Direct Connection of IMU Sensor to MATLAB

Hi guys,

I am currently working on a project that involves using an IMU sensor. I am reaching out to know about the feasibility of connecting the IMU sensor directly to my computer and operating Matlab/Simulink with this setup.

I saw similar projects that all used Arduino or any other hardware device as an in-between. Why ? Is that possible to only use an IMU sensor and Matlab ? If so, which IMU model would you suggest ?

Thanks for your answers

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

The problem is that IMU sensors typically do not have a USB interface, and typically do not have an PCI or PCIe interface that would allow you to plug them in as a card.

IMU are typically small little devices that use I2C interfaces. And your PC probably doesn't have any I2C interfaces to connect to.

... There is the possibility that you might have an NVIDIA graphics card that has an I2C interface built-in, but you need special interface software to link to that even if you have it.

There is also the issue that you probably do not want to put the IMU in your computer -- you probably want to mount it into something else, and communicate between the IMU and the host computer.

[Pierre-Olivier Desrosiers]

Thanks for your answer Walter.