MPU6050/EN

Part: MPU6050 6-axis Accelerometer and Gyro (Adafruit Breakout)

Type: 6-axis Accelerometer and Gyro, Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)

Description: The MPU-6050 is a 6-axis accelerometer and gyroscope with 16-bit measurements, provided on an Adafruit breakout board with an integrated voltage regulator and STEMMA QT connectors for easy use.

Operating Conditions:

• Supply voltage: 3–5 VDC (to breakout board)
• Accelerometer range: ±2G, ±4G, ±8G, ±16G
• Gyro range: ±250 deg/s, ±500 deg/s, ±1000 deg/s, ±2000 deg/s
• Filter bandwidth: 5 Hz, 10 Hz, 21 Hz, 44 Hz, 94 Hz, 184 Hz, 260 Hz

Absolute Maximum Ratings:

Key Specs:

• Sensing axes: 6 (3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope)
• Measurement resolution: 16-bit
• Onboard voltage regulator output: 3.3V, up to 100mA
• I2C pull-up resistors: 10K
• I2C slave addresses: 0x68 (default), 0x69 (AD0 high)
• Digital interface: I2C
• Interrupt pin: Available for new data or other conditions

Features:

• Six axes of sensing (accelerometer and gyroscope)
• 16-bit measurements
• Integrated voltage regulator for 3-5VDC input
• I2C interface with 3-5V logic level shifting
• SparkFun Qwiic compatible STEMMA QT JST SH connectors
• Configurable I2C address via AD0 pin or solder jumper
• Interrupt pin for event notification

Applications:

• Providing balance sensing for robots
• Adding telemetry to projects (e.g., water rockets)

Package:

• Breakout board with STEMMA QT JST SH connectors