Thread: Gyro Oddities
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Re: Gyro Oddities

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Originally Posted by Rafael Vasquez View Post
My team finally got out Gyro hooked up and working, but we have a problem with the outputs we are getting. After turning the gyro through 90 degrees, it reads just over 45 degrees.

Is there a better way to solve this problem other than multiplying it by a constant? Does anyone know why this is happening?
The default gyro gain is probably not the same as the gyro you are using. For example, in LabVIEW, the default gain (sensitivity) is .0125 v/deg/sec. The ADXRS610 gyro my team used last year was .006v/deg/sec. You should be able to sensitivity on the data sheet of the gyro you are using. Once you find the right value, you should explicitly set the gain in the software.

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