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title: "9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055"
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# 3.3V regulated, low power 9-DOF sensor fusion @ 100Hz I2C digital output, plug & play 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055

**Brand:** adafruit
**Price:** 51208CFA
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Elevate your project with instant, pro-level 9-DOF orientation mastery!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055 by adafruit
- **How much does it cost?** 51208CFA with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/21900275-9-dof-absolute-orientation-imu-fusion-breakout-bno055)

## Best For

- adafruit enthusiasts

## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Instant 3D Orientation:** Skip the math—get stable absolute orientation data out-of-the-box with Bosch’s smart BNO055 sensor fusion.
- • **Plug & Play I2C Interface:** Easy integration with your projects via I2C, complete with logic level shifting and onboard voltage regulation.
- • **Compact & Lightweight Design:** Sleek 20x27mm breakout board weighing just 3g—perfect for drones, robotics, and wearable tech.
- • **Multi-Sensor Fusion at 100Hz:** Seamlessly combines accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer data for real-time, precise motion tracking.
- • **Pro-Grade Calibration & Tutorials:** Self-calibrating sensor with expert Adafruit guides to get you up and running in minutes, not weeks.

## Overview

The Adafruit BNO055 breakout board features Bosch’s advanced 9-DOF sensor fusion technology, delivering absolute orientation, angular velocity, acceleration, magnetic field, and temperature data at up to 100Hz. Designed for easy integration with I2C digital output, onboard 3.3V regulation, and logic level shifting, it enables rapid deployment in drones, robotics, and navigation systems. Compact and lightweight, it comes with comprehensive tutorials and self-calibration for professional-grade performance right out of the box.

## Description

If you've ever ordered and wire up a 9-DOF sensor, chances are you've also realized the challenge of turning the sensor data from an accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer into actual "3D space orientation"! Orientation is a hard problem to solve. The sensor fusion algorithms (the secret sauce that blends accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope data into stable three-axis orientation output) can be mind-numbingly difficult to get right and implement on low cost real time systems. Rather than spending weeks or months fiddling with algorithms of varying accuracy and complexity, you can have meaningful sensor data in minutes thanks to the BNO055 - a smart 9-DOF sensor that does the sensor fusion all on its own! This sensor can output: Absolute orientation(Euler Vector, 100Hz and Quatenrion, 100Hz), Angular velocity Vector(100Hz), Acceleration Vector(100Hz), Magnetic Field Strength Vector(20Hz), Linear Acceleration Vector(100Hz), Gravity Vector(100Hz), and Temperature! Handy, right? Adafruit placed this very nice sensor on its own breakout, complete with 3.3V regulator, logic level shifting for the Reset and I2C pins, an external 32.768KHz crystal (recommended for best performance), and breakouts for some other pins you might find handy. Some soldering is required to attach the header to the breakout PCB, but its pretty easy work. Item Specifics Size: 20mm x 27mm x 4mm / 0.8" x 1.1" x 0.2" Header holes begin 4mm from the mounting holes Mounting Hole dimensions: 20mm x 12mm apart Uses I2C address 0x28 (default) or 0x29 Weight: 3g

Review: BNO055 worked right out of the box for model boat project! - My project required a magnetometer for direction. I purchased QMC5883l to achieve accurate directions for my model boat. No matter how many times I tried to calibrate it to get right heading no success. The BNO055 worked right out of the box with the self-calibration feature. Now my navigation system works as expected. The sensor does have a feature where you can do some calibrations if needed but mine worked right out of the box! Incredible HIGHLY RECCOMEND!
Review: Amazing device - If you are building a drone, flight computer, AHRS, or other project that requires accurate Eular or quaternion vectors, skip all the googling for equations and put this thing in "fusion mode" (see bno055 data sheet). The on board mcu will do all the heavy lifting work for you with great accuracy and speed! Another tip is to google up the Bosch videos and app notes rather than the hobby sites. They make it far easier to learn the chip and have a lot of libraries and instructions.

