Tilt ball switch

MEPA CODE: 01546054
BRAND: Adafruit
MANUFACTURER CODE: 173
SKU CODE: AF-173
Availability: 71 Availability (legend)
4,00 (excl. VAT)
Full description

The "poor man's" accelerometer! Tilt sensors are switches that can detect basic motion/orientation. The metal tube has a little metal ball that rolls around in it, when its tilted upright, the ball rolls onto the contacts sticking out of end and shorts them together.

Be sure to read our detailed tutorial including diagrams and example code.