Introduction¶

CircuitPython helper library for the MPU6050 6-DoF Accelerometer and Gyroscope

Dependencies¶

This driver depends on:

Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle.

Installing from PyPI¶

On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI. To install for current user:

pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-mpu6050

To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):

sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-mpu6050

To install in a virtual environment in your current project:

mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-mpu6050

Usage Example¶

import time
import board
import adafruit_mpu6050

i2c = board.I2C()  # uses board.SCL and board.SDA
mpu = adafruit_mpu6050.MPU6050(i2c)

while True:
    print("Acceleration: X:%.2f, Y: %.2f, Z: %.2f m/s^2"%(mpu.acceleration))
    print("Gyro X:%.2f, Y: %.2f, Z: %.2f degrees/s"%(mpu.gyro))
    print("Temperature: %.2f C"%mpu.temperature)
    print("")
    time.sleep(1)

Documentation¶

API documentation for this library can be found on Read the Docs.

For information on building library documentation, please check out this guide.

Contributing¶

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.

Table of Contents¶

Examples

Tutorials

Adafruit MPU-6050 6-DoF Accel and Gyro Sensor Learning Guide