How to generate hardware interrupt in mpu6050 to wakeup arduino from SLEEP_MODE_PWR_DOWN mode?

Question

I am using Arduino UNO and has kept in SLEEP_MODE_PWR_DOWN mode & want it to wakeup using MPU6050 hardware INT pin (which should send a signal when MPU is in motion). I have used the article https://lukelectro.wordpress.com/2016/08/11/how-to-enable-motion-detection-interrupt-on-mpu6050/

    #include <Wire.h>
    //Analog port 4 (A4) = SDA (serial data)
    //Analog port 5 (A5) = SCL (serial clock)
    #define SIGNAL_PATH_RESET  0x68
    #define I2C_SLV0_ADDR      0x37
    #define ACCEL_CONFIG       0x1C 
    #define MOT_THR            0x1F  // Motion detection threshold bits [7:0]
    #define MOT_DUR            0x20  // Duration counter threshold for motion interrupt generation, 1 kHz rate, LSB = 1 ms
    #define MOT_DETECT_CTRL    0x69
    #define INT_ENABLE         0x38
    #define WHO_AM_I_MPU6050   0x75 // Should return 0x68
    #define INT_STATUS 0x3A
    //when nothing connected to AD0 than address is 0x68
    #define ADO 0
    #if ADO
    #define MPU6050_ADDRESS 0x69  // Device address when ADO = 1
    #else
    #define MPU6050_ADDRESS 0x68  // Device address when ADO = 0
    #endif

    /*    Example for using write byte
          Configure the accelerometer for self-test
          writeByte(MPU6050_ADDRESS, ACCEL_CONFIG, 0xF0); // Enable self test on all three axes and set accelerometer range to +/- 8 g */
    void writeByte(uint8_t address, uint8_t subAddress, uint8_t data)
    {
      Wire.begin();
      Wire.beginTransmission(address);  // Initialize the Tx buffer
      Wire.write(subAddress);           // Put slave register address in Tx buffer
      Wire.write(data);                 // Put data in Tx buffer
      Wire.endTransmission();           // Send the Tx buffer
    //  Serial.println("mnnj");

    }

    //example showing using readbytev   ----    readByte(MPU6050_ADDRESS, GYRO_CONFIG);
    uint8

_t readByte(uint8_t address, uint8_t subAddress)
{
  uint8_t data;                            // `data` will store the register data   
  Wire.beginTransmission(address);         // Initialize the Tx buffer
  Wire.write(subAddress);                  // Put slave register address in Tx buffer
  Wire.endTransmission(false);             // Send the Tx buffer, but send a restart to keep connection alive
  Wire.requestFrom(address, (uint8_t) 1);  // Read one byte from slave register address 
  data = Wire.read();                      // Fill Rx buffer with result
  return data;                             // Return data read from slave register
}


void setup() 
{
   /*
    * #define SIGNAL_PATH_RESET  0x68
      #define I2C_SLV0_ADDR      0x37
      #define ACCEL_CONFIG       0x1C 
      #define MOT_THR            0x1F  // Motion detection threshold bits [7:0]
      #define MOT_DUR            0x20  // Duration counter threshold for motion interrupt generation, 1 kHz rate, LSB = 1 ms
      #define MOT_DETECT_CTRL    0x69
      #define INT_ENABLE         0x38
      #define WHO_AM_I_MPU6050 0x75 // Should return 0x68
      #define INT_STATUS 0x3A*/
    Serial.begin(9600);
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, SIGNAL_PATH_RESET, 0x07);//Reset all internal signal paths in the MPU-6050 by writing 0x07 to register 0x68;
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, I2C_SLV0_ADDR, 0x20);//write register 0x37 to select how to use the interrupt pin. For an active high, push-pull signal that stays until register (decimal) 58 is read, write 0x20.
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, ACCEL_CONFIG, 0x01);//Write register 28 (==0x1C) to set the Digital High Pass Filter, bits 3:0. For example set it to 0x01 for 5Hz. (These 3 bits are grey in the data sheet, but they are used! Leaving them 0 means the filter always outputs 0.)
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, MOT_THR, 0x14);  //Write the desired Motion threshold to register 0x1F (For example, write decimal 20).  
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, MOT_DUR, 0x01 );  //Set motion detect duration to 1  ms; LSB is 1 ms @ 1 kHz rate  
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, MOT_DETECT_CTRL, 0x15); //to register 0x69, write the motion detection decrement and a few other settings (for example write 0x15 to set both free-fall and motion decrements to 1 and accelerometer start-up delay to 5ms total by adding 1ms. )   
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, INT_ENABLE, 0x40 ); //write register 0x38, bit 6 (0x40), to enable motion detection interrupt.     */

