IMU setup (newbie question)

Hi everyone, I’m new to this and have no EE background so I apologize in advance for my ignorance.

I was interested in the below two IMU boards.

9DoF IMU (ICM-20948):

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15335 … 1686283357

Micro 6DoF IMU - ISM330DHCX

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/20176

Can both be paired with the Qwiic Pro Micro USB-C (ATmega32U4)? Is it really as simple as just plugging one of the above IMU boards into the Qwiic Pro Micro’s Qwiic connector and I’m good to go?

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15795 … 1686283357

Thanks for the help,

Ed

Thanks for the reply.

I’m looking for examples of these boards being used as sensors that measure musculoskeletal positioning (bend, changes in posture, gait, falls, etc.) I wasn’t able to find any relevant examples however. Is there a place on Sparkfun (in the forums or outside) that might be a good place to look? Where do people usually post examples of work/prototypes they’ve done?

IMUs of many types certainly have been and still are used for the purposes you describe, but the companies that make them keep producing new models, so the relevant research literature is dated.

Since the basic functions do not change, you can use the ICM-20948 for any purpose that, say, the older and now obsolete MPU-9250 or MPU-6050 were used. In many cases, only the sensor interface code needs to be changed.

Understood. That is helpful, thanks for the reply!