## Features

- Meaningful sensor data in minutes with Bosch's smart BNO055 smart 9-ODF sensor
- Data output over I2C
- Absolute orientation, angular velocity, acceleration, magnetic field strength, linear acceleration, gravity, temperature
- Easy to use Adafruit tutorials
- Easy soldering of header pins required

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B017PEIGIG |
| Best Sellers Rank | #42,283 in Industrial & Scientific ( See Top 100 in Industrial & Scientific ) #3 in Acceleration Sensors |
| Brand | Adafruit |
| Brand Name | Adafruit |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 192 Reviews |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 04060137032646 |
| Item Dimensions | 3 x 2 x 1 inches |
| Item Weight | 9.07 g |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 3 x 2 x 1 inches |
| Manufacturer | Adafruit |
| Material | Pcb, Semiconductor Materials |
| Material Type | Pcb, Semiconductor Materials |
| Maximum Supply Voltage | 3.3 volts_of_direct_current |
| Measuring Range | up to ±10 m/s^2 |
| Model | BNO055 |
| Mounting Type | Flange Mount |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Output Type | Digital |
| Part Number | 2472 |
| Style | Modern |
| Style Name | Modern |
| UPC | 604310746278 743724368543 717520028796 748347529234 618996990092 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
| Upper Temperature Rating | 85 °C |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Adafruit
- **Item Weight:** 9.07 g
- **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 3 x 2 x 1 inches
- **Material:** Pcb, Semiconductor Materials
- **Style:** Modern

## Images

![9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51qEXrfKgTL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: As i understand, this sensor is good for orientation. but is also better for 3d position calculation, then the cheaper imus?**
A: The linear acceleration comes only relative to the Chip's coordinate frame. Getting absolute "earth-frame" acceleration requires 3D vector rotations (Adafruit might do this, but I did my own). Regardless, double integrating acceleration to get position has a lot of drift error. The fusion acceleration data (gravity removed) only updates at 100Hz. I tried integrating at 60Hz with no filtering and picking the chip up off the table caused a velocity drift of ~1m/s. Unusable! Getting accurate *position* readings for any IMU is an incredibly intricate science regardless of the IMU capabilities.

**Q: Does anybody know about the effect of vibrations on this sensor?**
A: This device is usually used in fusion modes which filter out noise, including vibration, to a significant degree in order to calculate absolute orientation and direction. You can access the sensors in raw mode to fully expose the vibration. The Adafruit website has example code and a link to the Bosh BNO055 data sheet.

**Q: Angular Orientation? 
Does this chip allow me to get an angular orientation? Will it produce a live angle reading?**
A: Yes

**Q: Is it possible to connect this through USB to my computer?**
A: Not directly.  You would need to connect it to something like an Arduino or Raspberry Pi, and write code for those processors to get the data into your PC.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BNO055 worked right out of the box for model boat project!
*by A***U on June 1, 2025*

My project required a magnetometer for direction. I purchased QMC5883l to achieve accurate directions for my model boat. No matter how many times I tried to calibrate it to get right heading no success. The BNO055 worked right out of the box with the self-calibration feature. Now my navigation system works as expected. The sensor does have a feature where you can do some calibrations if needed but mine worked right out of the box! Incredible HIGHLY RECCOMEND!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing device
*by D***Y on October 21, 2022*

If you are building a drone, flight computer, AHRS, or other project that requires accurate Eular or quaternion vectors, skip all the googling for equations and put this thing in "fusion mode" (see bno055 data sheet). The on board mcu will do all the heavy lifting work for you with great accuracy and speed! Another tip is to google up the Bosch videos and app notes rather than the hobby sites. They make it far easier to learn the chip and have a lot of libraries and instructions.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really nice full featured IMU with self-calibration
*by J***N on March 15, 2016*

This is an expensive IMU, there is no getting around that. Once it's set up though and you get your initial calibrations it'll correct itself fairly quickly. One of the only IMU's around that will give you absolute heading, especially with such a small amount of required code. I ended up writing my own Arduino library for this that worked really well. In the end I went with a different processor for my project. Regardless of that, I'd absolutely recommend this IMU even for the price, If you don't want to use the fusion modes though, you should get something else and pay about 1/3 the price.

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