Adafruit ISM330DHCX, LSM6DSOX User Manual

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LSM6DSOX, ISM330DHC, & LSM6DSO32
6 DoF IMUs
Created by Bryan Siepert
https://learn.adafruit.com/lsm6dsox-and-ism330dhc-6-dof-imu
Last updated on 2021-11-15 07:53:55 PM EST
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Table of Contents

Overview

Pinouts

Power Pins
I2C Logic Pins
SPI Logic pins:
Other Pins

Arduino

I2C Wiring
SPI Wiring
Library Installation
Load Example - LSM6DSOX, ISM330DHCX, or LSM6DSO32
Example Code - LSM6DSOX
Example Code - ISM330DHCX
Example Code - LSM6DSO32

Arduino Docs

Python & CircuitPython

CircuitPython Microcontroller Wiring
Python Computer Wiring
CircuitPython Installation of LSM6DS Library
Python Installation of LSM6DS Library
CircuitPython & Python Usage
Example Code
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Overview

Behold, the ST LSM6DSOX: The latest in a long line of quality
Accelerometer+Gyroscope 6-DOF IMUs from ST. Along with the LSM6DSOX, this
guide will cover the industrial version, the ISM330DHCX and their wider range sibling
the LSM6DSO32. All are pin-compatible and are nearly code-compatible - we'll be
using the same library code and wiring diagrams to connect to both
In the ISM330DHCX the sensing elements of the accelerometer and of the gyroscope
are implemented on the same silicon die, thus guaranteeing superior stability and
robustness. It also has an extended temperature range of -40 to +105 °C compared to
the LSM6DSOX's-40 to +85 °C. Finally, the ISM330's gyroscope can measure up to
±4000 dps, the LSM6DSOX tops out at ±2000 dps. If those extras aren't essential for
your needs, the LSM6DSOX will do quite nicely.
Should you wish for a wider range of acceleration measurement, the LSM6DSO32 will
have you covered. Compared to the +/-2 to +/- 16g , the LSM6DSO32 can measure
higher acceleration amounts and is configurable from +/- 4-32g! This will allow for
capturing more extreme motion events.
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All three sensors are great IMU sensors with 6 degrees of freedom - 3 degrees each
of linear acceleration and angular velocity at varying rates within a respectable range.
For the LSM6DSOX and ISM330DHCX, the accelerometers have a respectable range
of: ±2/±4/±8/±16 g at 1.6 Hz to 6.7KHz update rate. The LSM6DSO32's accelerometers
can measure ±4/±8/±16±32 at the cost of a bit of additional noise in the signal.
For the gyroscopes: ±125/±250/±500/±1000/±2000 dps (plus ±4000 dps for the
ISM330) at 12.5 Hz to 6.7 KHz. There's also some nice extras, such as built in tap
detection, activity detection, pedometer/step counter and in the LSM6DSOX and
ISM330DHCX a programmable finite state machine / machine learning core that can
perform some basic gesture recognition.
For interfacing, you can use either SPI or I2C - there's two configurable interrupt pins.
For advanced usage, you can attach additional devices to an external I2C/SPI port -
used for optical image stabilization.
To make getting started fast and easy, we placed the sensors on compact breakout
boards with voltage regulation and level-shifted inputs. That way you can use them
with 3V or 5V power/logic devices without worry.
We also wrote libraries to help you get these sensors integrated with your Arduino/C
++ or CircuitPython/Python boards such as Raspberry Pi or other single board
computers.
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Additionally since it speaks I2C you can easily connect it up with two wires (plus
power and ground!). We've even included SparkFun qwiic(https://adafru.it/Fpw)
compatibleSTEMMA QT(https://adafru.it/Ft4)connectors for the I2C bus so you don't
even need to solder! Just wire up to your favorite micro with a plug-and-play cable to
get 6 DoF data ASAP.
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Pinouts

The top of each breakout is very similar!
They include The names of all the pins
which you can reference in the lists
below

