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Saturday, 16 November 2013

Digital Vibration Sensor

Overview


This basic piezo sensor can be used in anti-theft devices, electronic locks, mechanical equipment vibration detection, and detection range bull's-eye counts vibration testing occasions. A simple resistor should get the voltage down to ADC levels. These ADC levels could be given to any controller/processor and necessary decisions could be taken through it.

Features
  • Sensitivity adjustable.
  • The vibration detection has no direction. 
  •  With analog, digital and TTL level output signal. 

Applications
·         Vibration analysis
·         Shock detection and event capture
·         Condition monitoring
 

Using The Sensor

  • Connect +5v to pin 2 and ground to pin 5 and 6. 
  •  Pin 4 and 5 should be connected to particular transmitter and receiver pin of controller. 
  •  Output pin may be connected to any port pins and can be used to any application.

Working
Digital vibration sensing in the ADIS16220 starts with a wide- bandwidth MEMS accelerometer core that provides a linear motion-to-electrical transducer function. Figure 6 provides a basic physical diagram of the sensing element and its response to linear acceleration. It uses a fixed frame and a moving frame to form a differential capacitance network that responds to linear acceleration. Tiny springs tether the moving frame to the fixed frame and govern the relationship between acceleration and physical displacement. A modulation signal on the moving plate feeds through each capacitive path into the fixed frame plates and into a demodulation circuit, which produces the electrical signal that is proportional to the acceleration acting on the device.


Pin Out Details:

Configuring Vibration Sensor Module
ATMEL Digital IO Schematic:
ATMEL Digital IO Code:
For Code Click Here

ATMEL UART Schematic:
ATMEL UART Code:
For Code Please Click Here














 






Friday, 15 November 2013

Soil Moisture Sensor

Overview

      This sensor can be used to test the moisture of soil, when the soil is having water shortage, the module output is at high level, else the output is at  low level. By using this sensor one can automatically water the flower plant, or any other plants requiring automatic watering technique

Soil Moisture Sensor








Features:
  • Sensitivity adjustable (shown in blue digital potentiometer control)
  • Working voltage of 3.3 v - 5 v
  • Module triple output mode, digital output is simple, analog output more accurate, serial output with exact readings.
  • Has fixed bolt hole, convenient installation.
  • Threshold level can be configured as shown in figure.
Burg sticks connections.
1 VCC external 3.3 V to 5 V
2 GND external GND
3 DO small plate digital output interface (0 and 1)
4 AO small plate analog output interface
5 Serial output.(Rx,Tx,Gnd)



Pin Out Details:
Application
Configuring Soil Moisture Module
ATMEL Digital IO Schematic

ATMEL Digital IO CODE:
For ATMEL CODE CLICK HERE

ATMEL UART Schematic:
ATMEL UART Code:
For code CLICK HERE