#!/usr/bin/python import smbus import math import time # Power management registers power_mgmt_1 = 0x6b power_mgmt_2 = 0x6c def read_byte(adr): return bus.read_byte_data(address, adr) def read_word(adr): high = bus.read_byte_data(address, adr) low = bus.read_byte_data(address, adr+1) val = (high << 8) + low return val def read_word_2c(adr): val = read_word(adr) if (val >= 0x8000): return -((65535 - val) + 1) else: return val def dist(a,b): return math.sqrt((a*a)+(b*b)) def get_y_rotation(x,y,z): radians = math.atan2(x, dist(y,z)) return -math.degrees(radians) def get_x_rotation(x,y,z): radians = math.atan2(y, dist(x,z)) return math.degrees(radians) bus = smbus.SMBus(1) # or bus = smbus.SMBus(1) for Revision 2 boards address = 0x68 # This is the address value read via the i2cdetect command # Now wake the 6050 up as it starts in sleep mode bus.write_byte_data(address, power_mgmt_1, 0) while True: time.sleep(0.1) gyro_xout = read_word_2c(0x43) gyro_yout = read_word_2c(0x45) gyro_zout = read_word_2c(0x47) print "gyro_xout : ", gyro_xout, " scaled: ", (gyro_xout / 131) print "gyro_yout : ", gyro_yout, " scaled: ", (gyro_yout / 131) print "gyro_zout : ", gyro_zout, " scaled: ", (gyro_zout / 131) accel_xout = read_word_2c(0x3b) accel_yout = read_word_2c(0x3d) accel_zout = read_word_2c(0x3f) accel_xout_scaled = accel_xout / 16384.0 accel_yout_scaled = accel_yout / 16384.0 accel_zout_scaled = accel_zout / 16384.0 print "accel_xout: ", accel_xout, " scaled: ", accel_xout_scaled print "accel_yout: ", accel_yout, " scaled: ", accel_yout_scaled print "accel_zout: ", accel_zout, " scaled: ", accel_zout_scaled print "x rotation: " , get_x_rotation(accel_xout_scaled, accel_yout_scaled, accel_zout_scaled) print "y rotation: " , get_y_rotation(accel_xout_scaled, accel_yout_scaled, accel_zout_scaled)