Intermediate
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Track movements with unparalleled accuracy using LSM6DSL and ATmega328P

The backbone of modern motion control systems

LSM6DSL Click with Arduino UNO Rev3

Published Feb 14, 2024

Click board™

LSM6DSL Click

Dev. board

Arduino UNO Rev3

Compiler

NECTO Studio

MCU

ATmega328P

This solution is a versatile instrument embraced by numerous industries, valued for its precision in capturing motion data and enhancing functions, including navigation, tracking, and control

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Hardware Overview

How does it work?

LSM6DSL Click is based on the LSM6DSL, a high-performance 3-axis digital accelerometer and 3-axis digital gyroscope from STMicroelectronics. The click is designed to run on a 3.3V power supply. LSM6DSL click communicates with the target microcontroller over SPI or I2C interface, with additional functionality provided by the INT pin on the mikroBUS™ line. The LSM6DSL is a system-in-package featuring a 3D digital accelerometer and a 3D digital gyroscope

performing at 0.65 mA in high-performance mode, enabling always-on low-power features for an optimal motion experience. The event-detection interrupts enable efficient and reliable motion tracking and contextual awareness, implementing hardware recognition of free-fall events, 6D orientation, click and double-click sensing, activity or inactivity, and wake-up events. The LSM6DSL has a full-scale acceleration range of ±2/±4/±8/±16 g and an angular rate range of

±125/±245/±500/±1000/±2000 dps (degrees per second). This Click board™ can be operated only with a 3.3V logic voltage level. The board must perform appropriate logic voltage level conversion before using MCUs with different logic levels. Also, it comes equipped with a library containing functions and an example code that can be used as a reference for further development.

LSM6DSL Click top side image
LSM6DSL Click bottom side image

Features overview

Development board

Arduino UNO is a versatile microcontroller board built around the ATmega328P chip. It offers extensive connectivity options for various projects, featuring 14 digital input/output pins, six of which are PWM-capable, along with six analog inputs. Its core components include a 16MHz ceramic resonator, a USB connection, a power jack, an

ICSP header, and a reset button, providing everything necessary to power and program the board. The Uno is ready to go, whether connected to a computer via USB or powered by an AC-to-DC adapter or battery. As the first USB Arduino board, it serves as the benchmark for the Arduino platform, with "Uno" symbolizing its status as the

first in a series. This name choice, meaning "one" in Italian, commemorates the launch of Arduino Software (IDE) 1.0. Initially introduced alongside version 1.0 of the Arduino Software (IDE), the Uno has since become the foundational model for subsequent Arduino releases, embodying the platform's evolution.

Arduino UNO Rev3 double side image

Microcontroller Overview

MCU Card / MCU

default

Architecture

AVR

MCU Memory (KB)

32

Silicon Vendor

Microchip

Pin count

28

RAM (Bytes)

2048

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Accessories

Click Shield for Arduino UNO has two proprietary mikroBUS™ sockets, allowing all the Click board™ devices to be interfaced with the Arduino UNO board without effort. The Arduino Uno, a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328P, provides an affordable and flexible way for users to try out new concepts and build prototypes with the ATmega328P microcontroller from various combinations of performance, power consumption, and features. The Arduino Uno has 14 digital input/output pins (of which six can be used as PWM outputs), six analog inputs, a 16 MHz ceramic resonator (CSTCE16M0V53-R0), a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and reset button. Most of the ATmega328P microcontroller pins are brought to the IO pins on the left and right edge of the board, which are then connected to two existing mikroBUS™ sockets. This Click Shield also has several switches that perform functions such as selecting the logic levels of analog signals on mikroBUS™ sockets and selecting logic voltage levels of the mikroBUS™ sockets themselves. Besides, the user is offered the possibility of using any Click board™ with the help of existing bidirectional level-shifting voltage translators, regardless of whether the Click board™ operates at a 3.3V or 5V logic voltage level. Once you connect the Arduino UNO board with our Click Shield for Arduino UNO, you can access hundreds of Click boards™, working with 3.3V or 5V logic voltage levels.

Click Shield for Arduino UNO accessories 1 image

Used MCU Pins

mikroBUS™ mapper

NC
NC
AN
NC
NC
RST
SPI Chip Select
PB2
CS
SPI Clock
PB5
SCK
SPI Data OUT
PB4
MISO
SPI Data IN
PB3
MOSI
Power Supply
3.3V
3.3V
Ground
GND
GND
NC
NC
PWM
Interrupt
PC3
INT
NC
NC
TX
NC
NC
RX
I2C Clock
PC5
SCL
I2C Data
PC4
SDA
NC
NC
5V
Ground
GND
GND
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Take a closer look

Click board™ Schematic

LSM6DSL Click Schematic schematic

Step by step

Project assembly

Click Shield for Arduino UNO front image hardware assembly

Start by selecting your development board and Click board™. Begin with the Arduino UNO Rev3 as your development board.

