How-to Tuesday: Arduino 101 Accelerometers

[thesickandwounded]

ewww apple.

[almouloudi]

Maybe a Nintendo game controller .

[desktopgeek98]

Is it true that the ProtoSheild will work with the UNO?

[remainz47]

Thank you for this video. I found it interesting and well make.

[riskyblooky1]

where can i get that proto shield?

that fits on a Arduino Duemilanove?

[DarkAvatar1313]

@riskyblooky1

if you look by his thumb when he is hooking jumpers to the blue breadboard, there is a flower logo. iirc that is the adafruit industries logo.

[microgamerman]

i want one pleassssse

[RumFelt]

There is also a video showing an Arduino using an accelerometer to make a Wii like controller here:

watch?v=MMsvuwvJqlE

pretty cool

[MidnightRedemption]

weird opening song thing...

[iputahitonyou]

Are you guys still making requests? Canyou teach us how to build something that is voice activated with the arduino and LED lights ie a command to activate lights?

[spdfrkmr2]

what is this thing about I seen the data begin transferred wireless? I have a project where I am basically building a two way communication for feed back, but I can't have any wires going to it.

[troymcklure2002]

@spdfrkmr2 perhaps a xbee is what you need.

[spdfrkmr2]

Do you need to leave it plugged into the computer? I mean as long as it has power can you unplug it and it will still run?

[eflubacher]

@spdfrkmr2 yes you do need to keep it plugged in to get the serial data but i guess you can hookup an lcd then it does not need to be plugged in

[JudgeJudas]

The last few weeks, I've been really into the idea to make my own MIDI-controller, and I've loved the thought of just adding an accelerometer to control some crazy effects and make people go "wait whaaaaat?" when playing live. Although I always have a lot of things going on and doing this I don't know how to do, I've been putting this off, 'cause I kinda suck at soldering and feel really insecure about the whole process of how to put the electronics together.

This video made me relax. Thank you!

[Blackdavid2011]

it can be used on a motorcycle?

[sush150]

how can you make your own accelerometer?

[dudeproductions100]

@sush150 like your own accelerometer module? some people (companies) spent years trying to make theirs

[TheWaddleWaddle]

7:27 I thought that he was going to throw in some more random shit

[JZacharyFenner]

Oh i get it...its a breadboard. Immadummass

[JZacharyFenner]

What is the advantage of having a 'shield?'

[TechBoywii]

@makemagazine is the Arduino Uno the same as the Arduino Duemilanove? Thanks.

[nclark557]

@TechBoywii /watch?v=t4vjCbJdaI4 check this vid out its about whats new with the uno

[TechBoywii]

@nclark557 thx i just wanted to know if my shields for the duemilanove would work with the uno because i accidentally shorted my duemilanove but the shields still work but very informative video

[nclark557]

@TechBoywii yah the shields will work for uno

[jjjjshivajjjj]

hi..

I d like to know the meaning of the unit of sensitivity of an accelerometer.. (eg: ± 2.5g)

pl help me out..!! thanks

[techguy19]

kindof like a gyro is wat it looks like to me :)

[xsk3l3t0rx]

am i the only one that thinks this guy sounds JUST like billy corgan from the smashing pumpkins?? this is creepy. i <3 my arduino uno!!!

[MasterThief1324]

@SCRTpilot I don't see why two accelerometers can't be used to calculate tilt; do you have in mind to put accelerometers on an even plane and then intepreting output information when the platform is pitched?

[axel1973w]

ADD THE SERVO and mount the board on the servo, so you could do some kind of automatic "angle compensation". somethin that compensates the board to stay upright even when you turn the servo body in your hand. often used in aiming systems like in tanks n stuff. (of course more axis used.

[dylbyl1234]

VEIWER 88,888 FTW

[AndrewWCo]

@dylbyl1234 WOW! You got 8 a lot!

[CMottaA]

Split-screen for video demostration of tilting arduino and data reading!

[TamaN47]

he Said Dat Shiiiit

[AxelTiger]

This would be great for model rocketry!

[dumle29]

what happened to the audrino 101 series?!

CONTINUE! I COMMAND YOU

[takitsu]

wow that's super easy!

[Aurelovanovalopta]

2:15 The Force is powerful on this sensor...

[SirArghPirate]

How sensitive and accurate is this accelerometer?

[toranamunter]

what would I need to measure the angle between an arduino and the horizon? so 0 = parallel with the ground. anyone know?

