Description

• 9 Degrees of Freedom on a single, flat board
• Incorporates ITG-3200, ADXL345 and HMC5883L
• 3.5-16VDC input
• RoHS compliant

The MovSens 9DOF IMU - AHRS compatible incorporates three sensors - an ITG-3200 (triple-axis gyro), ADXL345 (triple-axis accelerometer), and HMC5883L (triple-axis magnetometer) - to give you nine degrees of inertial measurement. The outputs of all sensors are processed by an on-board ATmega328 and output over a serial interface. With the work of Jordi Munoz and many others, the 9DOF IMU can become an Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS). This enables the 9DOF IMU to become a very powerful control mechanism for UAVs, autonomous vehicles and image stabilization systems.

The board comes programmed with the 8MHz Arduino bootloader and some example firmware that demos the outputs of all the sensors. Simply connect to the serial TX and RX pins with a 3.3V FTDI Basic Breakout, open a terminal program to 9600bps.

Features: • 9 Degrees of Freedom on a single, flat board: - ITG-3200 - triple-axis digital-output gyroscope - ADXL345 - 13-bit resolution, ±16g, triple-axis accelerometer - HMC5883L - triple-axis, digital magnetometer • Outputs of all sensors processed by on-board ATmega328 and sent out via a serial stream • Output pins match up with FTDI Basic Breakout, Bluetooth Mate, XBee Explorer • 3.5-16VDC input • ON-OFF control switch and reset switch

Quick Start Guide

1. Solder the right-angle 6-pin connector to the via array at the end of 9DOF IMU board

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2. Connect the IMU board to FDTI USB-Serial adapter (Get it Here);

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3. Connect the board to your computer using USB cable

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4. Open Arduino software and select the right port

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5. Open Serial Monitor, and you will see 9DOF data streaming out. That's your data!

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6. Last step if you have MovSens' 3D Orientation/Rotation Tracking Viewer software kit, you can use your IMU to view the real time tracking