For those of you looking for an accelerometer chip with a gyro, look no further as this new Acc_Gyro chip does exactly that.
The Acc_Gyro Board represents a 5DOF Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), capable of measuring acceleration on all 3-axis as well as measuring rotation rate around the X and Y axis. Combining values from both accelerometer and gyroscope will allow you to obtain accurate values of inclination angles relative to the earth’s surface. IMU units are often used in projects like gam
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There’s a slew of great USB motion controllers now on the market you can buy but for those of you hackers and DIYers who enjoy the challenge of making one, go ahead and refer to this site on how to make your own DIY USB motion controller. (Of course, don’t forget we made one couple years back before the days of Wii)
This is the schematics for a PIC USB gamepad that I have b
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Here’s a rather very interesting DIY project that involves a marble maze controlled by a wireless accelerometer housed in a Wii Steering Wheel unit. Brilliant!
I purchased the Wii steering wheel unaware that an additional button is mounted to the back for the “B” controller input. At first I considered removing
There’s an easy way to hack your hacked touchscreen Dell Mini with a Wireless Motion Controller so your netbook can sense directions using its accelerometer and auto-rotate the screen.
You can follow step-by-step directions over here. Of course, don’t forget about the
Here’s a cool set of DIY headphones that allow you to control your iPhone volume and whatnot through its motion-sensing circuitry. I find that this is a really awesome headphones for headbanging bloggers like me who are too lazy to use my hands as they are tied up with my mouse most of the day.
The ’tiltphones’ are a motion-sensitive iPod remote control. Electronics built into some over-ear headphones pick up what way your head is tilting and sends commands to your iPod accordingly.
Here’s a really cool DIY that shows you how to make a tilt measuring inclinometer. I do highly like how Nicholas Kwan didn’t use an accelerometer but used cheaper, basic circuit parts. This could be the “alternative” way to put an accelerometer function in your projects without spending much money but with a LM555 timer chip.
The idea behind this was to design a capacitor using a petri-dish and aluminum foil covering half the petri-dish and using water as the dielectric. Because the capacitor
For all you gambling-addicts, you might be surprised to learn that there is a way to simulate crap dice on an LED matrix, here’s a cool DIY project for that.
In my life time, I have seen many little linux-microcomputers that will allow you to do more hacking with less space.
Sorta like the ultra-tiny SheevaPlug, this BUG is an open-source linux-based microcomputer that already comes with accelerometer, camera, and even a GPS module so you can build the next generation gadget-device with it.
I happen to like it a lot, maybe I will get one soon to start hacking it.
BUG is a baby monitor. B
Here’s a cool $6 iPhone app that will let your iPhone act as a remote mouse and keyboard for your computer. What I like most about this is the remote mouse, it’s like having a wireless motion-sensing mouse, great for those of you with trouble even getting out of your bed. Would love to see this end up as an actual consumer product some day soon. (
