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Arduino Wearable Projects

You're reading from   Arduino Wearable Projects Design, code, and build exciting wearable projects using Arduino tools

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785283307
Length 218 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Tony Effe A Olsson Tony Effe A Olsson
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Sensors

In this chapter, we will cover bend sensors, pressure sensors, light sensors, accelerometer, gyroscopes, and compass sensors. A sensor is a device that can detect events or changes of different kinds and can provide a corresponding output. It is a device that changes some characteristics due to external conditions and can be connected to a circuit, converting the signal so that it can be interpreted by a microprocessor.

With some sensors, you need to build you own circuitry and interpret the data provided by the sensor through code. Some complex sensors have a built-in communication protocol, which enables them to provide data corresponding to their function. The sensitivity of a sensor indicates how much the output data can change.

A bend sensor

The first sensor we will try out is a bend sensor. Sometimes it is also known as a flex sensor, and the name gives a good hint at what kind of sensor this is. As the name suggests, this sensor senses bends. The sensor works similarly to most...

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