User Manual

Arduino

Wiring

Wiring the MPU-6050 to communicate with your microcontroller is straight forward thanks to the I2C interface. For

these examples we can use the Metro or Arduino to take measurements. The instructions below show a

Metro (https://adafru.it/METROXMETR), but the same applies to an Arduino

Connect board VCC (red wire) to Arduino 5V if

you are running a 5V board Arduino (Uno, etc.). If

your board is 3V, connect to that instead.

Connect board GND (black wire) to Arduino GND

Connect board SCL (yellow wire) to Arduino SCL

Connect board SDA (blue wire) to Arduino SDA

Library Installation

Once wired up, to start using the MPU-6050 you'll need to install the Adafruit_MPU6050 library (https://adafru.it/GEs).

The library is available through the Arduino library manager so we recommend taking that approach.

From the Arduino IDE, open up the Library Manager: