Setup/Debug affordable 9DOF IMU I bought a 9 DOF IMU from AliExpress (pictures below), asking because this seems to be somewhat of a common issue (and I'm a bleeding noob). I tried setting up this board using example codes from Adafruit - presuming this would work and it's a compatible board (and it just looked exactly the same). However, surprise - several errors.

Using this guide I attempted to run the pitchrollheading example - it reports LSM303 not found. The wiring is according to this guide, A4 (SDA) and A5 (SCL) are connected, 5V in, Ground of IMU to Ground of Arduino (Arduino uno, like in the guide)

Next I debugged the lines on the board using the multimeter: 5V on line in vs ground, 5V on the SDA/SDC lines (seemed fine)

Then I debugged using the i2cdetect library, however it reported empty.
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 00:          -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 50: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --


Using analog read I can get values that seem to change with board movement, that would confirm that - in theory - the board works.


Questions

Making sense from debugging: What could be somre reasons the board not listed using the i2cdetect library (also tried a script)?
Is there an easy way (or would you recommend spending time to investigate) to use the rawdata from the arduino's analog in lines to compute pitch,roll and heading?
Would a project like this be typically orders of magnitude easier to set up with a raspberry pi (I have one setup and ready)? (more libraries?)
Are IMU's usually easy to setup, and is it likely this would be easier with a more expensive IMU (e.g. MPU9250/6500)?

Thank you in advance, and please remember: I'm a noob, I ask for your patience and advice.
I re-soldered all connections and used new wires. Now the board is recognized by the i2cdetect library. Upon multimetering all connections using the continuous mode (the one that looks like a loudspeaker), I noticed my breadboard sometimes does not conduct properly. Cheap breadboards and/or cables are at fault here, as far as I can tell - a rookie mistake. I'm guessing the ground connection is the only one I have not measured before