Power Pins

Vin - this is the power pin. Since the sensor chip uses 3 VDC, we have included
a voltage regulator on board that will take 3-5VDC and safely convert it down.
To power the board, give it the same power as the logic level of your
microcontroller - e.g. for a 5V microcontroller like Arduino, use 5V
3Vo - this is the 3.3V output from the voltage regulator, you can grab up to
100mA from this if you like
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GND - common ground for power and logic

I2C Logic Pins

SCL - I2C clock pin, connect to your microcontroller's I2C clock line. This pin is
level shifted so you can use 3-5V logic, and there's a 10K pullup on this pin.
SDA -I2C data pin, connect to your microcontroller's I2C data line. This pin is
level shifted so you can use 3-5V logic, and there's a 10K pullup on this pin.
STEMMA QT(https://adafru.it/Ft4)- These connectors allow you to connectors to
dev boards withSTEMMA QT connectors or to other things withvarious
associated accessories(https://adafru.it/Ft6)

SPI Logic pins:

All pins going into the breakout have level shifting circuitry to make them 3-5V logic
level safe. Use whatever logic level is on Vin!
SCK - This is alsothe SPI Clock pin, it's an input to the chip
DO (Bottom) - this is the serial Data Out / Microcontroller In Sensor Out pin, for
data sent from the LSM6DSOX, ISM330DHCX, or LSM6DSO32 to your
processor.
SDA- this is alsothe Serial Data In / Microcontroller Out Sensor In pin, for data
sent from your processor to the LSM6DSOX, ISM330DHCX, or LSM6DSO32
CS (Bottom)- this is the Chip Select pin, drop it low to start an SPI transaction.
Its an input to the chip
If you want to connect multiple LSM6DSOX, ISM330DHCX, or LSM6DSO32's to one
microcontroller, have them share the SDI, DO and SCK pins. Then assign each one a
unique CS pin.

Other Pins

INT1 -This is the primary interrupt pin. You can setup the LSM6DSOX,
ISM330DHCX, or LSM6DSO32 to pull this low when certain conditions are met
such as new measurement data being available. Consult the datasheet(https://
adafru.it/HFU) for usage
INT2 -This is the primary interrupt pin. You can setup the LSM6DSOX,
ISM330DHCX, or LSM6DSO32 to pull this low when certain conditions are met
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such as new measurement data being available. Consult the datasheet(https://
adafru.it/HFU) for usage
D0 (Bottom)- I2C Address pin. Pulling this pin high or bridging the solder jumper
on the back will change the I2C address from0x6A to0x6B
SCX, SDX, Aux CS, DO (Top) - Pins for advanced users to connect the
LSM6DSOX, ISM330DHCX, or LSM6DSO32 to another sensor. Consult the data
sheet(https://adafru.it/HFU) for usage
The backs of the breakouts show
additional information about the
specifications of the sensor, as well as
the I2C address and additional pin
information
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Arduino

Because they share the same pinout and I2C address, the examples below can
be used for the LSM6DSOX, ISM330DHX, and LSM6DSO32

I2C Wiring

Use this wiring if you want to connect via I2C interface
By default, theI2C address is 0x6A. If you add a jumper from DO to 3.3V the address
will change to 0x6B
Connectboard VIN (red wire)
toArduino 5Vif you are running a
5V board Arduino (Uno, etc.).If your
board is 3V, connect to that instead.
Connect board GND (black
wire)toArduino GND
Connect board SCL (yellow
wire)toArduino SCL
Connect board SDA (blue
wire)toArduino SDA
The final results should resemble the illustration above, showing an Adafruit Metro
development board.
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SPI Wiring

