using i2c connection on logging shield for mpu6050

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#1

Hi there

i recently purchased a keyes dat logging shield as shown in the link below.

http://tinkbox.ph/sites/tinkbox.ph/files/downloads/Keyes%20-%20Data%20Logging%20Module%20(rev%201.0).pdf

i was having a problem reading the mpu when using this shield. It works on just the arduino, but not when connected to the shield. i contacted the company i bought it from and they said about possibly connecting the separate holes that say SDA and SCL on them to pins A4 & A5. Is this necessary to get it to work?

thankyou

#2

Ross46:
i was having a problem reading the mpu when using this shield.

What mpu ? ? ? ?

#3

mpu-6050? thats the label on the accelerometer/gyroscope combination

https://playground.arduino.cc/Main/MPU-6050

it comes in the arduino kit labelled mpu-6050, i dont know if it's a specific brand

#4

After a bit of research i have found that the shield has components that use I2C and the address is 0x68. Which is the same as the mpu 6050. How would i go about changing the I2C address for the shield? thanks

#5

@ Ross46

You change the address of the MPU6050 sensor to 0x69 by connecting the ADO-pin to LH. Please see the following diagram.

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