// ESP32 with many MPU-6050 sensors
// --------------------------------
// Select a MPU-6050 by changing its I2C address runtime.
//
// 10 April 2024, Koepel, Public Domain.
//
// This Wokwi project: https://wokwi.com/projects/394777263927329793
//
// A MPU-6050 sensor can have its I2C address at 0x68 or 0x69.
// In this project, only the active sensor is set at 0x68.
// All the other sensors are at 0x69.
//
// Warning 1:
// In real life, this is only possible with a 3.3V board.
// A output pin with 5V output may not be connected
// directly to pin AD0 of the sensor.
//
// Warning 2:
// In real life, there might be too many pullup for
// the I2C bus, because each module has pullup resistors.
//
#include <Wire.h>
// The number of MPU-6050 sensors in this example is 5.
#define NUM_MPUS 5
const int AD0pin[NUM_MPUS] = {16, 17, 18, 19, 23};
const int mpuAddr = 0x68;
const int mpuAddr_not_used = 0x69; // not even used in the code.
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
Serial.println("Click on a MPU-6050 module and change the acceleration.");
for(int i=0; i<NUM_MPUS; i++)
{
pinMode(AD0pin[i],OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(AD0pin[i],HIGH); // default high for 0x69
}
Wire.begin(); // default pins, SDA=21, SCL=22.
for(int i=0; i<NUM_MPUS; i++)
{
SelectMPU(i);
Wire.beginTransmission(mpuAddr);
Wire.write(0x6B); // power register
Wire.write(0); // turn sensor on
Wire.endTransmission();
}
}
void loop()
{
// Get the acceleration
// With the default settings, the 2-byte signed integer
// from the sensor corresponds with a g-force range
// of -2 g to +2 g.
// The integer is therefor divided by 16384.
for(int i=0; i<NUM_MPUS; i++)
{
SelectMPU(i);
Wire.beginTransmission(mpuAddr);
Wire.write(0x3B); // first register address for acceleration
Wire.endTransmission(false);
Wire.requestFrom(mpuAddr, 6); // x,y,z, two bytes each.
int16_t ax = Wire.read()<<8 | Wire.read();
int16_t ay = Wire.read()<<8 | Wire.read();
int16_t az = Wire.read()<<8 | Wire.read();
float gx = (float) ax / 16384.0;
float gy = (float) ay / 16384.0;
float gz = (float) az / 16384.0;
Serial.printf("MPU %d = %5.2f,%5.2f,%5.2f\r\n", i, gx, gy, gz);
}
Serial.println("-------------------------");
delay(1500);
}
// Choose a MPU, parameter starts at zero.
// AD0 = high, I2C address = 0x69, not selected
// AD0 = low, I2C address = 0x68, selected
void SelectMPU(int selection)
{
for(int i=0; i<NUM_MPUS; i++)
{
if(i == selection)
digitalWrite(AD0pin[i],LOW); // selected, 0x68
else
digitalWrite(AD0pin[i],HIGH); // not selected, 0x69
}
}
MPU 0
MPU 1
MPU 2
MPU 3
MPU 4