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sorry for question, which IMU now the best ?

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 8:59 am
by Adekamer
or which accelerometer , gyro , at present day the best ?
tolerant to vibration and temperature
Thank

Re: sorry for question, which IMU now the best ?

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 9:53 am
by bill516
I dont think there is a definative answer to that question. I was reading from someone who is well up on this multiwii phenomena (wish I could remember his name) and he stated that it came down to the luck of the draw. He had some IMU's that cost him a lot and they were trouble, some that were cheap as chips and they worked flawlessly, and were as good the expensive ones that worked. Really it all boils down to are you prepared to spend a lot on one item that should work or buy a few cheap ones that might work. The real problem is that there are just too many variables to state that xyz are the best, think of it as a car and everyone will have a different opinion of make and model.

I know this doesnt really answer you question but it might give you an idea of how hard the question might be to answer.

Re: sorry for question, which IMU now the best ?

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 10:35 am
by Adekamer
Thank you bill516,
well-known IMU and sensors that are not worth buying?

Re: sorry for question, which IMU now the best ?

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 10:45 am
by Katch
stay away from L3G4200D ADXL based IMUs - they are currently a pain in the butt to tune and the code is not mature.

Look for either ITG3200 or ITG3205 or MPU6050 imho these are currently the best option and fly very well on default PIDs.

Search 10 dof on ebay and you'll find some really nice cheap boards.

Re: sorry for question, which IMU now the best ?

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 12:03 pm
by bill516
I remember that guys name now its Katch.

Re: sorry for question, which IMU now the best ?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 5:33 am
by rollinolin
I have a 10dof with MPU6050 off ebay.

Re: sorry for question, which IMU now the best ?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 11:26 am
by JustasM
Crius SE from goodluckbuy is a really nice board. http://www.goodluckbuy.com/mwc-multiwii ... kout-.html

There's also a Lite version with only gyro+acc...which is enough for most applications as well.

Got it..works fine. http://www.youtube.com/user/JustasM ...some first test flights here.

Re: sorry for question, which IMU now the best ?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 11:45 am
by Katch
JustasM wrote:Crius SE from goodluckbuy is a really nice board. http://www.goodluckbuy.com/mwc-multiwii ... kout-.html

There's also a Lite version with only gyro+acc...which is enough for most applications as well.

Got it..works fine. http://www.youtube.com/user/JustasM ...some first test flights here.


The OP is asking about IMUs not FCs

Re: sorry for question, which IMU now the best ?

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 2:22 pm
by Federico
freeimu 10dof or drotek 10 dof with mpu6000 series