MPU6000 Sensor: Comparison, Pinout, and Datasheet

The MPU6000 is the most widely used IMU sensor, and it's used in nearly all of the greatest flight controllers. The reason for this is that it has a high vibration tolerance and can sample the gyro at 8kHz over an SPI interface.

The TDK Invensense MPU-6000 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer in a 4x4 package. The MPU-6000 is the world's first 6-axis I²C MotionTracking device, developed for smartphones, tablets, and wearable sensors that require low power, low cost, and great performance. The MPU-6000 is made up of two sections, each with its own set of features, which are listed in the table below. The packaging size of the devices has been reduced to 4x4x0.9mm in order to conserve space (QFN).

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• User-programmable digital filters for gyroscope, accelerometer, and temp sensor

• Digital-output temperature sensor

• 9-Axis MotionFusion by the on-chip Digital Motion Processor (DMP)

• Auxiliary master I2C and SPI bus for reading data from external sensors

• Minimal cross-axis sensitivity between the accelerometer and gyroscope axes

• MEMS structure hermetically sealed and bonded at the wafer level

• 10,000 g shock tolerant

• 400kHz Fast Mode I2C for communicating with all registers

• User-programmable interrupts

• Orientation detection and signaling

• 1MHz SPI serial interface for communicating with all registers

• 20MHz SPI serial interface for reading sensor and interrupt registers

TDK InvenSense MPU-6000 technical specifications, attributes, parameters and parts with similar specifications to TDK InvenSense MPU-6000.

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• MPU6000 vs MPU6050

MPU6000 and MPU6050 are essentially the same hardware. Both have a three-axis gyroscope and a three-axis accelerometer. Both support a maximum gyro sampling rate of 8kHz. The only difference between them from the perspective of a flight controller is the bus that connects them to the CPU. MPU6000 supports both I2C and SPI, whereas MPU6050 only supports I2C. This improves the MPU6000's performance, but only when the SPI bus is used. I2C can't handle 8kHz gyro updates since it's too sluggish.

• MPU6500

The MPU6500 offers I2C and SPI capabilities, as well as a 32kHz gyro update rate and a substantially larger gyro signal bandwidth. It's also more compact and uses less energy. In theory, it is a far superior device to the MPU6000. There are a few issues with it. First and foremost, it is far more sensitive to vibration than the MPU6000. While MPU6000 soft mounting is not normally required, MPU6500 will greatly benefit from it. It is frequently even essential. Second, at present time, only RaceFlight is capable of using 32kHz gyro update rates.

• MPU9150 and MPU9250

MPU9150 is a MPU6050 with integrated AK8975 magnetometer.

MPU9250 is a MPU6500 with integrated AK8963 magnetometer.

• Consumer Electronics

• Sensing & Instrumentation

• System Monitoring

• Robotics

• Automation & Process Control

• BlurFree™ technology (for image stabilization in video and still images)

• TouchAnywhere™ technology (for "no touch" UI Application Control/Navigation)

• AirSign™ technology (for security/authentication)

• MotionCommand™ is a motion-control technology (for Gesture Short-cuts)

• InstantGesture™ iG™ gesture detection

• Location-based services, points of interest, and dead reckoning

• Handset and portable gaming

• Motion-enabled game and application framework

• Motion-based game controllers

• 3D remote controls for Internet-connected DTVs and set-top boxes, as well as 3D mice

• Health, fitness, and sports wearable sensors

• Toys

InvenSense, Inc., a subsidiary of the TDK Group: InvenSense is the global leader in MEMS Motion, Audio, and Pressure Solutions for the consumer, industrial, automotive, and IoT business segments, and is part of TDK's Sensor System Business Company. TDK continues to push the frontiers of performance and quality, setting new benchmarks of innovation across numerous industries, with a very broad portfolio of MEMS 3/6/7/9 axis motion sensors, accompanied by the highest performing MEMS audio microphones, and pressure sensors.