> On Sun, 5 Feb 2023 11:12:23 +0100 > Philippe De Muyter <phdm@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hello Lorenzo and list, > > > > I use the imu/st_lsm6dsx (i2c) driver to drive a ism330dlc imu. > > > > Every time I start a new acquisition of gyro values, the first two > > values read are wrong, as can be see here : > > > > $ sudo ./iio_generic_buffer -n ism330dlc_gyro -g -c 10 -a > > iio device number being used is 1 > > trigger-less mode selected > > No channels are enabled, enabling all channels > > Enabling: in_anglvel_z_en > > Enabling: in_timestamp_en > > Enabling: in_anglvel_y_en > > Enabling: in_anglvel_x_en > > -0.138924 -0.915246 0.470628 1675591514696125669 > > -0.012699 -0.362151 0.143208 1675591514772675669 > > 0.001989 -0.076500 0.035190 1675591514849250669 > > 0.002295 -0.076194 0.035343 1675591514925825669 > > 0.002142 -0.076041 0.035343 1675591515002400669 > > 0.001989 -0.076041 0.035343 1675591515078975669 > > 0.001836 -0.076347 0.035649 1675591515155525669 > > 0.001836 -0.076500 0.035649 1675591515232075669 > > 0.001989 -0.076500 0.035649 1675591515308625669 > > 0.001989 -0.076347 0.035649 1675591515385200669 > > Disabling: in_anglvel_z_en > > Disabling: in_timestamp_en > > Disabling: in_anglvel_y_en > > Disabling: in_anglvel_x_en > > $ > > > > Is that a normal behaviour for a gyro in that family or is it be caused > > by a software or hardware bug ? > > So, some random thoughts on what might be going on... > 1) Stale data in the fifo. Could you run this experiment twice whilst being > careful not to move the device between the runs. If we still see the wrong > values at the start then it's not that... When the device is powered-down we set the FIFO in bypass mode and in-flight samples are discarded. > > 2) Device takes a little whilst to stabilize. Possibly this is down to the > low pass filters requiring a few samples before they deliver stable output. > From a quick glance I don't think we provide any userspace control of those > filters and I think LPR1 is left in default state of disabled. I would say this issue is related to the "Accelerometer and gyroscope turn-on/off time" (section 3.9 in the sensor application note). https://www.st.com/resource/en/application_note/an5125-ism330dlc-3d-accelerometer-and-3d-gyroscope-with-digital-output-for-industrial-applications-stmicroelectronics.pdf @Jonathan: do you think we should discard these sample in the driver or in the user-space app? I would say this can be a general issue. What do you think? Regards, Lorenzo > > You could try messing with the sampling frequency as that may affect the number > of bad samples you see and give us more of a clue (it affects lpf2 directly). > > Jonathan > > > > > Best regards > > > > Philippe > > >
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