[sanddrag]

Last year we got an Analog gyro and it was just a little black plastic case with three wires coming out (red, black, and white) that we could plug with into the control system. The problem is we don't have it anymore and I don't remember what model it was. Can anyone tell me? Thanks.

Also, can we get into the discussion of what type of output they give and how it should be programmed (pseudo code please) to do something like measure angle of turning?

My end goal would be to have a robot with shaft encoders on the wheels and something (gyro?) to measure what its angle is relative to the field. I know a gyro/accelerometer/whatever know's its angle to gravity, but how can it be used to measure something like angle of turning when the turning plane is perpendicular to the pull of gravity?

I'm quite new at the whole gyro thing and have very little experience with programming so if the concept of making this happen was explained in simple terms, I'm sure it would greatly benefit many of us. Thanks in advance.