    pinMode(13, OUTPUT);      // sets the digital LED pin 13 as output
    pinMode(7, INPUT);        // sets the digital pin 7 as input

}
    uint16_t readdata;
void loop()
{
      Serial.println("scdf");

      if(digitalRead(7)==1)
      {
        while(1)
        {
          digitalWrite(13, 1);
          delay(100);
        }
      }

  //    readdata = readByte(MPU6050_ADDRESS,WHO_AM_I_MPU6050);
  //    Serial.println(readdata);
}

Answer 1

Well, this code worked. In this code, MPU's INT PIN is Active Low so generates Ground on motion which is than connected to INT0 or arduino UNO pin 2 which generates interrupt and wakes UP the MCU

#include <avr/sleep.h>  
#include <Wire.h>
//Analog port 4 (A4) = SDA (serial data)
//Analog port 5 (A5) = SCL (serial clock)
#define SIGNAL_PATH_RESET  0x68
#define I2C_SLV0_ADDR      0x37
#define ACCEL_CONFIG       0x1C 
#define MOT_THR            0x1F  // Motion detection threshold bits [7:0]
#define MOT_DUR            0x20  // Duration counter threshold for motion interrupt generation, 1 kHz rate, LSB = 1 ms
#define MOT_DETECT_CTRL    0x69
#define INT_ENABLE         0x38
#define WHO_AM_I_MPU6050   0x75 // Should return 0x68
#define INT_STATUS 0x3A
//when nothing connected to AD0 than address is 0x68
#define ADO 0
#if ADO
#define MPU6050_ADDRESS 0x69  // Device address when ADO = 1
#else
#define MPU6050_ADDRESS 0x68  // Device address when ADO = 0
#endif

int wakePin = 2;                 // pin used for waking up  
int led=13;
int flag=0;

void wakeUpNow() 
{        // THE PROGRAM CONTINUES FROM HERE AFTER WAKING UP    (i.e. after getting interrupt)
  // execute code here after wake-up before returning to the loop() function  
  // timers and code using timers (serial.print and more...) will not work here.  
  // we don't really need to execute any special functions here, since we  
  // just want the thing to wake up 

  delay(500);  
  Serial.println("Rajat9");  
  delay(500); 
  int count=10;
  while(count!=0)
  {
    delay(1000);
    count--;
    Serial.println(count);  
    delay(1000);   
  }

}  


/*    Example for using write byte
      Configure the accelerometer for self-test
      writeByte(MPU6050_ADDRESS, ACCEL_CONFIG, 0xF0); // Enable self test on all three axes and set accelerometer range to +/- 8 g */
void writeByte(uint8_t address, uint8_t subAddress, uint8_t data)
{
  Wire.begin();
  Wire.beginTransmission(address);  // Initialize the Tx buffer
  Wire.write(subAddress);           // Put slave register address in Tx buffer
  Wire.write(data);                 // Put data in Tx buffer
  Wire.endTransmission();           // Send the Tx buffer
//  Serial.println("mnnj");

