Hi,
I am using a MPU6050 module along with Arduino Mega. When I use the calibration code below, the module never calibrates and it keeps printing ... on the serial monitor. Attached is a log file which shows values when printed.
Now the issue is with the line : if (abs(mean_ax) <= acel_deadzone) ready++;
Checking the logs, this situation of abs(mean_ax) <= acel_deadzone never seems to occur. Can someone help me out why this is happening?
Module : MPU6050
Board : Arduino Mega
Interrupt from module is not connected to anything.
Code for calibration :
// Arduino sketch that returns calibration offsets for MPU6050 // Version 1.1 (31th January 2014)
// Done by Luis Ródenas <luisrodenaslorda@gmail.com>
// Based on the I2Cdev library and previous work by Jeff Rowberg <jeff@rowberg.net>
// Updates (of the library) should (hopefully) always be available at https://github.com/jrowberg/i2cdevlib
// These offsets were meant to calibrate MPU6050's internal DMP, but can be also useful for reading sensors.
// The effect of temperature has not been taken into account so I can't promise that it will work if you
// calibrate indoors and then use it outdoors. Best is to calibrate and use at the same room temperature.
// I2Cdev and MPU6050 must be installed as libraries
#include "I2Cdev.h"
#include "MPU6050.h"
#include "Wire.h"
/////////////////////////////////// CONFIGURATION /////////////////////////////
//Change this 3 variables if you want to fine tune the skecth to your needs.
int buffersize = 1000; //Amount of readings used to average, make it higher to get more precision but sketch will be slower (default:1000)
int acel_deadzone = 8; //Acelerometer error allowed, make it lower to get more precision, but sketch may not converge (default:8)
int giro_deadzone = 1; //Giro error allowed, make it lower to get more precision, but sketch may not converge (default:1)
MPU6050 accelgyro(0x68); // <-- use for AD0 high
int16_t ax, ay, az, gx, gy, gz;
int mean_ax, mean_ay, mean_az, mean_gx, mean_gy, mean_gz, state = 0;
int ax_offset, ay_offset, az_offset, gx_offset, gy_offset, gz_offset;
/////////////////////////////////// SETUP ////////////////////////////////////
void setup() {
// join I2C bus (I2Cdev library doesn't do this automatically)
Wire.begin();
// COMMENT NEXT LINE IF YOU ARE USING ARDUINO DUE
TWBR = 24; // 400kHz I2C clock (200kHz if CPU is 8MHz). Leonardo measured 250kHz.
// initialize serial communication
Serial.begin(115200);
// initialize device
accelgyro.initialize();
// wait for ready
while (Serial.available() && Serial.read()); // empty buffer
while (!Serial.available()) {
Serial.println(F("Send any character to start sketch.\n"));
delay(1500);
}
while (Serial.available() && Serial.read()); // empty buffer again
// start message
Serial.println("\nMPU6050 Calibration Sketch");
delay(2000);
Serial.println("\nYour MPU6050 should be placed in horizontal position, with package letters facing up. \nDon't touch it until you see a finish message.\n");
delay(3000);
// verify connection
Serial.println(accelgyro.testConnection() ? "MPU6050 connection successful" : "MPU6050 connection failed");
delay(1000);
// reset offsets
accelgyro.setXAccelOffset(0);
accelgyro.setYAccelOffset(0);
accelgyro.setZAccelOffset(0);
accelgyro.setXGyroOffset(0);
accelgyro.setYGyroOffset(0);
accelgyro.setZGyroOffset(0);
}
/////////////////////////////////// LOOP ////////////////////////////////////
void loop() {
if (state == 0) {
Serial.println("\nReading sensors for first time...");
meansensors();
state++;
delay(1000);
}
if (state == 1) {
Serial.println("\nCalculating offsets...");
calibration();
state++;
delay(1000);
}
if (state == 2) {
meansensors();
Serial.println("\nFINISHED!");
Serial.print("\nSensor readings with offsets:\t");
Serial.print(mean_ax);
Serial.print("\t");
Serial.print(mean_ay);
Serial.print("\t");
Serial.print(mean_az);
Serial.print("\t");
Serial.print(mean_gx);
Serial.print("\t");
Serial.print(mean_gy);
Serial.print("\t");
Serial.println(mean_gz);
Serial.print("Your offsets:\t");
Serial.print(ax_offset);