[WeAreTwoDoorsDown]

@toranamunter google a tilt sensor

[joehansenhimer]

@WeAreTwoDoorsDown not to be a but a tilt sensor can only measure up or down. An accelerometer is more exact

[borglanparty]

mmmm example code. That always comes in handy...

[503raider1986]

Thank you for this makemagazine.

[niguana22]

your either really stupid or your getting paid to make this video

[dodgedart74]

if anyone played gmod, i know "E2" comes to mind.... RIGHT!?

[MrCelloman21]

a bouncing robot will be cool

[sillystuff333]

Sir you have a shitty computer

[rlewis1946]

In addition to my question above, I meant to ask, or is there another sensor chip the Arduino would use to sense three dimensions?

RL

[Aqlor]

@rlewis1946 maybe GPS with less precise measures

[rlewis1946]

If two of these accelerometers were positioned perpendicular to each other, could the Arduino be programmed to sense three-dimensional movement? (I'm new to this stuff, and just asking.)

Thanks,

RL Atlanta, GA USA

[vinny4punt0]

there are other accelerometers wich can sense 3d movements not very much more expensive

but even your way yes you could watch 3d movement with 2 2d accelerometers only will you have 1 axis wich is just leftover

[tuseroni]

@rlewis1946 yeah, but you could never derive yaw, only pitch, roll, and translational force on x,y, and z

[XxnEr0xXxMaNexX]

make a video about accelerometor ( like the ones about leds and resistros ; transistors ....) I'm curiouse how it works

[enadon1]

do the jumper wires really fit so loosely or is it just that they have been abused?

[Plystire]

jumper wires wouldn't be used in a finalized project, so why does it matter? They work and that's all they need to do. They're easy to put in, easy to pull out, what more do you want from them?

[Abbato65]

Can you use it as a pc controller/joystick?

[Twistx77]

@Abbato65 Yes, with some programming skills :P

[TCCHowie]

so true !

Pure Atmega Programming is way better !

[lalalahaha1234]

is a protoshield just a fancy breadboard attachment for the arduino?

[jetty1122]

yes.. the protoshield is very important for using arduino imo.. i couldnt do anything without it :P so if u dont have it, get it! highly recommended

[lalalahaha1234]

oh alright cool. ya i dont have a protoshield, just have a big breadboard haha. a protoshield would definitely make it easier and less cluttered. thanks

[sunshine106]

basically, yup

[alecdddd]

yes very reccomeded, works great

[kd1s]

Here's a thought. I occasionally have bouts of vertigo/loss of balance. You could feed out the values to plated and use the tongue to coordinate balance. How's that.

[Flea5000000000]

thank you thank you thank you omg i was looking for what that chip was and you just showed me it !!!!! magga smile

[Jamessharpshooter]

where can i buy and ardunio kit with the sheild and a bunch of starter components in canada to canada?

[JustDepends]

the arduino site has a bunch of canada related sites i think.

[niguana22]

this guy thinks he's smart just because he plays with arduinos

[cptdobbs]

This device measures X and Y axis', not distances.

[foxwright]

phail . . .

[fireraisr]

epic fail

[cheeseguru1996]

it is in objective-c or c++

[McClover]

just bought the arduino! LOOKS AWESOME CANT WAIT!

[Brainiacthefirst]

@McClover I've done the same thing, its really hard to write code for it...

[localbroadcast]

makemagazine is for like 8 year old kids to do little projects... lame.

[TylerTheBlade]

This coming from someone who is only doing basic potentiometer work...

[OneWingedAngel6666]

I wanna see u do this. You most likely are lost in stuff like this.

[localbroadcast]

actually i program pic microcontrollers for robotics in factories....... 400$ an hour bitches

[DrGomezNZ]

Why program little toy PIC micros when the ATMEL series is way better? Why not just use a decent branded PLC such as Allen Bradley/Modicon/Telemecanique to control factory robotics like 99% of industries do? Far more superior than coding up a PIC.

[skierplaterandy]

because arduino is a GREAT getting started tool. everything is just ready to go. yes i would prefer to learn the best way, but to get started i prefer arduino because its built in.

[Soulrider2012]

@localbroadcast Why would anyone believe you, or care? Go away little troll child.

[OneWingedAngel6666]

And how does that change the fact you are an ashole?

[localbroadcast]

it doesnt ;)

[portugal82]

YESSSSS!!!!!!!! 5th time i have received this FODA of a video

[yakir11114]

your gay

[yakir11114]

but he is kinda right this video may be gay

[escesc579]

what kind of Arduino did you use in the video

[disturbedTuts]

It looks like and Arduino Duemilanove with Atmega328... he just has a proto-shield on it.. you cna find proto-shields and how to make them with a simple google search

[DrGomezNZ]

Yeah I've just picked up a Duemilanove recently for a bit of a look. Nice little devices actually.

