LSM9DS1 9-axis IMU Module With the robust LSM9DS1 9-axis motion sensor module, your inventions can measure their direction, orientation, and motion. The LSM9DS1 is used on Parallax's ELEV-8 v3 Quadcopter's Flight Controller. They designed it in a convenient SIP module for easy prototyping, as well as efficiently studying the physics involved in motion tracking. This sensor is a "system-on-a-chip" that contains 4 different sensors: a 3-axis accelerometer (for measuring gravity or acceleration in 3D space), a 3-axis gyroscope (for measuring rotation), a 3-axis magnetometer (for measuring magnetic field strength - used to find Magnetic North), and a temperature sensor that can be used for calibration. The LSM9DS1 9-axis motion sensor module can be used with nearly any microcontroller. It can be powered by 2.8, 3.3 or 5 volts and use either a 3-pin SPI interface or an IA2C bus. Use it as a single sensor-accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, or a temperature sensor, or all of the measurements can be read together for use in inertial measurement or dead-reckoning applications. It can also be configured to drive an interrupt when detecting impacts, free-fall, or magnetic field ranges. This module is supported by the Propeller C library lsm9ds1.h, and by a set of code blocks in the BlocklyProp online programming tool. (Code and files linked below.) Features Measures linear acceleration, angular velocity, and magnetic field strength on three axes Measures the temperature, and internally temperature compensates all readings Low power usage - great for battery-powered applications 16-bit precision with selectable sensitivity is adaptable to your project's needs Breadboard-friendly SIP form factor Applications Physics studies Stalled, tilt, and collision sensing Free-fall detection UAV control systems Platform level/balance Compass navigation Gesture-based game-controller Note: Though not a drop-in replacement for the discontinued MMA7455 3-Axis accelerometer (#28526) or HMC5883L compass (#29133), this module can be used similarly in applications. Specifications 3 acceleration channels, 3 angular rate channels, 3 magnetic field channels A 2/A 4/A 8/A 16 g linear acceleration full scale A 4/A 8/A 12/A 16 gauss magnetic full scale A 245/A 500/A 2000 dps angular rate full scale 16-bit data output 952 Hz refresh rate for accelerometer and gyro Up to 80 Hz refresh rate for magnetometer Programmable interrupt generators Embedded temperature sensor Voltage requirements: 2.6 to 6.5 VDC Current requirements:
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