Grove - 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer (±16g)
Sold out3-Axis Digital Accelerometer is the key part in projects where importance is placed on orientation, gesture and Motion detection.
Overview
This 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer(±16g) is based on the low power consuming IC ADXL345. It features up to 10,000g high shock survivability and has a configurable samples per second rate. For applications that don’t require too large measurement range, this is a great choice because it’s durable, energy saving and cost-efficient.
Tech specs
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Working voltage: 3.0 - 5.5V
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Test Range: ±16
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Sensitivity: 3.9mg / LSB
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Standby Current: 0.1μA（Under stand mode Vcc = 2.5 V (typical)）
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10000 g high shock survivability
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ECOPACK®RoHS and “Green” compliant
Get Inspired
While touchscreens are nice, wouldn’t it be even better if you could simply wave your hand to your computer to get it to do what you want? That’s the idea behind this Iron Man-inspired gesture control device by B. Aswinth Raj. The DIY system uses an Arduino Nano mounted to a disposable glove, along with hall effect sensors, a magnet attached to the thumb, and a Bluetooth module. This smart glove uses the finger-mounted sensors as left and right mouse buttons, and has a blue circle in the middle of the palm that the computer can track via a webcam and a Processing sketch to generate a cursor position. You can see it demonstrated in the video below, drawing a stick man literally by hand, and also controlling an LED on the Nano. Check out this write-up for code and more info on the build!
