I knew I could run some example code and talk with the BNO055 IMU, so I tried the bunny example, which is visible on the Adafruit product page, but I could not get it to run in Chrome. I didn't spend long on that example, which wasn't part of the project.
With the previous hardware, I had a color screen for debugging, and data display. A plain Arduino usually starts with a serial monitor, and that means a physical tether to a computer. Now that I was through that stage, I soldered three test leads to an addressable 12LED ring, and moved the hardware to a solderless breadboard.
I made a few changes to the IMU example code. The first change was adding the NeoPixel code, and the second was speeding it up. There was a long delay between readings so that it wouldn't overwhelm the serial port monitor with tons of unusable data.
Overnight, I left the unit running to test for drifting, but it seemed to track the location well. There may have been some drift, but I didn't have the serial data coming across, so I can't say how much. I only had the LED ring, and those lights are thirty degrees apart.
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
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With the previous hardware, I had a color screen for debugging, and data display. A plain Arduino usually starts with a serial monitor, and that means a physical tether to a computer. Now that I was through that stage, I soldered three test leads to an addressable 12LED ring, and moved the hardware to a solderless breadboard.
I made a few changes to the IMU example code. The first change was adding the NeoPixel code, and the second was speeding it up. There was a long delay between readings so that it wouldn't overwhelm the serial port monitor with tons of unusable data.
Overnight, I left the unit running to test for drifting, but it seemed to track the location well. There may have been some drift, but I didn't have the serial data coming across, so I can't say how much. I only had the LED ring, and those lights are thirty degrees apart.
Device rotation and "stationary" light
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
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2020-07-01
2020-07-01
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