[Boris Landoni] put together a guide to using an inexpensive 3-axis accelerometer with Arduino. The chip that he chose for the exercise is an MMA7455L made by Freescale. It’s got a lot of nice ...

A question: if you’re controlling the classic video game Street Fighter with gestures, aren’t you just, you know, street fighting? That’s a question [Charlie Gerard] is going to have to tackle should ...

Accelerometers are essential in robotic applications because they can be used to determine the location and orientation of various joints and end effectors. Therefore, an MPU6050 accelerometer, that ...

Instructables user benhur.goncalves has published a new project that provides details on how to create your very own DIY Arduino watch that is equipped with a number of useful features that include ...

Reasonably priced add-on sensor modules are now widely available, and you can rig up your own fascinating hobby projects using these pre-assembled modules by linking them to suitable microcontrollers.