Since this is a SPI-capable sensor, we can use hardware or 'software' SPI. To make
wiring identical on all microcontrollers, we'll begin with 'software' SPI. The following
pins should be used:
Connect Vin to the power supply,
3V or 5V is fine. Use the same
voltage that the microcontroller
logic is based off of
Connect GND to common power/
data ground
Connect the SCLpin to Digital #13
but any pin can be used later
Connect the DO pin to Digital #12
Later on, once we get it working, we can adjust the library to use hardware SPI if you
desire, or change the pins to others.
but any pin can be used later
Connect the SDApin to Digital #11
but any pin can be used later
Connect the CS pin Digital #10 but
any pin can be used later

Library Installation

You can install the Adafruit LSM6DS Library for Arduino using the Library Manager in
the Arduino IDE. This will work for the LSM6DSOX, ISM330DHCX, LSM6DSO32, and
even the LSM6DS33:
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Click theManage Libraries ... menu item, search for Adafruit LSM6DS,and select
theAdafruit LSM6DSlibrary:
Then follow the same process for theAdafruit BusIOlibrary.
Finally follow the same process for theAdafruit Unified Sensor library:

Load Example - LSM6DSOX, ISM330DHCX, or LSM6DSO32

The library includes different examples for each of the sensors it supports, so you will
need to select the correct one.
If you are using an LSM6DSOX, open up File -> Examples -> Adafruit LSM6DS ->
adafruit_lsm6dsox_test and upload to your Arduino wired up to the sensor.
If you are using an ISM330DHCX, open up File -> Examples -> Adafruit LSM6DS ->
adafruit_ism330dhcx_test and upload to your Arduino wired up to the sensor.
If you are using an LSM6DSO32, open up File -> Examples -> Adafruit LSM6DS ->
adafruit_lsm6dso32_test and upload to your Arduino wired up to the sensor.
Depending on whether you are using I2C or SPI, change the pin names and comment
or uncomment the following lines.
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Note that the code snippet and screenshot below are from the LSM6DSOX
example. The ISM330DHCX and LSM6DSO32 examples will be similar but not
identical
if (!lsm6dsox.begin_I2C()) {
//if (!lsm6dsox.begin_SPI(LPS_CS)) { //if (!lsm6dsox.begin_SPI(LPS_CS, LPS_SCK, LPS_MISO, LPS_MOSI)) {
Once you upload the code, you will see the accelerometer, gyro, and temperature
measurements being printed when you open the Serial Monitor (Tools->Serial Monitor)
at 115200 baud, similar to this:
Give the sensor a wiggle or a spin and watch how the measurements change!