[Regimenservas]

I'm sick of arduino's

[Tsshadowx]

fock u

[buhdanugget1]

slut

[SonAvitch]

Cool, I have no use for it but cool.

[lirutin]

Bob sucks deal with it

[PresidentOfMyself]

Very informative. Thanks.

[pinpinerik]

I don't know why, but it irritates me how much he moves it around with his fingers in the first bit of the video....

[eyetookay]

i was going to comment about that but i saw yours first. its freaking annoying haha

[thedigitalduke]

i use to not like this guy

but with all the bre pettis videos

and with all the kipkay

this is the only guy that made it easy to understand a breadboard or a arduino

i know i spelled it wrong

[valkabo]

Makezine, is there any chance you can comment the different results you get from tilting it left vs right?

[skierplaterandy]

cool

[ellhow]

Which 2d plane is the relevent one, the plane of the circuit board presumably?

[Wolsk]

FЯED is not funny.

[portugal82]

wow i am beyond confused on this video. i keep seeing that board the blue one and i still don't get what the heck that thing is meant for and how to use it.

[Wolf555Hound]

Its basically a mini breadboard. It connects electronics without any soldering. The "Protoshield" conects with the Arduino. It just gives you easier prototyping of electronics without as many wires.

[willmanhi1]

if it measures gravity and its in wii controllers,would a wii work in space!? lol

[jimerick1]

nope

[fuse3214]

wii dosent measure gravity it uses inferred lighting that the wii sensor senses the movment of the light this little gismo how every can be used for somthing like a wii mote but it measures gravity and all sorts of fun stuff

[Maticus2009]

Uh, the wii does use accelerometers.  and the infrared lights are just for pointing at the screen, how else would wii golfing work?

[Zaekk]

It would be nice to think that fuse was saying that just to annoy other people but I have a feeling he's just extremely ignorant...

[ellhow]

I think he's trolling.

[Zaekk]

We hatin'.

[fuse3214]

yes i know it dosent use them for gravity tho its for movement

[Maticus2009]

It detects movement by using gravity.

[ImminentInfection]

the arduino is amazing, if you actualy used one you would realise how helpful they are

[killaofdoomsday]

hey why not add a sd card to it and make it record the data to that

[coondogtheman1234]

i think the WiiMote has one of these inside to sende the XYZ axis of how you move the remote

[yusha32]

the sensor bar sends two infared signals and the wiimote picks them up and sends the information to the wii.

[Frontiervideo]

there is still one accelerometer for the wii remote and the numchuck

[yusha32]

In the nunchuck yes, but i don't think there is one in the wiimote.

[iTouchPod2G]

you have it the oter way around its in the wiimote not the nunchuk as it just has buttons

[mirabilis]

the nunchuck also got an accelerometer. and that's a fact.

[killaofdoomsday]

the wiimote does to because of mario carts uses the wiimote alone for turns left and right therefor there is a accelerometer

[Groudon185p]

The wiimote has an accelerometer, it isnt one but it also uses IR for alot of games and the wii menu and a common mistake is the sensor bar ISN'T what you think, it doesent track anything it's just a few IR Lights, the wiimote is an IR camera. It's loaded with a micro computer to translate the camera data to a raw file that the wii reads which is transfered via bluetooth. creating a complete motion detection solution it's why the wiimote also makes a perfect mouse :-)

[monkeyfunforidiots]

wait, you can hook up a wiimote to a computer and use it as a mouse?!

[illripyourfaceoff]

yeah but it only works on mac unless you want to spend countless hours messing up a REAL MOUSE

[94thts]

It only works on mac? No it doesnt!

I play most of my games with a wiimote on my pc. Just connect it through bluetooth and use GlovePIE to program it. Very easy to do!

[huhokay]

lolwhut

[Frontiervideo]

wikipedia says there is

[worldfme]

yeah but the wiimote also has accelerometer

[frizbee211]

wow, nice!!!!! thanks very much!!!

[TheTarrMan]

Ok how about a level, add a small LCD screen to show how level something is, and if it is, it beeps at you. That's a good idea.

[Shannariano]

wow, with some programming and some servos you could also make something like a segway

[agentbong138]

HAHAHAHAHAHA, umm no, the arduinio is not complicated enough to handle all the controls for a segway