2 MPU6050 degree angles arduino

I'm working on a project were I need to control 2 different servos with 2 different MPU6050 sensors. I know it can be done and have had several successful readings off of 2 MPU6050 sensors from the same Arduino board. The problem is all the sketches I have found read 2 RAW values of 2 sensors from the same Arduino when I need 2 DEGREE ANGLE readings from 2 sensors from the same Arduino. I have looked for 3 hours and have found no code or anything that reads two different degree angle values from 2 MPU6050 sensors. If anyone can share a link or advice or even code it would be much appreciated. It would be great if it was code to control 2 servos with two different MPU6050's but if it is just 2 different angle readings from two MPU6050's then I can write the code for the servos.

Thanks in advance.

Can you read the angle from a single sensor? Are you using the DMP, or are you running a sensor fusion algorithm on the Arduino? Or are you just not using any sensor fusion at all?

Please post your code, and links to the library you're using.

Pieter

Hi,
Did you google

arduino MPU6050 sensors reading degrees

If you can get separate raw data from two MPU, then you should be able to calculate degrees separately.

Tom.... :slight_smile:

The code I originally used give degree readings along with controlling a servo to the proportional degrees. I'm not sure about fusion. I am simply using the I2C bus with Arduino Uno. I have also tried converting raw data values to degrees but the way they are give is not in a proportional way to degrees and returns to a homing point. It would be impossible to make an equation to convert the raw value in code I have found to angles.

//Servo 
#include <Servo.h>

Servo myservoY; // Roll
Servo myservoX; // Pitch

// I2Cdev and MPU6050 must be installed as libraries, or else the .cpp/.h files
// for both classes must be in the include path of your project
#include "I2Cdev.h"

#include "MPU6050_6Axis_MotionApps20.h"
//#include "MPU6050.h" // not necessary if using MotionApps include file

// Arduino Wire library is required if I2Cdev I2CDEV_ARDUINO_WIRE implementation
// is used in I2Cdev.h
#if I2CDEV_IMPLEMENTATION == I2CDEV_ARDUINO_WIRE
    #include "Wire.h"
#endif

// class default I2C address is 0x68
// specific I2C addresses may be passed as a parameter here
// AD0 low = 0x68 (default for SparkFun breakout and InvenSense evaluation board)
// AD0 high = 0x69
MPU6050 mpu;
//MPU6050 mpu(0x69); // <-- use for AD0 high

/* =========================================================================
   NOTE: In addition to connection 3.3v, GND, SDA, and SCL, this sketch
   depends on the MPU-6050's INT pin being connected to the Arduino's
   external interrupt #0 pin. On the Arduino Uno and Mega 2560, this is
   digital I/O pin 2.
 * ========================================================================= */

/* =========================================================================
   NOTE: Arduino v1.0.1 with the Leonardo board generates a compile error
   when using Serial.write(buf, len). The Teapot output uses this method.
   The solution requires a modification to the Arduino USBAPI.h file, which
   is fortunately simple, but annoying. This will be fixed in the next IDE
   release. For more info, see these links:

   http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,109987.0.html
   http://code.google.com/p/arduino/issues/detail?id=958
 * ========================================================================= */



// uncomment "OUTPUT_READABLE_YAWPITCHROLL" if you want to see the yaw/
// pitch/roll angles (in degrees) calculated from the quaternions coming
// from the FIFO. Note this also requires gravity vector calculations.
// Also note that yaw/pitch/roll angles suffer from gimbal lock (for
// more info, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimbal_lock)
#define OUTPUT_READABLE_YAWPITCHROLL

#define LED_PIN 13 // (Arduino is 13, Teensy is 11, Teensy++ is 6)
bool blinkState = false;

// MPU control/status vars
bool dmpReady = false;  // set true if DMP init was successful
uint8_t mpuIntStatus;   // holds actual interrupt status byte from MPU
uint8_t devStatus;      // return status after each device operation (0 = success, !0 = error)
uint16_t packetSize;    // expected DMP packet size (default is 42 bytes)
uint16_t fifoCount;     // count of all bytes currently in FIFO
uint8_t fifoBuffer[64]; // FIFO storage buffer

