Using an SPI Gyro

[Cinnamon Toast]

Originally Posted by slibert

If you haven't already purchased the eval kit for the ADXRS450, please consider also the navX MXP. This was released since the original article you mention above, and is a plug-n-play sensor designed specifically for use w/the RoboRIO. It's a 9-axis sensor (3 gyros, 3 accelerometers, 3 magnetometers) with a motion processor, and it provides accurate, low-drift readings for use in driving straight, as well as field-centric drive. Hundreds of these boards are in use by FIRST FRC teams, and it includes libraries for LabView, Java and C++ as well as examples and other documentation.

I have not gone ahead and bought the ADXRS450 so I'll go ahead and take a look at that! Reading on the website though, it mentioned that the device plugs straight into the MXP port on the roborio. Is it possible to get an extension cord out of the MXP port so I can mount this device somewhere else in the robot? The roborio is at quite the awkward angle right now, and I believe it's actually butted against the battery when in operation. Thank you for the recommendation though!

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