Hi, On Sunday 14 October 2007 13:16:50 ssmtux wrote: > I would evaluate the angular velocity of the protoboard (mounted on > the foxboard) and the angular when the protoboard stops. > ... > I'm looking for a gyro or maybe another kind of sensor, > I know that an accelerometer is to heavy for the foxboard, I mean lot > of calculations.. An accelerometer is not a problem at all. For instance the ADXL330 outputs an analog voltage for each of the 3 axes.
Here is one of my favorite Hardware hacks: With the I2C-driver for the foxboard you should be able to read the accelerometer- signals from an Wii Nunchuk-Controller. Basic info http://www.wiili.org/index.php/Wiimote/Extension_Controllers/Nunchuk An implementation for another hardware-platform http://www.windmeadow.com/node/42 Eberhard