Example Code - LSM6DSOX

// Basic demo for accelerometer & gyro readings from Adafruit // LSM6DSOX sensor
#include <Adafruit_LSM6DSOX.h>
// For SPI mode, we need a CS pin
#define LSM_CS 10
// For software-SPI mode we need SCK/MOSI/MISO pins
#define LSM_SCK 13 #define LSM_MISO 12 #define LSM_MOSI 11
Adafruit_LSM6DSOX sox;
void setup(void) {
Serial.begin(115200); while (!Serial) delay(10); // will pause Zero, Leonardo, etc until serial console opens
Serial.println("Adafruit LSM6DSOX test!");
if (!sox.begin_I2C()) { // if (!sox.begin_SPI(LSM_CS)) { // if (!sox.begin_SPI(LSM_CS, LSM_SCK, LSM_MISO, LSM_MOSI)) { // Serial.println("Failed to find LSM6DSOX chip"); while (1) { delay(10); }
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}
Serial.println("LSM6DSOX Found!");
// sox.setAccelRange(LSM6DS_ACCEL_RANGE_2_G); Serial.print("Accelerometer range set to: "); switch (sox.getAccelRange()) { case LSM6DS_ACCEL_RANGE_2_G: Serial.println("+-2G"); break; case LSM6DS_ACCEL_RANGE_4_G: Serial.println("+-4G"); break; case LSM6DS_ACCEL_RANGE_8_G: Serial.println("+-8G"); break; case LSM6DS_ACCEL_RANGE_16_G: Serial.println("+-16G"); break; }
// sox.setGyroRange(LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_250_DPS ); Serial.print("Gyro range set to: "); switch (sox.getGyroRange()) { case LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_125_DPS: Serial.println("125 degrees/s"); break; case LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_250_DPS: Serial.println("250 degrees/s"); break; case LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_500_DPS: Serial.println("500 degrees/s"); break; case LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_1000_DPS: Serial.println("1000 degrees/s"); break; case LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_2000_DPS: Serial.println("2000 degrees/s"); break; case ISM330DHCX_GYRO_RANGE_4000_DPS: break; // unsupported range for the DSOX }
// sox.setAccelDataRate(LSM6DS_RATE_12_5_HZ); Serial.print("Accelerometer data rate set to: "); switch (sox.getAccelDataRate()) { case LSM6DS_RATE_SHUTDOWN: Serial.println("0 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_12_5_HZ: Serial.println("12.5 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_26_HZ: Serial.println("26 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_52_HZ: Serial.println("52 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_104_HZ: Serial.println("104 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_208_HZ: Serial.println("208 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_416_HZ: Serial.println("416 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_833_HZ: Serial.println("833 Hz");
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break; case LSM6DS_RATE_1_66K_HZ: Serial.println("1.66 KHz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_3_33K_HZ: Serial.println("3.33 KHz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_6_66K_HZ: Serial.println("6.66 KHz"); break; }
// sox.setGyroDataRate(LSM6DS_RATE_12_5_HZ); Serial.print("Gyro data rate set to: "); switch (sox.getGyroDataRate()) { case LSM6DS_RATE_SHUTDOWN: Serial.println("0 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_12_5_HZ: Serial.println("12.5 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_26_HZ: Serial.println("26 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_52_HZ: Serial.println("52 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_104_HZ: Serial.println("104 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_208_HZ: Serial.println("208 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_416_HZ: Serial.println("416 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_833_HZ: Serial.println("833 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_1_66K_HZ: Serial.println("1.66 KHz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_3_33K_HZ: Serial.println("3.33 KHz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_6_66K_HZ: Serial.println("6.66 KHz"); break; } }
void loop() {
// /* Get a new normalized sensor event */ sensors_event_t accel; sensors_event_t gyro; sensors_event_t temp; sox.getEvent(&accel, &gyro, &temp);
Serial.print("\t\tTemperature "); Serial.print(temp.temperature); Serial.println(" deg C");
/* Display the results (acceleration is measured in m/s^2) */ Serial.print("\t\tAccel X: "); Serial.print(accel.acceleration.x); Serial.print(" \tY: "); Serial.print(accel.acceleration.y); Serial.print(" \tZ: ");
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Serial.print(accel.acceleration.z); Serial.println(" m/s^2 ");
/* Display the results (rotation is measured in rad/s) */ Serial.print("\t\tGyro X: "); Serial.print(gyro.gyro.x); Serial.print(" \tY: "); Serial.print(gyro.gyro.y); Serial.print(" \tZ: "); Serial.print(gyro.gyro.z); Serial.println(" radians/s "); Serial.println();
delay(100);
// // serial plotter friendly format
// Serial.print(temp.temperature); // Serial.print(",");
// Serial.print(accel.acceleration.x); // Serial.print(","); Serial.print(accel.acceleration.y); // Serial.print(","); Serial.print(accel.acceleration.z); // Serial.print(",");
// Serial.print(gyro.gyro.x); // Serial.print(","); Serial.print(gyro.gyro.y); // Serial.print(","); Serial.print(gyro.gyro.z); // Serial.println(); // delayMicroseconds(10000); }

