Example Code for Arduino-Reading Data via I2C

This tutorial demonstrates how to initialize a 9 DOF IMU sensor and directly read acceleration, angular velocity, and magnetometer data using the polling method.

Hardware Preparation

Software Preparation

Wiring Diagram

SEN0694-I2C wiring diagram

Connect the 9 DOF IMU sensor to the ESP32-C5 as shown in the diagram, with the core pin correspondences as follows:

  • Sensor pin "+" → ESP32-C5 3.3V
  • Sensor pin "-" → ESP32-C5 GND
  • Sensor I2C pin "SCL" → ESP32-C5 SCL (GPIO10)
  • Sensor I2C pin "SDA" → ESP32-C5 SDA (GPIO9)
  • Sensor DIP switch configuration: Set the communication mode switch to the I2C side, and set the I2C address switch to 0x4A (factory default address)

Sample Code

#include "DFRobot_Multi_DOF_IMU.h"

const uint8_t ADDR = 0x4A;

// Create I2C interface IMU object
DFRobot_Multi_DOF_IMU_I2C imu(DFRobot_Multi_DOF_IMU::eSensorModel9DOF, &Wire, ADDR);

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(115200);
  while (!Serial) {
    delay(10);
  }

  Serial.println("\n9DOF IMU Polling Example (I2C)");

  // Initialize sensor
  Serial.print("[1] Initializing sensor... ");
  while (!imu.begin()) {
    Serial.println("Failed, please check device address and connections!");
    delay(1000);
  }
  Serial.println("Success");
  delay(1000);

  // Set to normal mode
  Serial.print("[2] Setting sensor mode to normal... ");
  while (!imu.setSensorMode(DFRobot_Multi_DOF_IMU::eNormalMode)) {
    Serial.println("Failed, please check device communication!");
    delay(1000);
  }
  Serial.println("Success");
  delay(1000);

  // Accelerometer range ±2g
  Serial.print("[3] Setting accelerometer range to ±2G... ");
  while (!imu.setAccelRange(DFRobot_Multi_DOF_IMU::eAccelRange2G)) {
    Serial.println("Failed, please check device communication!");
    delay(1000);
  }
  Serial.println("Success");
  delay(1000);

  // Gyroscope range ±250dps
  Serial.print("[4] Setting gyroscope range to ±250dps... ");
  while (!imu.setGyroRange(DFRobot_Multi_DOF_IMU::eGyroRange250DPS)) {
    Serial.println("Failed, please check device communication!");
    delay(1000);
  }
  Serial.println("Success");
  delay(100);

  Serial.println("\nConfiguration complete, starting data reading");
}

void loop()
{
  DFRobot_Multi_DOF_IMU::sSensorData_t accel, gyro, mag;

  if (imu.get9dofData(&accel, &gyro, &mag)) {
    // Print accelerometer data (unit: g)
    Serial.print("Accel (g): ");
    Serial.print("X="); Serial.print(accel.x, 3);
    Serial.print(", Y="); Serial.print(accel.y, 3);
    Serial.print(", Z="); Serial.println(accel.z, 3);

    // Print gyroscope data (unit: dps)
    Serial.print("Gyro (dps): ");
    Serial.print("X="); Serial.print(gyro.x, 2);
    Serial.print(", Y="); Serial.print(gyro.y, 2);
    Serial.print(", Z="); Serial.println(gyro.z, 2);

    // Print magnetometer data (unit: uT)
    Serial.print("Mag (uT): ");
    Serial.print("X="); Serial.print(mag.x, 2);
    Serial.print(", Y="); Serial.print(mag.y, 2);
    Serial.print(", Z="); Serial.println(mag.z, 2);

    Serial.println("---"); 
  } else {
    Serial.println("Failed to read data!");
  }

  delay(500);
}

Result

SEN0694-I2C Result

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