plane_gyro

simple gyro for fixed wing, single channel

This was a quickly cobbled up gyro from parts laying around, I use it to provide wind resistance on small planes. It can be improved in many ways and might be in the future. Weight approx 5g. The gyro is not pass-thru if not powered / malfunctioning!

Requirements:

• arduino 328 based ( mini pro used )
• mpu 6050 gyro
• potentiometer for gain ( 1k - 10k)
• power 3.3 - 5v
• servo signal 1000 - 2000 uS

Connections:

The gyro can connect to any arduino pins for convenience. Power pins are used so the board connections are lined up, they can be ignored

const int sdapin = 6;
const int sclpin = 7;
const int gyrognd = 8;  // zero disables
const int gyrovcc = 9;  // zero disables

The servo output pin can be any , set to pin 11

const int servopin = 11;

The servo input pin can be only pin 2 ( default) or pin 3 as it uses interrupts

The potentiometer can be also any pin, the gain limits can also be set

const byte potin = A1;
const byte potgnd = A0; // set to ground
const byte potvcc = A2; // set to vcc

const float gainmin = 0.0;
const float gainmax = 0.05;