3-axis USB Accelerometer

Inventor

Hi folks, last year I worked with a company in England to produce an accelerometer on a USB interface. After much waiting for chips, the first prototypes are now available! Yay! So now you can easily add acceleration sensing to computer-based audio equipment.

Some details about the product: the accelerometer is a 3-axis device, so you can sense X, Y, and Z. It senses +/-3G and also has an expansion port for pots, switches, analog I/O, etc. Plus it's tiny: it has a miniature USB connector and the whole board is not much bigger than a large postage stamp.

I am putting together an example web page with instrument motion sensing software that controls guitar effects. When that is ready (soon) you can download some software that tests out the accelerometer.

Please let me know if you have any questions, etc. Thanks!

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Inventor · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:03 am Post subject:

Um, duh on me - I forgot to give you the product link! Here:

http://www.u-hid.com/forums.html?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=24

Antimon · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:23 am Post subject:

That looks pretty cool - congratulations! Very Happy

Though I don't think I can fit this thing into a project of my own currently, I can see how it could be useful for many applications.

/Stefan

Inventor · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:48 pm Post subject:

Thanks, Stefan, it was a fun project.

blue hell · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:14 pm Post subject:

Hey, it all worked out, very good Les!

Inventor · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:14 pm Post subject:

Yes Jan, it worked out well. ok, correction: the analog is input only and none too fast, just for controller interfacing. Also, I cannot claim to be impartial as I will receive some of the profits. Dang, isn't that something, you do some good in the world and it pays you back somehow. Love it!

furoy · Joined: Apr 01, 2009 Posts: 1 Location: Franklin TN

I got my board today! I'm so excited. This things is SO SMALL, it's amazing and exactly what I have been looking for!

Now, is there a better forum to use to get help installing/configuring/programming this lil beauty?

I'd love to be able to hook up a rumble motor control circuit and a thermistor-thingy so I can read the temperature with it, but I need to get the tilt stuff working first I suppose.

Inventor · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:11 pm Post subject:

phoenix · Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 3:36 am Post subject:

Hey Envy- tor Wink

how long is the delay maximally for the accelerative data, and how big the bandwidth? I am looking for a microphone/accelerometer.

Greetings!

Inventor · Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 7:17 pm Post subject:

phoenix · Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:48 pm Post subject: