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grovesy
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Hi all.
I am working on a small project where i have a motion device, its a ball bearing in a metal pot with a metal rod running though the centre of it, as the ball moves around it makes and breaks contact between the rod and the pot.
The output of this sensor is read by a micro-controller (from the signal transitions), and i have coded a small program to monitor this so i have change the senitivity.
The problem is how do i measure the tiny movements detected by my design, so that i can put an actual figure on this sensitivity?
Im thinking an accelerometer might do this, but does anyone know if they can detect tiny movement? any recommendations?
Kind regards
I am working on a small project where i have a motion device, its a ball bearing in a metal pot with a metal rod running though the centre of it, as the ball moves around it makes and breaks contact between the rod and the pot.
The output of this sensor is read by a micro-controller (from the signal transitions), and i have coded a small program to monitor this so i have change the senitivity.
The problem is how do i measure the tiny movements detected by my design, so that i can put an actual figure on this sensitivity?
Im thinking an accelerometer might do this, but does anyone know if they can detect tiny movement? any recommendations?
Kind regards