Using gyros with mysensors?

[Cliff Karlsson]

I have two type of gyro boards:
GY-521
and
BMI160

I wonder if I can use any of them with mysensors/domoticz. I want to try to place them under my bed on the boards and check if they are sensitive enough to be used as bed occupancy sensors. I would guess their angle must change a little when someone lie in the bed. Do you think that that would work.

[hek]

Just wonder how much the boards will bend at your weight. Might be too little.. But we'll never know until you give it a try.

[tbowmo]

perhaps a strain gauge on the boards would be better?

[Cliff Karlsson]

@tbowmo
Like a "flex" sensor? Or loadcell?

[tbowmo]

@Cliff-Karlsson said:

@tbowmo
Like a "flex" sensor? Or loadcell?

Like a flex sensor..