MPU 6050 gy521 Axis problems

Hi,

I'm trying to configure the accel+gyro MPU6050 gy521 in order to calculate the accelerations in each axis (gyro values come later, first I want to solve this "problem"). This "problem" is that when I print the values, these do not follow the datasheet specifications of the orientation of the three axis. I'll show:

  • My code (using Jeff Rowberg library)
#include "I2Cdev.h"
#include "MPU6050.h"
#include "Wire.h"


MPU6050 accelgyro;

int16_t ax, ay, az;
int16_t gx, gy, gz;

void setup() {
  
    Wire.begin();
    Serial.begin(38400);

    Serial.println("Initializing I2C devices...");
    accelgyro.initialize();
    Serial.println("Testing device connections...");
    Serial.println(accelgyro.testConnection() ? "MPU6050 connection successful" : "MPU6050 connection failed")
    
    Serial.println("Updating internal sensor offsets...");
    accelgyro.setXAccelOffset(450);
    accelgyro.setYAccelOffset(-300);
    accelgyro.setZAccelOffset(-525);
    accelgyro.setXGyroOffset(63);
    accelgyro.setYGyroOffset(103);
    accelgyro.setZGyroOffset(13);
    Serial.println("Offsets updated. Press a key to continue");
    while(!Serial.available());
    Serial.read();
}

void loop() {
        accelgyro.getAcceleration(&ax, &ay, &az);
        Serial.print("a/g:\t");
        Serial.print(float(ax)/16384.0); Serial.print("\t");
        Serial.print(float(ay)/16384.0); Serial.print("\t");
        Serial.print(float(az)/16384.0); Serial.print("\t");
        Serial.println();
}
  • The results are shown in the image below.

As you can see, with the board completely horizontal (looking at datasheet it should be Z axis), I get X accelerations, don't know where I fail, of if simply I missunderstand the datasheet...

Thanks in advance

Ok, I'm trying to answer myself:

Does I have to simply change the Offset values until I got the configuration I want?

So, choosing the offsets till I get 0-0-1??

Thanks

The probable answer, is that the x direction is not the way you think it is. The 1g reading is going to be the axis pointing up ( or maybe down ). Try turning the device around or on its side.