Gyroscope Sensor

State: what can be its definition?

Anything which holds the current data of a thing, place or person.

But state with reference to motion can toggle only between two states moving and still.

What if I say we can convert these state into binary to control things.

What if I say that you can switch on your bulb by moving your hand slightly upward rather than switch?

Yes we can!

 

Project Description:

It is a simple but interested project to print values of X, Y, Z co-ordinates depending on how you change the sensor orientation.

Let's start, we will need:

• An Arduino, we will be using Arduino Uno.
• GY-61 3-AXIS accelerometer module
• Jumper wires

Steps:

Step 1:

Connecting accelerometer module gy-61 with Arduino

Accelerometer module contains 5 pins:

1. VCC
2. x-axis
3. y-axis
4. z-axis
5. GND

Connections:

1. connect VCC with 5V pin of Arduino
2. connect X pin with A0 pin of Arduino
3. connect Y pin with A2 pin of Arduino
4. connect Z pin with A3 pin of Arduino
5. connect GND with GND pin of Arduino
   
   

• We will be using a0 pin and a4 pin as VCC and GND pin respectively.
• X, Y, Z are connected to A1, A2, A3 to receive digital input from sensor.

Step 2:

Paste the code in the arduino IDE

• copy the code below and paste it into Arduino IDE

int x=0;
int y=0;
int z=0;

void setup() {
 	 pinMode(A0,INPUT);
 	 pinMode(A1,INPUT);
	 pinMode(A2,INPUT);
	 Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
  
x=analogRead(A0);
y=analogRead(A1);
z=analogRead(A2);
  Serial.print("x=");
  Serial.print(x);
  Serial.print("y=");
  Serial.print(y);
  Serial.print("z=");
  Serial.print(z);
  Serial.print("\n\n");

  }
 

Step 3:

Recording values on serial monitor

• Open serial monitor on Arduino IDE
• Move the sensor in different directions

Conclusion:

As you move your hands you can see the value being printed on serial monitor.

These values change with respect to change in x, y, z co-ordinates.