Serial.print("\t");
Serial.print(ay_offset);
Serial.print("\t");
Serial.print(az_offset);
Serial.print("\t");
Serial.print(gx_offset);
Serial.print("\t");
Serial.print(gy_offset);
Serial.print("\t");
Serial.println(gz_offset);
Serial.println("\nData is printed as: acelX acelY acelZ giroX giroY giroZ");
Serial.println("Check that your sensor readings are close to 0 0 16384 0 0 0");
Serial.println("If calibration was succesful write down your offsets so you can set them in your projects using something similar to mpu.setXAccelOffset(youroffset)");
while (1);
}
}
/////////////////////////////////// FUNCTIONS ////////////////////////////////////
void meansensors() {
long i = 0, buff_ax = 0, buff_ay = 0, buff_az = 0, buff_gx = 0, buff_gy = 0, buff_gz = 0;
while (i < (buffersize + 101)) {
// read raw accel/gyro measurements from device
accelgyro.getMotion6(&ax, &ay, &az, &gx, &gy, &gz);
if (i > 100 && i <= (buffersize + 100)) { //First 100 measures are discarded
buff_ax = buff_ax + ax;
buff_ay = buff_ay + ay;
buff_az = buff_az + az;
buff_gx = buff_gx + gx;
buff_gy = buff_gy + gy;
buff_gz = buff_gz + gz;
}
if (i == (buffersize + 100)) {
mean_ax = buff_ax / buffersize;
mean_ay = buff_ay / buffersize;
mean_az = buff_az / buffersize;
mean_gx = buff_gx / buffersize;
mean_gy = buff_gy / buffersize;
mean_gz = buff_gz / buffersize;
}
i++;
delay(2); //Needed so we don't get repeated measures
}
}
void calibration() {
ax_offset = -mean_ax / 8;
ay_offset = -mean_ay / 8;
az_offset = (16384 - mean_az) / 8;
gx_offset = -mean_gx / 4;
gy_offset = -mean_gy / 4;
gz_offset = -mean_gz / 4;
while (1) {
int ready = 0;
accelgyro.setXAccelOffset(ax_offset);
accelgyro.setYAccelOffset(ay_offset);
accelgyro.setZAccelOffset(az_offset);
accelgyro.setXGyroOffset(gx_offset);
accelgyro.setYGyroOffset(gy_offset);
accelgyro.setZGyroOffset(gz_offset);
meansensors();
if (abs(mean_ax) <= acel_deadzone) ready++;
else ax_offset = ax_offset - mean_ax / acel_deadzone;
Serial.println(String("abs(mean_ax) : ") + abs(mean_ax) + String(" : acel_deadzone : ") + acel_deadzone + String(" : ax_offset : ") + ax_offset + String(" : mean_ax : ")+mean_ax);
if (abs(mean_ay) <= acel_deadzone) ready++;
else ay_offset = ay_offset - mean_ay / acel_deadzone;
if (abs(16384 - mean_az) <= acel_deadzone) ready++;
else az_offset = az_offset + (16384 - mean_az) / acel_deadzone;
if (abs(mean_gx) <= giro_deadzone) ready++;
else gx_offset = gx_offset - mean_gx / (giro_deadzone + 1);
if (abs(mean_gy) <= giro_deadzone) ready++;
else gy_offset = gy_offset - mean_gy / (giro_deadzone + 1);
if (abs(mean_gz) <= giro_deadzone) ready++;
else gz_offset = gz_offset - mean_gz / (giro_deadzone + 1);
if (ready == 6) break;
}
}
Log file :
Send any character to start sketch.
Send any character to start sketch.
Send any character to start sketch.
MPU6050 Calibration Sketch
Your MPU6050 should be placed in horizontal position, with package letters facing up.
Don't touch it until you see a finish message.
MPU6050 connection successful
Reading sensors for first time...
Calculating offsets...
abs(mean_ax) : 3978 : acel_deadzone : 8 : ax_offset : -1105 : mean_ax : -3978
abs(mean_ax) : 820 : acel_deadzone : 8 : ax_offset : -1207 : mean_ax : 820
abs(mean_ax) : 819 : acel_deadzone : 8 : ax_offset : -1309 : mean_ax : 819
abs(mean_ax) : 1581 : acel_deadzone : 8 : ax_offset : -1112 : mean_ax : -1581
abs(mean_ax) : 816 : acel_deadzone : 8 : ax_offset : -1214 : mean_ax : 816
abs(mean_ax) : 817 : acel_deadzone : 8 : ax_offset : -1316 : mean_ax : 817
abs(mean_ax) : 1583 : acel_deadzone : 8 : ax_offset : -1119 : mean_ax : -1583
abs(mean_ax) : 815 : acel_deadzone : 8 : ax_offset : -1220 : mean_ax : 815
abs(mean_ax) : 816 : acel_deadzone : 8 : ax_offset : -1322 : mean_ax : 816
abs(mean_ax) : 1583 : acel_deadzone : 8 : ax_offset : -1125 : mean_ax : -1583
abs(mean_ax) : 815 : acel_deadzone : 8 : ax_offset : -1226 : mean_ax : 815
abs(mean_ax) : 814 : acel_deadzone : 8 : ax_offset : -1327 : mean_ax : 814
abs(mean_ax) : 1586 : acel_deadzone : 8 : ax_offset : -1129 : mean_ax : -1586