PRODUCT DETAILS

Grove - 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer (LIS3DHTR) is a low-cost & power-saving 3 - Axis accelerometer in a bundle of Grove products. It is based on the LIS3DHTR chip which provides multiple ranges and interface selection. You can never believe that such a tiny 3 - Axis accelerometer can support I2C, SPI, and ADC GPIO interfaces, which means you can choose any way to connect with your development board. Besides, this accelerometer can also monitor the surrounding temperature to tune the error caused by it.

What are Accelerometers? 

Accelerometers are electromechanical devices that measure acceleration, the rate of change in velocity of an object. It uses axis-based motion sensing, as a way of detection. In this blog, I’ll be recommending the ADXL335 and ADXL356C accelerometers with a quick assessment of each through my buying guide.

Please check Seeed Studio related blogs to learn more about Accelerometers:

• Accelerometer vs Gyroscope sensor, and IMU, how to pick one?
• Accelerometers Buying Guide and ADXL335 review
• Mems Accelerometers: Get Started, ADXL356, ADXL345 vs ADXL335

Features

• Super low-cost: 3-Axis sensor with cost-effective chip (LIS3DHTR) manufactured by STMicroelectronics.
• Ultra-low-power consumption: supports ultra-low-power operational modes that allow advanced power saving and smart embedded functions.
• Dynamically user-selectable full scales: multiple ranges selections with ±2g, ±4g, ±8g, ±16g provided.
• Multiple interface standard output options: Grove I2C interface, SPI interface and ADC interface supported.
• Temperature adjustable: Embedded temperature sensor allows you to adjust and tune the error caused by temperature.

Application

• Free-fall detection
• Motion detection
• Intelligent power saving for handheld devices (Such as Pedometers)
• Gaming and virtual reality input devices
• Vibration monitoring and compensation
• Impact recognition and logging

Specification

Part List

• 1 x Grove - 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer (LIS3DHTR)
• 1x Grove cable

Links

• Wiki Grove - 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer (LIS3DHTR)
• LIS3DHTR_DATASHEET
• Hardware schematic
• Arduino Library