Example Code - ISM330DHCX

// Basic demo for accelerometer/gyro readings from Adafruit ISM330DHCX
#include <Adafruit_ISM330DHCX.h>
// For SPI mode, we need a CS pin
#define LSM_CS 10
// For software-SPI mode we need SCK/MOSI/MISO pins
#define LSM_SCK 13 #define LSM_MISO 12 #define LSM_MOSI 11
Adafruit_ISM330DHCX ism330dhcx;
void setup(void) {
Serial.begin(115200); while (!Serial) delay(10); // will pause Zero, Leonardo, etc until serial console opens
Serial.println("Adafruit ISM330DHCX test!");
if (!ism330dhcx.begin_I2C()) { // if (!ism330dhcx.begin_SPI(LSM_CS)) { // if (!ism330dhcx.begin_SPI(LSM_CS, LSM_SCK, LSM_MISO, LSM_MOSI)) { Serial.println("Failed to find ISM330DHCX chip"); while (1) { delay(10); } }
Serial.println("ISM330DHCX Found!");
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// ism330dhcx.setAccelRange(LSM6DS_ACCEL_RANGE_2_G); Serial.print("Accelerometer range set to: "); switch (ism330dhcx.getAccelRange()) { case LSM6DS_ACCEL_RANGE_2_G: Serial.println("+-2G"); break; case LSM6DS_ACCEL_RANGE_4_G: Serial.println("+-4G"); break; case LSM6DS_ACCEL_RANGE_8_G: Serial.println("+-8G"); break; case LSM6DS_ACCEL_RANGE_16_G: Serial.println("+-16G"); break; }
// ism330dhcx.setGyroRange(LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_250_DPS); Serial.print("Gyro range set to: "); switch (ism330dhcx.getGyroRange()) { case LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_125_DPS: Serial.println("125 degrees/s"); break; case LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_250_DPS: Serial.println("250 degrees/s"); break; case LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_500_DPS: Serial.println("500 degrees/s"); break; case LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_1000_DPS: Serial.println("1000 degrees/s"); break; case LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_2000_DPS: Serial.println("2000 degrees/s"); break; case ISM330DHCX_GYRO_RANGE_4000_DPS: Serial.println("4000 degrees/s"); break; }
// ism330dhcx.setAccelDataRate(LSM6DS_RATE_12_5_HZ); Serial.print("Accelerometer data rate set to: "); switch (ism330dhcx.getAccelDataRate()) { case LSM6DS_RATE_SHUTDOWN: Serial.println("0 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_12_5_HZ: Serial.println("12.5 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_26_HZ: Serial.println("26 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_52_HZ: Serial.println("52 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_104_HZ: Serial.println("104 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_208_HZ: Serial.println("208 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_416_HZ: Serial.println("416 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_833_HZ: Serial.println("833 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_1_66K_HZ: Serial.println("1.66 KHz");
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break; case LSM6DS_RATE_3_33K_HZ: Serial.println("3.33 KHz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_6_66K_HZ: Serial.println("6.66 KHz"); break; }
// ism330dhcx.setGyroDataRate(LSM6DS_RATE_12_5_HZ); Serial.print("Gyro data rate set to: "); switch (ism330dhcx.getGyroDataRate()) { case LSM6DS_RATE_SHUTDOWN: Serial.println("0 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_12_5_HZ: Serial.println("12.5 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_26_HZ: Serial.println("26 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_52_HZ: Serial.println("52 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_104_HZ: Serial.println("104 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_208_HZ: Serial.println("208 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_416_HZ: Serial.println("416 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_833_HZ: Serial.println("833 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_1_66K_HZ: Serial.println("1.66 KHz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_3_33K_HZ: Serial.println("3.33 KHz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_6_66K_HZ: Serial.println("6.66 KHz"); break; }
ism330dhcx.configInt1(false, false, true); // accelerometer DRDY on INT1 ism330dhcx.configInt2(false, true, false); // gyro DRDY on INT2 }
void loop() {
// /* Get a new normalized sensor event */ sensors_event_t accel; sensors_event_t gyro; sensors_event_t temp; ism330dhcx.getEvent(&accel, &gyro, &temp);
Serial.print("\t\tTemperature "); Serial.print(temp.temperature); Serial.println(" deg C");
/* Display the results (acceleration is measured in m/s^2) */ Serial.print("\t\tAccel X: "); Serial.print(accel.acceleration.x); Serial.print(" \tY: "); Serial.print(accel.acceleration.y); Serial.print(" \tZ: "); Serial.print(accel.acceleration.z);
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Serial.println(" m/s^2 ");
/* Display the results (rotation is measured in rad/s) */ Serial.print("\t\tGyro X: "); Serial.print(gyro.gyro.x); Serial.print(" \tY: "); Serial.print(gyro.gyro.y); Serial.print(" \tZ: "); Serial.print(gyro.gyro.z); Serial.println(" radians/s "); Serial.println();
delay(100);
// // serial plotter friendly format
// Serial.print(temp.temperature); // Serial.print(",");
// Serial.print(accel.acceleration.x); // Serial.print(","); Serial.print(accel.acceleration.y); // Serial.print(","); Serial.print(accel.acceleration.z); // Serial.print(",");
// Serial.print(gyro.gyro.x); // Serial.print(","); Serial.print(gyro.gyro.y); // Serial.print(","); Serial.print(gyro.gyro.z); // Serial.println(); // delayMicroseconds(10000); }