// orientation/motion vars
Quaternion q;           // [w, x, y, z]         quaternion container
VectorInt16 aa;         // [x, y, z]            accel sensor measurements
VectorInt16 aaReal;     // [x, y, z]            gravity-free accel sensor measurements
VectorInt16 aaWorld;    // [x, y, z]            world-frame accel sensor measurements
VectorFloat gravity;    // [x, y, z]            gravity vector
float euler[3];         // [psi, theta, phi]    Euler angle container
float ypr[3];           // [yaw, pitch, roll]   yaw/pitch/roll container and gravity vector

// packet structure for InvenSense teapot demo
uint8_t teapotPacket[14] = { '

, 0x02, 0,0, 0,0, 0,0, 0,0, 0x00, 0x00, '\r', '\n' };

volatile bool mpuInterrupt = false;     // indicates whether MPU interrupt pin has gone high
void dmpDataReady() {
   mpuInterrupt = true;
}

void setup() {
   // join I2C bus (I2Cdev library doesn't do this automatically)
   #if I2CDEV_IMPLEMENTATION == I2CDEV_ARDUINO_WIRE
       Wire.begin();
       TWBR = 24; // 400kHz I2C clock (200kHz if CPU is 8MHz)
   #elif I2CDEV_IMPLEMENTATION == I2CDEV_BUILTIN_FASTWIRE
       Fastwire::setup(400, true);
   #endif

myservoY.attach(9); // Attach Y servo to pin 9
 myservoX.attach(10);// Attach X servo to pin 10

Serial.begin(115200);
   while (!Serial); // wait for Leonardo enumeration, others continue immediately

// initialize device
   Serial.println(F("Initializing I2C devices..."));
   mpu.initialize();

// verify connection
   Serial.println(F("Testing device connections..."));
   Serial.println(mpu.testConnection() ? F("MPU6050 connection successful") : F("MPU6050 connection failed"));
/*
   // wait for ready
   Serial.println(F("\nSend any character to begin DMP programming and demo: "));
   while (Serial.available() && Serial.read()); // empty buffer
   while (!Serial.available());                 // wait for data
   while (Serial.available() && Serial.read()); // empty buffer again
*/
   // load and configure the DMP
   Serial.println(F("Initializing DMP..."));
   devStatus = mpu.dmpInitialize();

// supply your own gyro offsets here, scaled for min sensitivity
   mpu.setXGyroOffset(220);
   mpu.setYGyroOffset(76);
   mpu.setZGyroOffset(-85);
   mpu.setZAccelOffset(1788); // 1688 factory default for my test chip

// make sure it worked (returns 0 if so)
   if (devStatus == 0) {
       // turn on the DMP, now that it's ready
       Serial.println(F("Enabling DMP..."));
       mpu.setDMPEnabled(true);

// enable Arduino interrupt detection
       Serial.println(F("Enabling interrupt detection (Arduino external interrupt 0)..."));
       attachInterrupt(0, dmpDataReady, RISING);
       mpuIntStatus = mpu.getIntStatus();

// set our DMP Ready flag so the main loop() function knows it's okay to use it
       Serial.println(F("DMP ready! Waiting for first interrupt..."));
       dmpReady = true;

// get expected DMP packet size for later comparison
       packetSize = mpu.dmpGetFIFOPacketSize();
   } else {
       // ERROR!
       // 1 = initial memory load failed
       // 2 = DMP configuration updates failed
       // (if it's going to break, usually the code will be 1)
       Serial.print(F("DMP Initialization failed (code "));
       Serial.print(devStatus);
       Serial.println(F(")"));
   }

// configure LED for output
   pinMode(LED_PIN, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {
   
   if (!dmpReady) return;

// wait for MPU interrupt or extra packet(s) available
   while (!mpuInterrupt && fifoCount < packetSize) {
     
   }

// reset interrupt flag and get INT_STATUS byte
   mpuInterrupt = false;
   mpuIntStatus = mpu.getIntStatus();

