Using a bosch sensotec BNO055 sensor on arduino

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Hi

First, i am a complete noob concerning any electronics. But i want to learn.
For a project i stumbled upon the bosch BNO055 sensor. (see attachment)
Can anyone tell me witch arduino kit is compatible with this sensor?
And how to start up?

Thanks

BST_BNO055_FL000-00_052014_Online.pdf (544 KB)

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This is always a useful place to start.

Have you got the bare device (tricky) or a breakout board (less tricky) ?

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You need a data sheet. That is just a marketing sheet. It does not tell you what the output is.
Have you got it in a board? It is a surface mount chip.

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Its without a board.
So surface mount.
The data sheet exceeds the maximum upload file in this forum.
But this is the link: https://ae-bst.resource.bosch.com/media/products/dokumente/bno055/BST_BNO055_DS000_12~1.pdf

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It says it has both an I2C and UART interface, so you would be best using an I2C interface.
See the Arduino IDE for examples of how to talk to an I2C device once you have managed to wire it up.

However the maximum voltage it can use is 3.6V so that means you either need an Arduinio that runs at 3.3V or level shifting on the I2C lines. It takes a small amount of current which means you can power it from the Arduino's 3V3 output.

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Its without a board.
So surface mount.

Like I said - tricky.

Have you ever dead-bugged an LGA package before?

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Given that he said:-

First, i am a complete noob concerning any electronics.

I doubt it.