09-05-2025, 08:49 PM
I had the same problem when working with the MPU6050 on a Pine64 board, and a few things made the difference:
Use 3.3 V instead of 5 V to avoid level shifting issues.
On initialization, write to register 0x6B (as described in the MPU6050 datasheet) to wake the device from sleep mode.
To smooth out the jitter, apply a simple moving average or even a Kalman filter depending on your needs.
Once I followed the datasheet’s register setup and wiring, the readings became much more stable.
Use 3.3 V instead of 5 V to avoid level shifting issues.
On initialization, write to register 0x6B (as described in the MPU6050 datasheet) to wake the device from sleep mode.
To smooth out the jitter, apply a simple moving average or even a Kalman filter depending on your needs.
Once I followed the datasheet’s register setup and wiring, the readings became much more stable.