// get current FIFO count
   fifoCount = mpu.getFIFOCount();

// check for overflow (this should never happen unless our code is too inefficient)
   if ((mpuIntStatus & 0x10) || fifoCount == 1024) {
       // reset so we can continue cleanly
       mpu.resetFIFO();
       Serial.println(F("FIFO overflow!"));

// otherwise, check for DMP data ready interrupt (this should happen frequently)
   } else if (mpuIntStatus & 0x02) {
       // wait for correct available data length, should be a VERY short wait
       while (fifoCount < packetSize) fifoCount = mpu.getFIFOCount();

// read a packet from FIFO
       mpu.getFIFOBytes(fifoBuffer, packetSize);
     
       fifoCount -= packetSize;

#ifdef OUTPUT_READABLE_YAWPITCHROLL
           // display Euler angles in degrees
           mpu.dmpGetQuaternion(&q, fifoBuffer);
           mpu.dmpGetGravity(&gravity, &q);
           mpu.dmpGetYawPitchRoll(ypr, &q, &gravity);
           Serial.print("ypr\t");
           Serial.print(ypr[0] * 180/M_PI);
           Serial.print("\t");
           Serial.print(ypr[1] * 180/M_PI);
           myservoY.write(int(ypr[1] * -180/M_PI)+90);   // Rotation around Y
           Serial.print("\t");
           Serial.println(ypr[2] * 180/M_PI);
           myservoX.write(int(ypr[2] * 180/M_PI)+90);   // Rotation around X
       #endif

// blink LED to indicate activity
       blinkState = !blinkState;
       digitalWrite(LED_PIN, blinkState);
   }
   
}

I also want to keep in mind I am trying to use 2 different MPU6050 sensors to control 2 different servos from the same Arduino.

First learn how to read two MPU6050 sensors from the same Arduino. One has to have a different address, set by the logic level on the sensor AD0 pin, and you have to read the sensors separately and do separate calculations.

Then, simplify your life by starting with this code to read both tilt angles from one sensor. Unlike most examples you find on the web, the tilt angles in this code are correctly calculated according to standard convention.

// minimal MPU-6050 tilt and roll (sjr)
// works perfectly with GY-521, pitch and roll signs agree with arrows on sensor module 7/2019
// tested with eBay Pro Mini, **no external pullups on SDA and SCL** (works with internal pullups!)
//
#include<Wire.h>
const int MPU_addr1 = 0x68;
float xa, ya, za, roll, pitch;

void setup() {

  Wire.begin();                                      //begin the wire communication
  Wire.beginTransmission(MPU_addr1);                 //begin, send the slave adress (in this case 68)
  Wire.write(0x6B);                                  //make the reset (place a 0 into the 6B register)
  Wire.write(0);
  Wire.endTransmission(true);                        //end the transmission
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {

  Wire.beginTransmission(MPU_addr1); //read the sensor data
  Wire.write(0x3B);
  Wire.endTransmission(false);
  Wire.requestFrom(MPU_addr1, 6, true); //get six bytes accelerometer data

  xa = Wire.read() << 8 | Wire.read();
  ya = Wire.read() << 8 | Wire.read();
  za = Wire.read() << 8 | Wire.read();

  roll = atan2(ya , za) * 180.0 / PI;
  pitch = atan2(-xa , sqrt(ya * ya + za * za)) * 180.0 / PI;

  Serial.print("roll = ");
  Serial.print(roll,1);
  Serial.print(", pitch = ");
  Serial.println(pitch,1);
  delay(400);
}

Thanks for that code but I already have something similar to that. I already know how to connect two MPU 6050 to one Arduino board. I can also get angle readings off one. But what I'm trying to avoid is having two Arduino boards. I need to be able to read the angles in degrees of two different MPU6050 on one Arduino board.

Thanks for your help so far

I need to be able to read the angles in degrees of two different MPU6050 on one Arduino board.

Pretty straightforward to do that, so what is stopping you? Did you actually read the first sentence of reply #5?

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