MPU6050 obsolete?

Sensors IMU & Motion
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I have run Into an issue with the MPU6050. DigiKey suggest not using it when designing a new produce and says it is obsolete. What should i use to take its place in my consumer produce i am designing. I did some checking and the LSM9DS chips show obsolete aswell, in DigiKey. I need chip that has library that is compatable with the Redboard Artemis ATP?
I have already run into an issue with the ArduinoBLE library and the ATP board not being able to accept commands to boost the BLE signal strength. ( not that i can find ) I can find a library ( BLE Peripheral) that support ble signal increases but doesnt support the ATP board.

Any hints in the right dirrection on either problem would be appreciated, thanks
( I do love the ATP board )

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We use the ICM-20948 on our OLA that also uses the Apollo3, which doesn’t appear to be EOL :slight_smile:

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Trying IMU with BLE. I might suggest reading this tutorial

It has helped me to build a BLE with IMU

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The MPU6050 has not been manufactured for a number of years. Many of the ones on the market now are likely to be counterfeit, rejects or recycled (although Digikey can be trusted to find genuine old stock).

The ISM330DLC is a superior replacement: more accurate, less offset and much less noisy.

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