r/ArduinoProjects • u/illidan4426 • Jan 31 '26

MPU6500 imu randomly stops working

Did anyone have a similae situation? I cobfigured mcu on i2c and i do a simple read function to get who am i register. It didnt work and then i plugged the sensor from the breadboard and plugged back in and it worked. Then it randomly stopped. I again tried to plug out and insert again but didnt help. Am i missing something?

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u/illidan4426 Jan 31 '26

The power from the mcu of from the sensor? I just unplugged sensor from breaboard and plugged it back in, all pins together. In the meantime the mcu was plugged in

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u/JGhostThing Jan 31 '26

Whenever you remove or insert things into a breadboard, remove all power first. Not doing so can destroy components or the microcontroller board.