Introduction¶

Dependencies¶

This driver depends on the Register and Bus Device libraries. Please ensure they are also available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading a library and driver bundle.

Usage Notes¶

Of course, you must import the library to use it:

import adafruit_bno055

This driver takes an instantiated and active I2C object (from the busio or the bitbangio library) as an argument to its constructor. The way to create an I2C object depends on the board you are using. For boards with labeled SCL and SDA pins, you can:

from busio import I2C
from board import SDA, SCL

i2c = I2C(SCL, SDA)

Once you have the I2C object, you can create the sensor object:

sensor = adafruit_bno055.BNO055(i2c)

And then you can start reading the measurements:

print(sensor.temperature)
print(sensor.euler)
print(sensor.gravity)

Contributing¶

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.

Building locally¶

To build this library locally you’ll need to install the circuitpython-build-tools package.

python3 -m venv .env
source .env/bin/activate
pip install circuitpython-build-tools

Once installed, make sure you are in the virtual environment:

source .env/bin/activate

Then run the build:

circuitpython-build-bundles --filename_prefix adafruit-circuitpython-bno055 --library_location .

Sphinx documentation¶

Sphinx is used to build the documentation based on rST files and comments in the code. First, install dependencies (feel free to reuse the virtual environment from above):

python3 -m venv .env
source .env/bin/activate
pip install Sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme

Now, once you have the virtual environment activated:

cd docs
sphinx-build -E -W -b html . _build/html

This will output the documentation to docs/_build/html. Open the index.html in your browser to view them. It will also (due to -W) error out on any warning like Travis will. This is a good way to locally verify it will pass.

Table of Contents¶

Simple test¶

Ensure your device works with this simple test.

examples/bno055_simpletest.py¶

import time
import board
import busio
import adafruit_bno055

i2c = busio.I2C(board.SCL, board.SDA)
sensor = adafruit_bno055.BNO055(i2c)

while True:
    print('Temperature: {} degrees C'.format(sensor.temperature))
    print('Accelerometer (m/s^2): {}'.format(sensor.accelerometer))
    print('Magnetometer (microteslas): {}'.format(sensor.magnetometer))
    print('Gyroscope (deg/sec): {}'.format(sensor.gyroscope))
    print('Euler angle: {}'.format(sensor.euler))
    print('Quaternion: {}'.format(sensor.quaternion))
    print('Linear acceleration (m/s^2): {}'.format(sensor.linear_acceleration))
    print('Gravity (m/s^2): {}'.format(sensor.gravity))
    print()

    time.sleep(1)

`adafruit_bno055` - Adafruit 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055¶

This is a CircuitPython driver for the Bosch BNO055 nine degree of freedom inertial measurement unit module with sensor fusion.

Author(s): Radomir Dopieralski

class adafruit_bno055.BNO055(i2c, address=40)[source]¶

Driver for the BNO055 9DOF IMU sensor.

acceleration¶: Gives the raw accelerometer readings, in m/s.

accelerometer¶: Gives the raw accelerometer readings, in m/s.

Warning

This is deprecated. Use acceleration instead. It’ll work with other drivers too.

euler¶: Gives the calculated orientation angles, in degrees.

external_crystal¶: Switches the use of external crystal on or off.

gravity¶: Returns the gravity vector, without acceleration in m/s.

gyroscope¶: Gives the raw gyroscope reading in degrees per second.

linear_acceleration¶: Returns the linear acceleration, without gravity, in m/s.

magnetic¶: Gives the raw magnetometer readings in microteslas.

magnetometer¶: Gives the raw magnetometer readings in microteslas.

Warning

This is deprecated. Use magnetic instead. It’ll work with other drivers too.

mode¶

Switch the mode of operation and return the previous mode.

Mode of operation defines which sensors are enabled and whether the measurements are absolute or relative:

Mode	Accel	Compass	Gyro	Absolute
CONFIG_MODE
ACCONLY_MODE	X
MAGONLY_MODE		X
GYRONLY_MODE			X
ACCMAG_MODE	X	X
ACCGYRO_MODE	X		X
MAGGYRO_MODE		X	X
AMG_MODE	X	X	X
IMUPLUS_MODE	X		X
COMPASS_MODE	X	X		X
M4G_MODE	X	X
NDOF_FMC_OFF_MODE	X	X	X	X
NDOF_MODE	X	X	X	X

The default mode is NDOF_MODE.

quaternion¶: Gives the calculated orientation as a quaternion.

reset()[source]¶: Resets the sensor to default settings.

temperature¶: Measures the temperature of the chip in degrees Celsius.

use_external_crystal¶: Switches the use of external crystal on or off.