It is really Saturday now! Time to say goodbye this week. I know you are all loath to part with me. All men need to have a break. So just look forward to next week’s meeting. Now let me have a introduction of today’s protagonist — Triple Axis Accelerometer&Gyro Breakout MPU-6050.

  Motion interface is rapidly becoming a key function in many consumer electronics devices including smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, and smart-TVs as it provides an intuitive way for consumers to interact with electronic devices by tracking motion in free space and delivering these motions as input commands.

  The MPU-6050 is a serious little piece of motion processing tech! By combining a MEMS 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer on the same silicon die together with an onboard Digital Motion Processor™ (DMP™) capable of processing complex 9-axis MotionFusion algorithms, the MPU-6050 does away with the cross-axis alignment problems that can creep up on discrete parts.

  Our breakout board for the MPU-6050 makes this tiny QFN package easy to work into your project. Every pin you need to get up and running is broken out to 0.1″ headers, including the auxiliary master I2C bus which allows the MPU-6050 to access external magnetometers and other sensors.

  Pin Out and Signal Description

  Typical operating circuit

Logic Levels Diagram for AUX_VDDIO = 0

 The figure below depicts a sample circuit with a third party magnetometer attached to the auxiliary I2C bus. It shows logic levels and voltage connections for AUX_VDDIO = 0.  Note: Actual configuration will depend on the auxiliary sensors used.

Package Dimensions

  24 Lead QFN (4x4x0.9) mm NiPdAu Lead-frame finish

  Here’s today’s product introduction. Don’t you really like it? Just take one home and you’ll find it worth the money. If you want more, see you next week.