Accelerometers & IMUs for Home Assistant & ESPHome
7 documented pairings that cover this job, compared across protocols — setup complexity, wiring notes and what each exposes once paired.
7 devices
3 with an ESPHome config
7 shown
| Interface | Platform | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADXL345 3-Axis Accelerometer Analog Devices | I2C / SPI / 3.3V | Arduino Ecosystem | — | Intermediate | — | Manual config |
| HMC5883L 3-Axis Magnetometer Compass Honeywell | I2C Bus / 3.3V | Home Assistant (ESPHome) | 0x1E | Intermediate | ESPHome ↗ | Manual config |
| MPU6050 6-Axis Accel & Gyro IMU InvenSense | I2C Bus / 3.3V | Home Assistant (ESPHome) | 0x68 | Intermediate | ESPHome ↗ | Manual config |
| MPU6050 6-DOF Gyro Accelerometer InvenSense | I2C / 5V-3.3V Level Shift | Arduino Ecosystem | — | Intermediate | — | Manual config |
| MPU9250 9-Axis MotionTracking IMU InvenSense | SPI / I2C / 3.3V | Arduino Ecosystem | — | Advanced | — | Manual config |
| QMC5883L 3-Axis Compass Magnetometer QST | I2C Bus / 3.3V | Arduino Ecosystem | 0x0D | Intermediate | ESPHome ↗ | Manual config |
| STM32F411 Black Pill MPU9250 IMU WeAct Studio | SPI / I2C / 3.3V | Arduino Ecosystem | — | Advanced | — | Manual config |
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