{"id":4331429560438,"title":"Adafruit LIS3DH Triple-Axis Accelerometer","handle":"adafruit-lis3dh-triple-axis-accelerometer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe LIS3DH is a very popular low power triple-axis accelerometer. 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It's low-cost, but has just about every 'extra' you'd want in an accelerometer:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree axis sensing, 10-bit precision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e±2g\/±4g\/±8g\/±16g selectable scaling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoth I2C (2 possible addresses) and SPI interface options\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterrupt output\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple data rate options 1 Hz to 5Khz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs low as 2uA current draw (just the chip itself, not including any supporting circuitry)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTap, Double-tap, orientation \u0026amp; freefall detection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 additional ADC inputs you can read over I2C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo all that, we've also added:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e3.3V regulator + level shifting, so you can safely use with any Arduino or microcontroller \u003cem\u003ewithout\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ethe need for an external level shifter!\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe kept seeing this accelerometer in teardowns of commercial products and figured that if it's the most-commonly used accelerometer, its worth having a breakout board!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sensor communicates over I2C or SPI (our library code supports both) so you can share it with a bunch of other sensors on the same I2C bus. There's an address selection pin so you can have two accelerometers share an I2C bus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo get you going fast, we spun up a breakout board for this little guy. Since it's a 3V sensor, we add a low-dropout 3.3V regulator and level shifting circuitry on board. That means its perfectly safe for use with 3V or 5V power and logic. It's fully assembled and tested. Comes with a bit of 0.1\" standard header in case you want to use it with a breadboard or perfboard. Two 2.5mm (0.1\") mounting holes for easy attachment.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Adafruit LIS3DH Triple-Axis Accelerometer
- Dimensions: 20.62mm x 20.32mm x 2.6mm / 0.8" x 0.8" x 0.1"
- Weight: 1.5g
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