Click Shield for Arduino UNO front image hardware assembly
Arduino UNO Rev3 front image hardware assembly
Charger 27 Click front image hardware assembly
Prog-cut hardware assembly
Board mapper by product8 hardware assembly
Necto image step 2 hardware assembly
Necto image step 3 hardware assembly
Necto image step 4 hardware assembly
Necto image step 5 hardware assembly
Necto image step 6 hardware assembly
Arduino UNO MCU Step hardware assembly
Necto No Display image step 8 hardware assembly
Necto image step 9 hardware assembly
Necto image step 10 hardware assembly
Debug Image Necto Step hardware assembly

Track your results in real time

Application Output

1. Application Output - In Debug mode, the 'Application Output' window enables real-time data monitoring, offering direct insight into execution results. Ensure proper data display by configuring the environment correctly using the provided tutorial.

2. UART Terminal - Use the UART Terminal to monitor data transmission via a USB to UART converter, allowing direct communication between the Click board™ and your development system. Configure the baud rate and other serial settings according to your project's requirements to ensure proper functionality. For step-by-step setup instructions, refer to the provided tutorial.

3. Plot Output - The Plot feature offers a powerful way to visualize real-time sensor data, enabling trend analysis, debugging, and comparison of multiple data points. To set it up correctly, follow the provided tutorial, which includes a step-by-step example of using the Plot feature to display Click board™ readings. To use the Plot feature in your code, use the function: plot(*insert_graph_name*, variable_name);. This is a general format, and it is up to the user to replace 'insert_graph_name' with the actual graph name and 'variable_name' with the parameter to be displayed.

Software Support

Library Description

This library contains API for LSM6DSL Click driver.

Key functions:

  • lsm6dsl_set_accel_config - This function set accel configuration to the target LSM6DSL_CTRL1_XL register of LSM6DSL sensor

  • lsm6dsl_set_gyro_config - This function set gyro configuration to the target LSM6DSL_CTRL1_XL register of LSM6DSL sensor

  • lsm6dsl_get_axis - This function get axis value from the two target 8-bit register address of LSM6DSL sensor

Open Source

Code example

The complete application code and a ready-to-use project are available through the NECTO Studio Package Manager for direct installation in the NECTO Studio. The application code can also be found on the MIKROE GitHub account.

/*!
 * \file 
 * \brief Lsm6Dsl Click example
 * 
 * # Description
 * This app measures linear and angular velocity with six degrees of freedom.
 *
 * The demo application is composed of two sections :
 * 
 * ## Application Init 
 * Initialization driver.
 * 
 * ## Application Task  
 * This is a example which demonstrates the use of LSM6DSL Click board.
 * LSM6DSL Click communicates with register via SPI by write to register and read from register,
 * measured acceleration and gyroscope coordinates values ( X,Y,Z )
 * Result are being sent to the uart where you can track their changes.
 * All data logs on usb uart for aproximetly every 3 sec.
 * 
 * \author MikroE Team
 *
 */
// ------------------------------------------------------------------- INCLUDES

#include "board.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "lsm6dsl.h"

// ------------------------------------------------------------------ VARIABLES

static lsm6dsl_t lsm6dsl;
static log_t logger;
static lsm6dsl_accel_t accel;
static lsm6dsl_gyro_t gyro;

// ------------------------------------------------------ APPLICATION FUNCTIONS

void application_init ( void )
{
    log_cfg_t log_cfg;
    lsm6dsl_cfg_t cfg;

    /** 
     * Logger initialization.
     * Default baud rate: 115200
     * Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
     * @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX 
     * are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will 
     * need to define them manually for log to work. 
     * See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
     */
    LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
    log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
    log_info( &logger, "---- Application Init ----" );

    //  Click initialization.

    lsm6dsl_cfg_setup( &cfg );
    LSM6DSL_MAP_MIKROBUS( cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
    lsm6dsl_init( &lsm6dsl, &cfg );

    lsm6dsl_default_cfg( &lsm6dsl );

    log_printf( &logger, "---------------------------------------\r\n" );
    log_printf( &logger, "|            LSM6DSL Click            |\r\n" );
    log_printf( &logger, "---------------------------------------\r\n" );
    log_printf( &logger, "|     Accel       |       Gyro        |\r\n" );
    log_printf( &logger, "---------------------------------------\r\n" );

    Delay_ms ( 100 );
}

void application_task ( void )
{

    lsm6dsl_get_accel( &lsm6dsl, &accel, LSM6DSL_FULLSCALE_XL_2 );
    
    Delay_ms ( 10 );
    
    lsm6dsl_get_gyro( &lsm6dsl, &gyro, LSM6DSL_FULLSCALE_G_245 );
    
    Delay_ms ( 10 );

    log_printf( &logger, " Accel X : %.2f |  Gyro X : %.2f |\r\n", accel.accel_x, gyro.gyro_x );

    log_printf( &logger, " Accel Y : %.2f |  Gyro Y : %.2f |\r\n", accel.accel_y, gyro.gyro_y );

    log_printf( &logger, " Accel Z : %.2f |  Gyro Z : %.2f |\r\n", accel.accel_z, gyro.gyro_z );

    log_printf( &logger, "---------------------------------------\r\n" );

    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
}

int main ( void ) 
{
    /* Do not remove this line or clock might not be set correctly. */
    #ifdef PREINIT_SUPPORTED
    preinit();
    #endif
    
    application_init( );
    
    for ( ; ; ) 
    {
        application_task( );
    }

    return 0;
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------ END

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