[Swlug] An interesting time with an accelerometer

[Rhys Sage]

There you go again Colin with an extremely astute question.

I had been expecting the output to be something like degrees of tilt in one direction or another. X and Y axies. That would have been extremely helpful with making a drone fly level and would have helped with turns too.

This 3 axis thing is just plain confusing. As for G-forces, I'm really not sure what to do with them. Maybe I just bought the wrong tool for the job?

I probably need to read the 6050 datasheet.

The model I have is (China eBay) GY-521 IT6-MPU sold as "IIC I2C SPI MPU6500 MPU-6500 6-Axis Gyroscope Accelerometer Sensor Module Replace MPU6050 for Arduino with Pins GY-6500 DIY Kit"

Rhys Sage