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ADXL335
USER GUIDE
Contents
Overview 1
Features and Applications 2
Module SnapShot 3
Connection Details 4
Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Software description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Overview
The ADXL335 is a small, thin, low power, complete 3-axis accelerom-
eter with signal conditioned voltage outputs. The product measures ac-
celeration with a minimum full-scale range of 3 g. It can measure the
static acceleration of gravity in tilt-sensing applications, as well as dynamic
acceleration resulting from motion, shock, or vibration.
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Features and Applications
Features:
3-axis sensing
Small, low prole package
4 mm 4 mm 1.45 mm LFCSP
Low power : 350 A (typical)
Single-supply operation: 1.8 V to 3.6 V
Applications
Mobile devices
Gaming systems
Disk drive protection
Image stabilization
Sports and health devices
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Module SnapShot
Following gure contains the Snapshot of the ADXL335 Sensor and its
interfacing with Arduino.
Figure 1: Interfacing with Arduino
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Connection Details
User can connect any ADC pin of host microcontroller to ADXL335
x-y-z pins. Power supply should be preferably the same as the Host con-
troller.
Hardware Description
Following gure shows the internal block diagram of ADXL335 ac-
celerometer.
Figure 2: ADXL335 Internal Block
The user selects the bandwidth of the accelerometer using the C
X
, C
Y
,
and C
Z
capacitors at the X
OUT
, Y
OUT
, and Z
OUT
pins. Bandwidths can
be selected to suit the application, with a range of 0.5 Hz to 1600 Hz for
the X and Y axes, and a range of 0.5 Hz to 550 Hz for the Z axis.
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USER MANUAL ADXL335
Refer following table to select the Bandwidth
Bandwidth(Hz) Capacitor(F)
1 4.7
10 0.47
50 0.10
100 0.05
200 0.027
500 0.01
Table 1: Table caption
Software description
Three ADC channels are required for reading Analog values. The res-
olution and conversion time depends on the MCU ADC clock frequency
and capabilities.
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