Hello. I have purchased 5DOF Sensor i.e, SEN-00741 with ADXL-330 Accelerometer and IDG-300 two axis gyro.
Problem is I am using it first time, and I am unable to interpret it’s output. Can anyone help me out, what does it output, and how to interpret it :?:
Thanx
I am constantly amazed by the number of people who purchase accelerometers and gyros without actually knowing what they do. Why would you spend money on it if you’ve no idea how to use it?
This board will spit out 5 analog values. 3 of which correspond to your linear accelerations in the X, Y and Z axis, 2 of which correspond to your angular rotations in the X and Y axes. The axes are printed on the board so you should be able to figure out which way they point.
It will output voltages between 0-3V, where the half-way point (1.5V) will correspond to 0g or 0deg/s. You will need a microcontroller with an ADC to read these voltages, or an oscilloscope, or a DAQ board for your PC - a multimeter will not suffice (especially a digital one).
You can find all the information you need and more in the schematic, datasheets and example projects listed on the product page:
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/produc … cts_id=741
What do you plan to use this board for? If you don’t know how to use it, how did you manage to incorporate it into a design?
Will.
Hello. I am doing project “Level Flight Controller” so I needed it. I knew it gives acceleration and angle, also knew it outputs analog voltage, actually I was unable to use it, I mean for instance I was getting output from X-accelero pin and Vref pin. and it’s output was very noisy and uncertain, though when I was giving it acceleration it was outputing change in voltages. So I thought of getting output from X pin and Gnd, but what is Vref for?
Sorry, I can’t resist 
: RTFM :roll:
And google is your friend http://www.google.ch/search?hl=fr&q=spa … +imu&meta= Used in many projects.
Angelo