Accelerometers have applications in a wide variety of projects. Whether you’re making a motion detector, a gaming peripheral, or even a home security system, this type of tech is incredibly useful.
This USB accelerometer, based on the ADXL345 IC, offers a compact and accessible solution for your motion detecting needs. Simply plug the device into your USB port on a PC, Mac, or Raspberry Pi and the data begins streaming. An onboard STM32 takes care of the connectivity and the polling of the accelerometer values.
By using a program like SerialPlot, you can also plot everything in real time or send commands as well. If your goal is to acquire data and save it to a file, you can also use a port reader like Cutecom, or any other preferred solution.
With three different commands to choose from, the accelerometer allows you to stop or start data streaming, change the frequency of data sampling, and adjust the range. Any project, large or small, that requires the ability to detect movement, could easily benefit from this USB accelerometer.
