Description Adafruit 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055 - STEMMA QT / Qwiic

The Adafruit 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055 is perfect for anyone looking for precise 3D orientation. Combining data from an accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer can be tricky. Bosch solved this by putting these sensors on a single chip with an ARM Cortex-M0 processor handling the complex sensor fusion. This gives you stable 3-axis orientation output in quaternions, Euler angles, or vectors.

This breakout is available in a compact STEMMA QT version. This version has plug-and-play I2C connectors on both sides for easy, solder-free connection. Although the QT cable is sold separately, Adafruit offers a wide range. The BNO055 sensor fusion algorithm gives you usable data in minutes, without having to spend weeks or months developing complex algorithms.

The BNO055 can provide the following sensor data:

• Absolute orientation in Euler Vector (100Hz)

• Absolute orientation in Quaternion (100Hz)

• Angular velocity vector (100Hz)

• Acceleration vector (100Hz)

• Magnetic field strength vector (20Hz)

• Linear acceleration vector (100Hz)

• Gravitational vector (100Hz)

• Temperature (1Hz)

Usage is simple thanks to I2C support and it is compatible with both 3 and 5 Volt logic. The breakout also includes interrupt pins and address-selection jumpers for use with two BNO055s on a single I2C bus. Arduino (C/C++) and CircuitPython libraries are provided, allowing you to read data in under 5 minutes. Four mounting holes provide a secure mount.

The module comes assembled and tested, with a small piece of header. Some soldering is required for use in a breadboard, but this is easily accomplished. Our handy tutorial will have you up and running in under 10 minutes with assembly, wiring, CircuitPython & Arduino libraries, and a Processing graphical interface.