Product Showcase: SparkFun VR IMU

Virtual reality is in, but you shouldn't have to drop hundreds of dollars to gain access to the technology behind it. Luckily, that's where the SparkFun VR IMU Breakout comes in. At its heart is CEVA’s BNO086, a combination triple-axis accelerometer/gyro/magnetometer System in Package (SiP), packaged with a 32-bit ARM© Cortex™ M0+. The BNO086 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) produces accurate rotation vector headings, excellently suited for VR and other heading applications, with a static rotation error of two degrees or less. The VR IMU is exactly what we’ve been waiting for: all the sensor data is combined and drift-corrected into meaningful, accurate IMU information. It’s perfect for any project that needs to sense orientation or motion.

[bobbyyc]

The finger point and video transition! Oh, and also the product demo is sweet.👌

[sasines]

Very interesting application for VR! As always, I enjoy your videos, Rob.

[dasparadoxon]

rob rynolds as seller for this is such a funny choice. it is so dark neo-noir cyberpunk. very nice.

[darkmoond]

How does this compare to BNO085 from Adafruit? Should work on both?

[DesertVox]

I never thought that this would be a use case scenario.

[yonkersz]

They need to put these in VR controllers. Would be good for gaming accuracy but also knowing where the hands are in physical space.

[JeromeDemers]

that drum demo is really awesome!! Hope your ̶t̶o̶d̶d̶l̶e̶r̶ son does not see this video! 😂

[rohandeshpande]

Rotation vector is just half step better than eular. Ceva should offer quaternion pure quaternion that are 50 steps better. Miss the good old BNO055. Quaternion can actually tell exactly where you are moving and by which path. Rotation vector just calcuates shortest distance. Cannot tell whether movement is clockwise or anticlockwise.