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GY-521 MPU6050 6-DOF Gyroscope and Accelerometer Module

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GY-521 MPU6050 6-DOF Gyroscope and Accelerometer Module - Opencircuit - 10025
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GY-521 breakout carrying an MPU-6050 6-axis IMU (3-axis accelerometer + 3-axis gyroscope) via I2C. Onboard 2.5V regulator allows 3–5V operation. Only a few wires needed to connect.

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GY-521 MPU6050 6-DOF Gyroscope and Accelerometer Module — Opencircuit — 10025

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Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
GY-521 MPU6050 6-DOF GVCCXDAGNDXCLSCLAD0SDAINT
  • VCC1

    supply

    Type · Power
  • GND2

    ground

    Type · Ground
  • SCL3

    I2C clock

    Type · I2C
  • SDA4

    I2C data

    Type · I2C
  • XDA5

    aux I2C data

    Type · I2C
  • XCL6

    aux I2C clock

    Type · I2C
  • AD07

    I2C address select

    Type · Control
  • INT8

    interrupt

    Type · Signal
PinPositionTypeFunction
VCC1Powersupply
GND2Groundground
SCL3I2CI2C clock
SDA4I2CI2C data
XDA5I2Caux I2C data
XCL6I2Caux I2C clock
AD07ControlI2C address select
INT8Signalinterrupt
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
GY-521 MPU6050 6-DOF GVCCXDAGNDXCLSCLAD0SDAINT

Pin details

8 connections
  1. VCC

    supply

    Power
    1
  2. GND

    ground

    Ground
    2
  3. SCL

    I2C clock

    I2C
    3
  4. SDA

    I2C data

    I2C
    4
  5. XDA

    aux I2C data

    I2C
    5
  6. XCL

    aux I2C clock

    I2C
    6
  7. AD0

    I2C address select

    Control
    7
  8. INT

    interrupt

    Signal
    8

Start wiring

I2C · SPI · Analog · 3.3 – 5 V · Breakout

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Module pins: VCC, GND, SCL, SDA. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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