10 DOF Mems IMU Sensor (SEN0140)

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This is a placeholder topic for “10 DOF Mems IMU Sensor” comments.

At the beginning,the inertial measurement unit is an electronic device that measures and reports on a craft’s velocity, orientation, and gravitational forces, using a combination of accelerometers,gyroscopes, and magnetometers.

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I have two of these and unboxed the second one. I am completely unable to interface with the magnetometer.

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Hey @BENJAMIN290639,

Welcome to the Forum!

Thanks for bringing that to our attention! We’ve updated the website to reflect the correct information.

For reference, here’s the link to the sensor code the supplier has now provided: DFRobot QMC5883 GitHub Repository

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Is it better than the MPU6050? Introduction to MPU6050 - The Engineering Projects

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Hey @ahsrab292840 ,

This sensor is pretty similar to the MPU6050, although it has a few more features packed into it.

The MPU6050 contains a three-axis accelerometer and a three-axis gyroscope, while this 10 DOF sensor contains an equivalent accelerometer and gyroscope as well as a compass and pressure sensor. So it is a fair bit more capable!

If you are just looking for accelerometer and gyroscope data, then the two sensors will perform about the same, but the extra data collected by the SEN0140 does make it better in my opinion.

Hope this helps!