Example Code - LSM6DSO32

// Basic demo for accelerometer & gyro readings from Adafruit // LSM6DSO32 sensor
#include <Adafruit_LSM6DSO32.h>
// For SPI mode, we need a CS pin
#define LSM_CS 10
// For software-SPI mode we need SCK/MOSI/MISO pins
#define LSM_SCK 13 #define LSM_MISO 12 #define LSM_MOSI 11
Adafruit_LSM6DSO32 dso32;
void setup(void) {
Serial.begin(115200); while (!Serial) delay(10); // will pause Zero, Leonardo, etc until serial console opens
Serial.println("Adafruit LSM6DSO32 test!");
if (!dso32.begin_I2C()) { // if (!dso32.begin_SPI(LSM_CS)) { // if (!dso32.begin_SPI(LSM_CS, LSM_SCK, LSM_MISO, LSM_MOSI)) { // Serial.println("Failed to find LSM6DSO32 chip"); while (1) { delay(10); } }
Serial.println("LSM6DSO32 Found!");
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dso32.setAccelRange(LSM6DSO32_ACCEL_RANGE_8_G); Serial.print("Accelerometer range set to: "); switch (dso32.getAccelRange()) { case LSM6DSO32_ACCEL_RANGE_4_G: Serial.println("+-4G"); break; case LSM6DSO32_ACCEL_RANGE_8_G: Serial.println("+-8G"); break; case LSM6DSO32_ACCEL_RANGE_16_G: Serial.println("+-16G"); break; case LSM6DSO32_ACCEL_RANGE_32_G: Serial.println("+-32G"); break; }
// dso32.setGyroRange(LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_250_DPS ); Serial.print("Gyro range set to: "); switch (dso32.getGyroRange()) { case LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_125_DPS: Serial.println("125 degrees/s"); break; case LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_250_DPS: Serial.println("250 degrees/s"); break; case LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_500_DPS: Serial.println("500 degrees/s"); break; case LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_1000_DPS: Serial.println("1000 degrees/s"); break; case LSM6DS_GYRO_RANGE_2000_DPS: Serial.println("2000 degrees/s"); break; case ISM330DHCX_GYRO_RANGE_4000_DPS: break; // unsupported range for the DSO32 }
// dso32.setAccelDataRate(LSM6DS_RATE_12_5_HZ); Serial.print("Accelerometer data rate set to: "); switch (dso32.getAccelDataRate()) { case LSM6DS_RATE_SHUTDOWN: Serial.println("0 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_12_5_HZ: Serial.println("12.5 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_26_HZ: Serial.println("26 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_52_HZ: Serial.println("52 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_104_HZ: Serial.println("104 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_208_HZ: Serial.println("208 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_416_HZ: Serial.println("416 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_833_HZ: Serial.println("833 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_1_66K_HZ: Serial.println("1.66 KHz"); break;
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case LSM6DS_RATE_3_33K_HZ: Serial.println("3.33 KHz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_6_66K_HZ: Serial.println("6.66 KHz"); break; }
// dso32.setGyroDataRate(LSM6DS_RATE_12_5_HZ); Serial.print("Gyro data rate set to: "); switch (dso32.getGyroDataRate()) { case LSM6DS_RATE_SHUTDOWN: Serial.println("0 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_12_5_HZ: Serial.println("12.5 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_26_HZ: Serial.println("26 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_52_HZ: Serial.println("52 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_104_HZ: Serial.println("104 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_208_HZ: Serial.println("208 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_416_HZ: Serial.println("416 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_833_HZ: Serial.println("833 Hz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_1_66K_HZ: Serial.println("1.66 KHz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_3_33K_HZ: Serial.println("3.33 KHz"); break; case LSM6DS_RATE_6_66K_HZ: Serial.println("6.66 KHz"); break; } }
void loop() {
// /* Get a new normalized sensor event */ sensors_event_t accel; sensors_event_t gyro; sensors_event_t temp; dso32.getEvent(&accel, &gyro, &temp);
Serial.print("\t\tTemperature "); Serial.print(temp.temperature); Serial.println(" deg C");
/* Display the results (acceleration is measured in m/s^2) */ Serial.print("\t\tAccel X: "); Serial.print(accel.acceleration.x); Serial.print(" \tY: "); Serial.print(accel.acceleration.y); Serial.print(" \tZ: "); Serial.print(accel.acceleration.z); Serial.println(" m/s^2 ");
/* Display the results (rotation is measured in rad/s) */
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Serial.print("\t\tGyro X: "); Serial.print(gyro.gyro.x); Serial.print(" \tY: "); Serial.print(gyro.gyro.y); Serial.print(" \tZ: "); Serial.print(gyro.gyro.z); Serial.println(" radians/s "); Serial.println();
delay(100);
// // serial plotter friendly format
// Serial.print(temp.temperature); // Serial.print(",");
// Serial.print(accel.acceleration.x); // Serial.print(","); Serial.print(accel.acceleration.y); // Serial.print(","); Serial.print(accel.acceleration.z); // Serial.print(",");
// Serial.print(gyro.gyro.x); // Serial.print(","); Serial.print(gyro.gyro.y); // Serial.print(","); Serial.print(gyro.gyro.z); // Serial.println(); // delayMicroseconds(10000); }

