7Semi BNO086 IMU mini Breakout for Robotics, AR, VR, and IoT

The 7Semi BNO086 IMU Mini Breakout is a compact 9-axis motion and orientation sensor that integrates a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, and 3-axis magnetometer. An onboard 32-bit Cortex-M0+ processor runs advanced sensor-fusion algorithms to output ready-to-use orientation data, including quaternions, rotation vectors, Euler angles, linear acceleration, and gravity vectors. It is ideal for robotics, AR/VR, motion tracking, drones, and IoT applications requiring fast and accurate orientation sensing.

Technical Specifications:

• Sensor Type: 9-DOF IMU (accelerometer + gyroscope + magnetometer)
  
• Fusion Engine: On-board 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0+ running BNO08x fusion firmware
  
• Accelerometer Range: ±8 g
  
• Gyroscope Range: ±2000 °/s
  
• Magnetometer Range: ±8 Gauss
  
• Communication Interfaces: I²C, SPI (UART depends on board variant)
  
• Supply Voltage: 3.3V logic
  
• Output Data Types:
  Acceleration (raw and calibrated)
  Angular velocity (raw and calibrated)
  Magnetic field vector
  Rotation vector, game rotation vector
  Quaternions and Euler angles
  Linear acceleration and gravity vector
  
• Sensor Fusion Features: Auto-calibration, bias correction, and drift compensation
  
• Output Rates: Suitable for high-speed motion tracking and real-time robotics control

Features:

• 9-axis sensing with onboard sensor-fusion for accurate orientation
  
• Provides ready-to-use orientation data with minimal processing load on the host MCU
  
• Supports I²C and SPI interfaces for flexible integration
  
• High responsiveness suitable for fast-moving robotics and AR/VR applications
  
• Auto-calibration ensures stable readings over time and temperature
  
• Compact mini breakout design ideal for space-constrained systems
  
• Detects motion, gestures, and activity states
  
• Low power consumption for battery-powered devices
  
• Compatible with Arduino, ESP32, STM32, Raspberry Pi, and other controllers
  
• Excellent for real-time and low-latency motion-tracking solutions

Applications:

• Robotics navigation, control, and stabilization
  
• Drones/UAVs attitude and heading sensing
  
• AR/VR head tracking and motion controllers
  
• IoT devices requiring motion or orientation awareness
  
• Wearables and gesture-controlled devices
  
• Indoor navigation and dead-reckoning systems
  
• Gaming controllers and motion-input devices
  
• Research, data logging, and prototyping
  
• Smart consumer devices responding to movement
  
• Machine learning projects using motion data