Opinions on the AndyMark Dual Use Gyro and Accelerometer Sensor Board (am-2067)

[Asymons]

Hello Everyone!

I hope everyone is having a good start to their build season! I have a question regarding the Andy Mark Dual Use Gyro and Accelerometer Sensor Board (am-2067). Has any team had success with this Gyro for simply measuring the angle of the robot and moving straight? Would there be a better Gyro for what I am looking for? Thanks for your time.

[electroken]

We've used that gyro for several years and it's been good enough. I think we've put it on 2 6WD designs and two Mecanum designs. It's purpose was the same as what you intend - to assist in going straight over uneven surfaces or when getting pushed around. The analog interface makes it pretty easy to use.

The Analog Devices ADW22307 is an old gyro and I don't believe you'll find one much longer. It doesn't seem to exist on the Analog Devices web site. Most of the new stuff is smaller, MUCH cheaper, and uses a digital interface.

[ShinyShips]

We used this gyro on our mecanum last year, it worked fine for our field-oriented drive and keeping straight. It measured angle pretty well, but it drifts a bit so you'll have to compensate. We got it down to only a few degrees drift with some temperature compensation.

There probably are better gyros on the market, but for now that is what we are using.

[Asymons]

Thanks for the input. Our team was personally wondering whether we purchase it on the AndyMark site (that model) or purchase the ADXRS450Z a newer model. I think we will be going for the newer model just so that we don't run into as many problems in the future.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Asymons

Thanks for the input. Our team was personally wondering whether we purchase it on the AndyMark site (that model) or purchase the ADXRS450Z a newer model. I think we will be going for the newer model just so that we don't run into as many problems in the future.

The ADXRS450 is a digital gyro, so it won't work with the gyro class in WPILib. You'll need to write your own driver and integration.