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I got this GY-521 module (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MPU-6050-3-Axis-gyroscope-acce-lerometer-module-3V-5V-compatible-For-Arduino/2035920870.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.pRpLS4) and no matter what i try i cannot get my Raspberry Pi zero/3 to recognize it.

I connected the module as follows:

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Module -> Pi
VCC ->  5v/3.3v (tried both options)
GND -> GND
SDA -> SDA
SCL -> SCL
ADD -> GND/3.3v (tried both and without connecting ADD at all)

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And from what i understand, i2c is installed and running fine:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ ls -l /dev/i2c*
crw-rw---- 1 root i2c 89, 0 May 13 16:49 /dev/i2c-0
crw-rw---- 1 root i2c 89, 1 May 13 16:49 /dev/i2c-1

but when i try to run i2cdetect -y 1 all i get is an empty table (table of dashes) instead of seeing my module on address 68 or 69.

As soon as i connect the module, its green led lights up so i guess it gets its power but i cannot understand what i can do to make my pi recognize it :(

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  • Everything you describe sounds correct. Could you add a photo clearly showing the connections between the Pi and the unit? We need to be able to trace from the Pi pins to named pins on the I2C module.
    – joan
    Commented May 13, 2017 at 20:28
  • Can you look here and tell me if its ok or should i take more photos? imgur.com/a/KAlMu
    – Johnny Tordgeman
    Commented May 13, 2017 at 20:37
  • They look fine.
    – joan
    Commented May 13, 2017 at 20:47
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    I'd power from 3V3 rather than 5V (white wire). I'd connect ADO to ground rather than 3V3 (orange wire). If that doesn't work I'd check the jumper wires for continuity.
    – joan
    Commented May 13, 2017 at 21:38
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    The Pi pins 3/5 have hard-wired 1k8 ohm pull-ups to 3V3 specifically for I2C. If you look closely you will see them next to the pins. Like all GPIO they also have internal weak (50k) pull-ups/downs which can be enabled in software, but they are irrelevant here.
    – joan
    Commented May 14, 2017 at 7:30

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To get a similar Adafruit ADXL345 working on a Pi Zero, do the following: 

sudo nano /etc/modules

add the lines:

i2c-bcm2708
i2c-dev

save and exit. Also,

sudo raspi-config

and enable I2C.

sudo reboot

(you need to reboot to load the new modules you just added to /etc/modules). After this, running

i2cdetect -y 1

returns a value in the table. To use with python3, add the libraries:

sudo apt-get install python3-smbus i2c-tools

After this, python3 should also 'see' the accelerometer.

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You can test the accelerometer with an Arduino UNO. If it does not work with an Arduino either, I think the module is faulty.

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