Arduino Docs

Arduino Docs(https://adafru.it/IAQ)

Python & CircuitPython

It's easy to use the LSM6DSOX or ISM330DHCX sensors with Python and
CircuitPython, and the Adafruit CircuitPython LSM6DS(https://adafru.it/Iec) module.
This module allows you to easily write Python code that reads measurements from
the accelerometer and gyro, and will work with either sensor.
You can use this sensor with any CircuitPython microcontroller board or with a
computer that has GPIO and Python thanks to Adafruit_Blinka, our CircuitPython-for-
Python compatibility library(https://adafru.it/BSN).

CircuitPython Microcontroller Wiring

First wire up a LSM6DSOX or ISM330DHCX to your board for an I2C connection,
exactly as shown below. Here's an example of wiring a Feather M4 to the sensor with
I2C:
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Board 3Vtosensor VIN (red wire)
Board GNDtosensor GND (black
wire)
Board SCLtosensor SCL (yellow
wire)
Board SDAtosensor SDA (blue
wire)

Python Computer Wiring

Since there's dozens of Linux computers/boards you can use we will show wiring for
Raspberry Pi. For other platforms, please visit the guide for CircuitPython on Linux to
see whether your platform is supported(https://adafru.it/BSN).
Here's the Raspberry Pi wired with I2C:
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Pi 3Vtosensor VCC (red wire)
Pi GNDtosensor GND (black wire)
Pi SCLtosensor SCL (yellow wire)
Pi SDAtosensor SDA (blue wire)

