Soldering the accelerometer help

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by apalrd

If you actually mean an accelerometer, then the +5, GND, and A would go to 1 PWM cable and the B would go to another, and they would go to the first two analog channels on the first analog board...

The ADXL345 accelerometer in the 2010 Kit of Parts uses SPI or I2C digital communication. It was the 2009 accelerometer that had analog outputs. I think the I2C connection is the easiest to use, and the LabVIEW support for it is perfect.

[samir13k]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

The ADXL345 accelerometer in the 2010 Kit of Parts uses SPI or I2C digital communication. It was the 2009 accelerometer that had analog outputs. I think the I2C connection is the easiest to use, and the LabVIEW support for it is perfect.

I actually attempted to use the I2C port first with little success, so i went to the SPI ports and had it working just fine... No guarantees i didnt have any errors, we all make some, but i triple checked the I2C and couldnt debug the problem. at the same time i didnt fuss to much about it considering that i still had it functioning...