Friday Product Post: Pick-up Sticks
Introducing the new SparkFun 9DoF Sensor Stick, featuring the LSM9DS1!
Hello, everyone! We hope you had a wonderful week. Today we have one new product for you, and we are going to take a look at a slightly older one as well for a simple comparison. Without further ado, Shawn is going to take it away with this little video!
Shawn: Pick-up Sticks Champion
The SparkFun 9DoF Sensor Stick is an easy-to-use 9 Degrees of Freedom IMU. The Sensor Stick deftly utilizes the LSM9DS1 motion-sensing system-in-a-chip, the same IC used in the SparkFun 9DoF IMU Breakout. It houses a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis magnetometer – nine degrees of freedom (9DoF) in a single IC! The LSM9DS1 is equipped with a digital interface, but even that is flexible. The biggest difference between the two boards, besides the slimmed down 0.9"x0.4" footprint, is the number of broken-out pins, with the Sensor Stick featuring only four for quick setup and ease of use.
SparkFun 9DoF IMU Breakout - LSM9DS1
SEN-13284Speaking of the LSM9DS1 Breakout, this little board is the older sibling to the SparkFun 9DoF Sensor Stick. Featuring more broken-out pins and an SPI interface, the LSMD9DS1 is slightly more expensive but will help you out if you need a little more control of your IMU.
Alright, people, that's it for this week. We hope you enjoyed our new 9DoF Sensor Stick and can find a good place for it in your next project. We'll be back next week to expand one of our favorite product lines. See you then!
