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Comoponents needed to measure pitch and roll

Pablo MartosPablo Martos Posts: 14
edited 2009-02-25 22:07 in General Discussion
what components do i need to measure and display a pitch and roll of an stationary component, meaning that i would place it in a box and move it to get some readouts of pitch and roll.

I think but im not sure that i need an microcontroller,an accelerometer, a display??? i need help!! oh and if i do use a microcontroller, can i use my mac computer ??

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  • science_geekscience_geek Posts: 247
    edited 2009-02-25 20:09
    i dont know about the mac computer, but you can use a propellor and a wii nunchck to get pitch and roll, i use this set up and a display from 4d systems. i use the nunchuck as "mouse" to controll a pointer on the display, it works and there is already an object written to read a nunchuck
  • N0QBHN0QBH Posts: 23
    edited 2009-02-25 22:07
    Sounds like a job for an accelerometer.
    Here's some stuff I've done in the past using Analog Devices ADXL series with a PIC
    http://www.ringolake.com/pic_proj/servo/accel/accel.html
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