}

//example showing using readbytev   ----    readByte(MPU6050_ADDRESS, GYRO_CONFIG);
uint8_t readByte(uint8_t address, uint8_t subAddress)
{
  uint8_t data;                            // `data` will store the register data   
  Wire.beginTransmission(address);         // Initialize the Tx buffer
  Wire.write(subAddress);                  // Put slave register address in Tx buffer
  Wire.endTransmission(false);             // Send the Tx buffer, but send a restart to keep connection alive
  Wire.requestFrom(address, (uint8_t) 1);  // Read one byte from slave register address 
  data = Wire.read();                      // Fill Rx buffer with result
  return data;                             // Return data read from slave register
}


void setup() 
{  

   /*
    * #define SIGNAL_PATH_RESET  0x68
      #define I2C_SLV0_ADDR      0x37
      #define ACCEL_CONFIG       0x1C 
      #define MOT_THR            0x1F  // Motion detection threshold bits [7:0]
      #define MOT_DUR            0x20  // Duration counter threshold for motion interrupt generation, 1 kHz rate, LSB = 1 ms
      #define MOT_DETECT_CTRL    0x69
      #define INT_ENABLE         0x38
      #define WHO_AM_I_MPU6050 0x75 // Should return 0x68
      #define INT_STATUS 0x3A*/
    Serial.begin(9600);
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, 0x6B, 0x00);
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, SIGNAL_PATH_RESET, 0x07);//Reset all internal signal paths in the MPU-6050 by writing 0x07 to register 0x68;
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, I2C_SLV0_ADDR, 0x20);//write register 0x37 to select how to use the interrupt pin. For an active high, push-pull signal that stays until register (decimal) 58 is read, write 0x20.
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, ACCEL_CONFIG, 0x01);//Write register 28 (==0x1C) to set the Digital High Pass Filter, bits 3:0. For example set it to 0x01 for 5Hz. (These 3 bits are grey in the data sheet, but they are used! Leaving them 0 means the filter always outputs 0.)
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, MOT_THR, 20);  //Write the desired Motion threshold to register 0x1F (For example, write decimal 20).  
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, MOT_DUR, 40 );  //Set motion detect duration to 1  ms; LSB is 1 ms @ 1 kHz rate  
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, MOT_DETECT_CTRL, 0x15); //to register 0x69, write the motion detection decrement and a few other settings (for example write 0x15 to set both free-fall and motion decrements to 1 and accelerometer start-up delay to 5ms total by adding 1ms. )   
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, INT_ENABLE, 0x40 ); //write register 0x38, bit 6 (0x40), to enable motion detection interrupt.     
    writeByte( MPU6050_ADDRESS, 0x37, 160 ); // now INT pin is active low

    pinMode(2, INPUT);        // sets the digital pin 7 as input

  pinMode(wakePin, INPUT_PULLUP);  // wakePin is pin no. 2
  pinMode(led, OUTPUT);          //   led is pin no. 13
 // attachInterrupt(0, wakeUpNow, LOW); // use interrupt 0 (pin 2) and run function wakeUpNow when pin 2 gets LOW

}  

void sleepNow() 
{  
    set_sleep_mode(SLEEP_MODE_PWR_DOWN);   // sleep mode is set here  
    sleep_enable();                        // enables the sleep bit in the mcucr register  
                      delay(500);  
                      Serial.println("Rajat");  
                      delay(500);
    attachInterrupt(0,wakeUpNow, LOW); // use interrupt 0 (pin 2) and run function  
                      delay(500);  
                      Serial.println("Rajat62");  
                      delay(500);
    sleep_mode();     // here the device is actually put to sleep...!!


     // THE PROGRAM CONTINUES FROM HERE AFTER INTERRUPT IS CLOSED
                      delay(500);  
                      Serial.println("Rajat2");  
                      delay(500);

       sleep_disable();         // first thing after waking from sleep: disable sleep...  
                      delay(500);  
                      Serial.println("Rajat3");  
                      delay(500);
        detachInterrupt(0);   /*  We detach the interrupt to stop it from 
                                * continuously firing while the interrupt pin
                                * is low.
                                */
}  
 uint16_t readdata;
void loop() 
{     
      if(digitalRead(2)==0)
      {
        {

          digitalWrite(13, 1);
          delay(100);
          digitalWrite(13, 0);
          delay(100);
        }
      }
      sleepNow();     // sleep function called here
      readdata = readByte(MPU6050_ADDRESS,0x3A);
      Serial.print(readdata);Serial.print(",");
      readdata = readByte(MPU6050_ADDRESS,0x37);
      Serial.println(readdata);      

}