an SD card. Each part in isolation is fine, but when both DAQ and logging are in use the Arduino locks up after a few…
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Do gyroscopes purposefully show erroneous data?

I tested an MPU-6050 (GY-521) using an Arduino Nano. I used the I2CDevLib and opened the MPU6050_DMP6.ino with the Arduino IDE. I opened the MPUTeapot.pde Processing-file with Processing. A few changes was necessary to make it work: MPU6050…
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How to clear FIFO buffer on MPU6050?

my MPU6050 works very unstable , the problem is unable clear excessed FIFO buffer on MPU6050, I am using Jeff Rowberg's MPU library and according to his DMP example but without using interruptions,here is my modified code but I've tried several…
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How to connect an Arduino Micro to MPU-6050

So I'm trying to connect my Arduino micro to the MPU-6050. I was using this tutorial: https://diyhacking.com/arduino-mpu-6050-imu-sensor-tutorial/ This tutorial worked with my Arduino Uno but not the Micro. When I try to run the Serial Monitor it…
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QuadCopter PID using MPU6050

I am using Arduino Uno, with PID library and Jeff Rowberg library for MPU6050 i.e I2Cdev.h, MPU6050_6Axis_MotionApps20.h. There is one PID for each axis i.e Pitch and Roll, I am getting output that wobbles and is unstable. I don't know whether my…
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How to do run time calibration for MPU9250?

Does anyone know how to do the run time calibration for MPU9250 ?
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Difficulties acquiring angle values from MPU6050

I'm attempting to acquire angle values from an MPU6050 IMU sensor using an ESP32-DevKitM-1 microcontroller. My setup contains the ESP32 board, the MPU6050 board, and an SD card reader to save the readings from the sensor: I'm using the Arduino IDE…
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Adafruit MPU-6050 and adafruit I2C Multiplexer

I have 3 adafruit MPUs hooked up to adafruit I2c Multiplexer. All of which is hooked up to a Arduino uno. Attached is also my code. /* Assign a unique ID to this sensor at the same time */ /*Adafruit_HMC5883_Unified mpu1 =…
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MPU6050 Arduino Jeff Rowberg library interrupt Issue

I was trying to get the data from MPU6050 using the Arduino library mentioned here. The following code is an edited version of the sample code given in the library folder which seems to be working fine. #define…
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MPU6050 does not give output

I need help getting my MPU 6050 to actually give me data. As of right now, my program is only reading 0s from the gyroscope and when I move it, the values all go to -1 and the program just stops until I close and reopen the serial monitor. I know…
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How to implement a tilt compensated compass?

So i was trying to implement a tilt compensated compass, using HMC5883L and MPU6050. The problem i am facing is, there are 2 equations for tilt compensation Tilt Compensated X: X,Y,Z are compass output (raw output) new_X = X*cos(pitch) +…
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Data transmission rate of accelerometer mpu6050 to arduino uno vs Sampling rate of mpu6050

mpu6050 has sampling frequency of 1kHz (mentioned in datasheet). But when i interface it with arduino uno via I2C communication (400Khz bus speed), i only get 50 raw data (each of x,y,z). There is no delay in the program. why is this happening. Why…
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