As I haven't worked with the accelerometer for a while, I'll let someone more familiar with that explain it.
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Originally Posted by Michael_Lee
The instructions for the Gyro were also a bit cryptic to me. It gave basically this table:
Code:
Rate | Temperature
--------|------------
+5V | +5V
--------|------------
Ground | Ground
What does that mean? Does that also go into the Digital Sidecar? In C++, the Gyro has pretty much the same constructor as the Accelerometer. Does that also mean it goes into the Analog Breakout? |
That table there indicates the two different signal circuits on the gyro. The one indicated by "rate" is the signal circuit that returns the actual yaw rate of the gyro. The one indicated by "temperature" is the signal circuit that returns an operating temperature with which to calibrate the gyro output. If you've ever used one before, you'll have noticed that gyros tend to drift; that is, the signal they return is not 100% accurate. Temperature fluctuations can be used in signal processing to eliminate some of this drift. Both the rate and temperature output signals are analog (that is, they use proportional voltage to carry a signal), so they both go into the analog breakout.