Tilt sensor

[theguyfromSanDiego]

Hi there. New to the board.
I'm building a trike and want to make it tilt around corners. I know that it will be an ambitious project but I have already built a scaled down version that looks great.
I have built a prototype electronic circuit that uses a damped pendulum to sense tilt but I have found that Osepp has a 3 axis accelerometer that I can use to measure tilt so I am going to read up on these wonderful little circuits and see if I can figure out a good way to do this.
I have programmed in Basic before so I have some programming skills.
I found that Fry's Electronics carries these boards, that is how I found out about them.

Greg

[OSEPP]

Greg,

All the new product line should have hit the shelves by now at Fry's, let us know what you think!

[talk2dug]

Hey Greg,

Have you figured out how to use their sensors yet. I cant seem to find anywhere that explains how to do more than just get a single reading. The manufacturer of the chip states the chip can do some pretty cool things, but cant find code examples anywhere.

What have you found out?

[theguyfromSanDiego]

Hi there. Sorry to take months to reply. I have been very busy working on my tilt sensor.

Yes, I have found out quite a bit about these. When you say "These chips" are you meaning the Arduino or the accelerometer?

When I search for info I go online and search search search.

The Arduino I am using (Uno) has 6 analog inputs to measure whatever you need to measure.

The Accelerometer has 3 outputs which I connect to three of the analog inputs on the Arduino. Then I can measure in three axes but my current project is only using one input.

Gotta go. I have a spine injury that only allows me a few minutes of upright time for typing.