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ADXL345 Accelerometer Breakout Board and Arduino

This document provides instructions for using the ADXL345 accelerometer breakout board with an Arduino. It includes wiring details and a code example that initializes the device, reads acceleration data, and outputs it to the serial monitor. The code demonstrates how to communicate with the ADXL345 using I2C protocol to read x, y, and z acceleration values.

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ADXL345 Accelerometer Breakout Board and Arduino

This document provides instructions for using the ADXL345 accelerometer breakout board with an Arduino. It includes wiring details and a code example that initializes the device, reads acceleration data, and outputs it to the serial monitor. The code demonstrates how to communicate with the ADXL345 using I2C protocol to read x, y, and z acceleration values.

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ADXL345 Accelerometer Breakout board and Arduino

Wiring

Code

#include <Wire.h>
#define DEVICE (0x53) // Device address as specified in data sheet

byte _buff[6];
char POWER_CTL = 0x2D; //Power Control Register
char DATA_FORMAT = 0x31;
char DATAX0 = 0x32; //X-Axis Data 0
char DATAX1 = 0x33; //X-Axis Data 1
char DATAY0 = 0x34; //Y-Axis Data 0
char DATAY1 = 0x35; //Y-Axis Data 1
char DATAZ0 = 0x36; //Z-Axis Data 0
char DATAZ1 = 0x37; //Z-Axis Data 1

void setup()
{
Wire.begin(); // join i2c bus (address optional for master)
Serial.begin(9600); // start serial for output. Make sure you set your Serial Monitor to the same!
Serial.print("init");

//Put the ADXL345 into +/- 4G range by writing the value 0x01 to the DATA_FORMAT register.
writeTo(DATA_FORMAT, 0x01);
//Put the ADXL345 into Measurement Mode by writing 0x08 to the POWER_CTL register.
writeTo(POWER_CTL, 0x08);
}
void loop()
{
readAccel(); // read the x/y/z tilt
delay(500); // only read every 0,5 seconds
}

void readAccel() {
uint8_t howManyBytesToRead = 6;
readFrom( DATAX0, howManyBytesToRead, _buff); //read the acceleration data from the ADXL345
// each axis reading comes in 10 bit resolution, ie 2 bytes. Least Significat Byte first!!
// thus we are converting both bytes in to one int
int x = (((int)_buff[1]) << 8) | _buff[0];
int y = (((int)_buff[3]) << 8) | _buff[2];
int z = (((int)_buff[5]) << 8) | _buff[4];

Serial.print("x: ");
Serial.print( x );
Serial.print(" y: ");
Serial.print( y );
Serial.print(" z: ");
Serial.println( z );
}

void writeTo(byte address, byte val) {


Wire.beginTransmission(DEVICE); // start transmission to device
Wire.write(address); // send register address
Wire.write(val); // send value to write
Wire.endTransmission(); // end transmission
}

// Reads num bytes starting from address register on device in to _buff array
void readFrom(byte address, int num, byte _buff[]) {
Wire.beginTransmission(DEVICE); // start transmission to device
Wire.write(address); // sends address to read from
Wire.endTransmission(); // end transmission
Wire.beginTransmission(DEVICE); // start transmission to device
Wire.requestFrom(DEVICE, num); // request 6 bytes from device
int i = 0;

while(Wire.available()) // device may send less than requested (abnormal)


{
_buff[i] = Wire.read(); // receive a byte
i++;
}

Wire.endTransmission(); // end transmission


}

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