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Originally Posted by Validius
so the ones this year are solid state gyroscopes?
How do i hook them into the bot?
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What came in the KOP this year are accelerometers not gyroscopes.
The TI accelerometers connect to the analog inputs, but be careful with the wires, because the colors are mixed up from what you'd expect.
-Black TI accelerometer wire goes to power, the RC analog input center pin
-Red accelerometer wire goes to ground, the RC analog input outside pin
-White accelerometer wire goes to signal, RC inside pin
See the spec sheet FIRST provided
http://www2.usfirst.org/2005comp/Spe...elerometer.pdf
The readings will be:
~512 if it is oriented so it points to the side (when it starts to tilt, it starts to sense gravitational pull)
~700 if it points up (& measures gravity)
~300 if it points down (also gravity)
For more info on accelerometers see:
http://www2.usfirst.org/2005comp/Manuals/Acceler1.pdf