CircuitPython Installation of LSM6DS Library

You'll need to install theAdafruit CircuitPython LSM6DS(https://adafru.it/Iec) library on
your CircuitPython board. This library works with the LSM6DSOX, LSM6DS33, or
ISM330DHCX
First make sure you are running thelatest version of Adafruit CircuitPython(https://
adafru.it/Amd)for your board.
Next you'll need to install the necessary librariesto use the hardware--carefully follow
the steps to find and install these libraries fromAdafruit's CircuitPython library bundle
(https://adafru.it/ENC). Our CircuitPython starter guide has a great page on how to
install the library bundle(https://adafru.it/ABU).
For non-express boards like the Trinket M0 or Gemma M0, you'll need to manually
install the necessary libraries from the bundle:
adafruit_lsm6ds.mpy
adafruit_bus_device
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adafruit_register
Before continuing make sure your board's lib folder or root filesystem has the adafrui
t_lsm6ds.mpy, adafruit_bus_device, andadafruit_register files and folderscopied
over.
Nextconnect to the board's serial REPL(https://adafru.it/Awz)so you are at the CircuitPython >>> prompt.

Python Installation of LSM6DS Library

You'll need to install the Adafruit_Blinka library that provides the CircuitPython
support in Python. This may also require enabling I2C on your platform and verifying
you are running Python 3.Since each platform is a little different, and Linux changes
often, please visit the CircuitPython on Linux guide to get your computer ready(https
://adafru.it/BSN)!
Once that's done, from your command line run the following command:
sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-lsm6ds
If your default Python is version 3 you may need to run 'pip' instead. Just make sure
you aren't trying to use CircuitPython on Python 2.x, it isn't supported!

CircuitPython & Python Usage

To demonstrate the usage of the sensor we'll initialize it and read the acceleration
and rotation measurements from the board's Python REPL.
Run the following code to import the necessary modules and initialize the I2C
connection with the sensor:
import time import board import busio import adafruit_lsm6ds
i2c = busio.I2C(board.SCL, board.SDA) sox = adafruit_lsm6ds.LSM6DSOX(i2c)
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Now you're ready to read values from the sensor using these properties:
acceleration - The acceleration forces in the X, Y, and Z axes in m/s 2
gyro - The rotation measurement on the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees/sec
For example, to print out the acceleration and gyro measurements use this code:
print("Acceleration: X:%.2f, Y: %.2f, Z: %.2f m/s^2" % (sensor.acceleration)) print("Gyro X:%.2f, Y: %.2f, Z: %.2f degrees/s" % (sensor.gyro))
That's all there is to it! Go forth and imbue your robot friends with the gift of being
able to maybe not fall down all the time. Maybe.

Example Code

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2020 Bryan Siepert for Adafruit Industries # # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
import time import board from adafruit_lsm6ds.lsm6dsox import LSM6DSOX
i2c = board.I2C() # uses board.SCL and board.SDA sensor = LSM6DSOX(i2c)
while True:
print("Acceleration: X:%.2f, Y: %.2f, Z: %.2f m/s^2" % (sensor.acceleration)) print("Gyro X:%.2f, Y: %.2f, Z: %.2f radians/s" % (sensor.gyro)) print("") time.sleep(0.5)

Python Docs

Python Docs(https://adafru.it/Igb)

Downloads

Files

LSM6DSOX Datasheet(https://adafru.it/HFw)
ISM330DHCX Datasheet(https://adafru.it/HFx)
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LSM6DSO32 Datasheet(https://adafru.it/NwD)
EagleCAD files on GitHub(https://adafru.it/HFy)
Fritzing object in Adafruit Fritzing Library(https://adafru.it/HFz)

Schematic

The schematic is identical for the LSM6DSOX, ISM330DHCX, and LSM6DSO32

Fab Print

The fabrication print is identical for the LSM6DSOX and ISM330DHCX
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