Not only can an accelerometer measure the raw forces pulling on the chip and the object that the
chip is sitting on, but it can also detect steps, shakes and other motions that have a specific pattern.
On top of that, you can use an accelerometer to simply detect the orientation that the device is in.
Did you ever wonder how your phone knows when you turn it from portrait to landscape? It is all
because of the accelerometer in your phone!
Hardware Hookup
Ready to start hooking everything up? Check out the wiring diagram below to see how everything is
connected.
Polarized
Components
Pay
special
attention
to
the
component’s
markings
indicating
how
to
place
it
on
the
breadboard.
Polarized
components
can
only
be
connected
to
a
circuit
in
one
direction.
