The MPU-6050 is the world’s first integrated 6-axis MotionTracking device that combines a 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer, and a Digital Motion Processor™ (DMP) all in a small package.

The MPU-6050 features three 16-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) for digitizing the gyroscope outputs and three 16-bit ADCs for digitizing the accelerometer outputs.

Features

Gyroscope Features

The triple-axis MEMS gyroscope in the MPU-6050 includes a wide range of features:

• Digital-output X-, Y-, and Z-Axis angular rate sensors (gyroscopes) with a user-programmable fullscale range of ±250, ±500, ±1000, and ±2000°/sec
• External sync signal connected to the FSYNC pin supports image, video and GPS synchronization
• Integrated 16-bit ADCs enable simultaneous sampling of gyros
• Enhanced bias and sensitivity temperature stability reduces the need for user calibration
• Improved low-frequency noise performance
• Digitally-programmable low-pass filter
• Gyroscope operating current: 3.6mA
• Standby current: 5µA
• Factory calibrated sensitivity scale factor
• User self-test

Accelerometer Features

The triple-axis MEMS accelerometer in MPU-6050 includes a wide range of features:

• Digital-output triple-axis accelerometer with a programmable full-scale range of ±2g, ±4g, ±8g and ±16g
• Integrated 16-bit ADCs enable simultaneous sampling of accelerometers while requiring no external multiplexer
• Accelerometer normal operating current: 500µA
• Low power accelerometer mode current: 10µA at 1.25Hz, 20µA at 5Hz, 60µA at 20Hz, 110µA at 40Hz
• Orientation detection and signalling
• Tap detection
• User-programmable interrupts
• High-G interrupt
• User self-test

Additional Features

The MPU-6050 includes the following additional features:

• 9-Axis MotionFusion by the on-chip Digital Motion Processor (DMP)
• Auxiliary master I2C bus for reading data from external sensors (e.g., magnetometer)
• 3.9mA operating current when all 6 motion sensing axes and the DMP are enabled
• VDD supply voltage range of 2.375V-3.46V
• Flexible VLOGIC reference voltage supports multiple I2C interface voltages
• Minimal cross-axis sensitivity between the accelerometer and gyroscope axes
• 1024 byte FIFO buffer reduces power consumption by allowing the host processor to read the data in bursts and then go into a low-power mode as the MPU collects more data
• Digital-output temperature sensor
• User-programmable digital filters for gyroscope, accelerometer, and temp sensor
• 10,000 g shock tolerant
• 400kHz Fast Mode I2C for communicating with all registers