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5. Grasp the gyro and slowly rotate it in the direction of the arrow on its serial
number label. The output data should indicate a positive change.
6. Slowly rotate the gyro in the opposite direction. The output data should indicate a
negative change.
7. After the initial 5-second startup, the Message Validity bit (Bit 31 of the data
message) should show binary 1 (“data valid”) at all times. If the Message Validity
bit shows binary 0 (“fault”), the gyro has malfunctioned.