Dreams

I have been thinking about an 6DOF-sensor for a long time, and I was planning to use ADIS16100 single-axis gyros from Analog Devices for about 50€ each; which is not exactly “cheap” if you need 3 of them.

But lately I found a dual axis gyro by ST at SparkFun; for about $7!! The downturn were the (with about $20) quite high shipping fees to germany. But I found a SparkFun-partner in germany: Elektronikladen sells all SparkFun-products in germany!

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Packet’s contents… 3 LPY530AR and 3 LPR530AR (and a Catalogue)

SparkFun and Elektronikladen

LPY530AR – YES

That may pose a little problem, but I think i’m up to it (see here)

These are the parts a 6DOF-dream consists of: LPY530AR, LPR530AR and MMA7260

I made an Eagle-Lib for the LPY530 LPR530-gyros… DOWNLOAD. Be cautious, I HAVEN’T TESTED IT YET so I don’t guarantee anything!

Have Fun 😉

PS… I KNOW that SparkFun also has a 2DOF-sensor but I want to integrate mine with an ARM7 / PSoC (with Cortex M3)