How-to Tuesday: Arduino 101 Accelerometers

Today, I am going to show you how easy it is to connect, and use, a Memsic 2125 Accelerometer from the Maker Shed. This sensor is able to detect tilt, acceleration, rotation, and vibration with a range of Â±2 g. It can be used for making balancing robots, game controllers, musical instruments and more. I’ll get you started…what you do next is up to you!

Want to learn even more about the Memsic 2125 accelerometer? You can check out all the detailed specifications on the data sheet here.

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Don’t forget to checkout my other Arduino 101 videos:

How-To Tuesday: Arduino 101 blink an LED
How-To Tuesday: Arduino 101 the button
How-To Tuesday: Arduino 101 potentiometers and servos
How-To Tuesday: Fun with the Arduino Starter Kit

Another great resource is Becky’s excellent CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino 101

In the Maker Shed:

The Memsic 2125 accelerometer from the Maker Shed is a low cost, dual-axis thermal accelerometer capable of measuring tilt, acceleration, rotation, and vibration with a range of Â±2 g. It’s a great addition to many robotic projects, and is compatible with most micro-controllers, including the Arduino.

More about the Memsic 2125 accelerometer

5 Responses to How-to Tuesday: Arduino 101 Accelerometers

yachris on April 7th, 2009 at 8:43 am said:

Thanks for doing these Arduino/general electronics tutorial things. They’re incredibly fun to watch, and quite inspiring.

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- Marc de Vinck on April 7th, 2009 at 8:48 am said:
  
  I’m glad you like them, and I hope they do inspire you! Are there any specific things you would like to see me cover? I have a long list, but I am always looking for more ideas.
  
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Gareth Branwyn on April 7th, 2009 at 4:34 pm said:

Marc, thanks so much for all of your amazing work on these videos. I really enjoy watching them.

You only did it once in this vid, but I love when you say: “Done!” when you complete a step. I think that should be your signature declarative, a la Emeril’s “Bam!”

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- Marc de Vinck on April 7th, 2009 at 5:24 pm said:
  
  Thanks Gareth, I really appreciate it. I have a long list of how-to’s that I will be working on in the future. Memsic accelerometer…Done!
  
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J. Peterson on April 13th, 2009 at 1:42 pm said:

Here’s one I did a few years ago, using the Memsic as a tilt sensor:

http://www.saccade.com/writing/projects/NecTilt/Tilt.html

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