MPU-6050 3-Axis Accelerometer with Gyroscope

This 3-axis accelerometer also has three gyroscopes, which can also be used to determine tilt. It is controlled and read via the I2C bus. It is suitable for motion control or for regulating something in position, for example on a self-balancing robot.

Recommended alternative with orientation calculation built into the sensor: BNO055 Intelligent 9-Axis Sensor

Recommended Accessories:

• Dupont Cable M-F 20cm 20 Pieces

Features:

• GY-521 module with voltage regulator, supply with 3.3 V or 5 V
• On the Arduino UNO: SCL to A5, SDA to A4, INT to pin 2 (interrupt 0)
• AD0 open or on GND gives address 0x68, on HIGH 0x69
• XDA and XCL for further I2C sensors
• Arduino library for example Adafruit MPU6050 in the Library Manager

Application Examples:

• Self-balancing robots
• Motion control
• Detecting tilt and orientation

Documentation:

• MPU6050 tutorial (Wolles Elektronikkiste, German)
• MPU6050 tutorial with Arduino (Last Minute Engineers)
• MPU6050 library i2cdevlib (GitHub)
• MPU6050 datasheet (PDF)

Technical Data:

• Chip: MPU-6050
• Module: GY-521
• Operating voltage: 3.3 to 5 V
• Analog-to-digital converter: 16 bit
• Acceleration range: ±2, ±4, ±8, ±16 g
• Gyroscope range: ±250, ±500, ±1000, ±2000 °/s
• I2C address: AD0 LOW = 0x68, AD0 HIGH = 0x69
• Pins: VCC, GND, SCL, SDA, XDA, XCL, AD0, INT
• Mounting hole diameter: 3 mm
• Size: 21 × 16 × 3 mm
• Weight: 2 g

Scope of Delivery:

• 1× MPU-6050 3-axis accelerometer with gyroscope
• 1× Straight pin header 8-pin
• 1× Angled pin header 8-pin