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Re: Example gyro code released.

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Originally Posted by CyberWolf_22
I had a question similar to Tom's in that by using another gyro not to measure heading, but instead use it as tip sensor.
The accelerometer is the sensor of choice to measure pitch or roll. The gyro code can be modified to interleave gyro and accelerometer measurements.


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Originally Posted by CyberWolf_22
Also I would like to use the accelerometer (instead of quadrature encoders) in autonomous mode which with the locking of the ADC I can't do that.
The encoders are a far better choice to measure distance than an accelerometer.

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