Arduino 9 AXES MOTION SHIELD

Specification

The Arduino 9 Axes Motion Shield is based on the BNO055 absolute orientation sensor (datasheet) from Bosch Sensortec GmbH.
The BNO055 is a System in Package (SiP), integrating a triaxial 14-bit accelerometer, a triaxial 16-bit gyroscope with a range of ±2000 degrees per second, a triaxial geomagnetic sensor and a 32-bit microcontroller running the BSX3.0 FusionLib software.
The sensor features three-dimensional acceleration, yaw rate and magnetic field strength data each in 3 perpendicular axes.

It also provides the sensor fusion signals such as:

• Quaternion
• Euler angles
• Rotation vector
• Linear acceleration
• Gravity vector

In addition, it incorporates an intelligent interrupt engine, which allows for triggering interrupts based on:

• slow or no motion recognition
• any motion (slope) detection 
• high-g-detection.

The shield is TinkerKit compatible, which means you can quickly create projects by plugging TinkerKit modules to the board.

Power

The Arduino 9 Axes Motion Shield has no power jack and is powered only when attached to an Arduino board.

Input and Output

The shield features several TinkerKit input/output and communication interfaces. Connecting TinkerKit modules can simplify the creation of a project or a prototype. 

The on-board connectors are :

• 2 TinkerKit Inputs: IN2 and IN3 (in white), these connectors are routed to the Arduino A2 and A3 analog input pins.
• 2 TinkerKit Outputs: OUT5 and OUT6 (in orange), these connectors are routed to the Arduino PWM outputs on pins 5 and 6.
• 2 TinkerKit TWI: these connectors (4-pin in white) are routed on the Arduino TWI interface. Both connect to the same TWI interface to allow you to create a chain of TWI devices.

Physical Characteristics

The maximum length and width of the 9 Axes Motion Shield PCB are 2.7 and 2.1 inches respectively. Four screw holes allow the board to be attached to a surface or case. Note that the distance between digital pins 7 and 8 is 160 mil (0.16"), not an even multiple of the 100 mil spacing of the other pins.

Compatible Boards

The Arduino 9 Axes Motion Shield is compatible with Uno, Yùn, Leonardo, Ethernet, Mega, Due, M0 and M0 Pro boards. When using the Arduino 9 Axes Motion Shield, be sure to solder the Interrupt bridge and Reset bridge in the correct position depending on the connected Arduino board. See table:

For example to use 9 Axes Motion Shield with Arduino UNO solder the Interrupt bridge on the pin D2.

Features

• Chip based: BOSCH Sensortech BNO055
• Thinker Kit interface: 2x TWI, 2x OUT, 2x IN
• Interfaces with Arduino Board: TWI
• Motion sensors: Triaxial accelerometer, Triaxial gyroscope, Triaxial geomagnetic
• Fusion Engine: 32-bit microcontroller with BSX3.0 FusionLib
• Operating Voltage: 5 / 3.3 V
• Power Consumption: 50mW
• Current needs: 10 mA
• PCB size: 53 x 68.5 mm
• Weight: 0.017 Kg