SparkFun 9DoF Sensor Stick

Description

The SparkFun 9DoF Sensor Stick is an easy-to-use 9 Degrees of Freedom IMU. The Sensor Stick deftly utilizes the LSM9DS1 motion-sensing system-in-a-chip, the same IC used in the SparkFun 9DoF IMU Breakout. It houses a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, and 3-axis magnetometer - nine degrees of freedom (9DoF) in a single IC!

The onboard LSM9DS1 is equipped with a digital interface, but even that is flexible. The biggest difference between the two boards, besides the slimmed down 0.9 ″ x0.4 ″ footprint, is the number of broken-out pins, with the Sensor Stick featuring only four for quick setup and ease of use.

The LSM9DS1 is one of only a handful of ICshat can measure three key properties of movement - angular velocity, acceleration and heading - in a single IC. By measuring these three properties, you can gain a great deal of knowledge about an object's movement and orientation. The LSM9DS1 measures each of these movement properties in three dimensions. That means it produces nine pieces of data: acceleration in x / y / z, angular rotation in x / y / z, and magnetic force in x / y / z.

Each sensor in the LSM9DS1 supports wide ranges of ranges: the accelerometers scale can be set to ± 2, 4, 8, or 16g, the gyroscope supports ± 245, 500, and 2000 ° / s, and the magnetometer has full-scale ranges of ± 4, 8, 12, or 16 gauss.

GET STARTED WITH THE 9DOF SENSOR STICK GUIDE

Features:

3 acceleration channels, 3 angular rate channels, 3 magnetic field channels
± 2 / ± 4 / ± 8 / ± 16g linear acceleration full scale
± 4 / ± 8 / ± 12 / ± 16 gauss magnetic full scale
± 245 / ± 500 / ± 2000dps angular rate full scale
I2C serial interface
Operating Voltage: 3.3V

documents:

Schematic
Eagle Files
Hookup Guide
Datasheets (LSM9DS1)
GitHub

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