A tilt sensor is a device that produces an electrical signal which is proportional to the angular movement. Orientation or Inclination can be detected using these sensors. They are sometimes referred as "mercury switches", "rolling ball sensors", "tilt switches", "inclinometer", "accelerometer". Tilt sensors are used in various fields like robotics, aviation, vehicle secular systems, portable computers.
Hardware List:
The components required to implement the circuit are as follows:
1.Arduino Board
Arduino is an open-source microcontroller board. Analog or digital signals from different sensors can be read by Arduino. An Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE) software is available to write and upload the code to the physical Arduino board.
2.Tilt Switch ball
A tilt Switch ball is a sensor that measures orientation or inclination. It is the component used to detect any inclination or orientation.
3.Bread Board
Breadboard
Bread Board is the basic component that is required to design any circuit. Electrical connections can be established between electronic components using a breadboard. It can be used to test the circuits before being soldered permanently.
4.Jumper Wires
Jumper Wires
Jumper wires are the wires that are used in connecting pins of Arduino to the breadboard. In this project male to male jumper wires are used that connects the female header pin of Arduino to the breadboard.
5.Resistor
220 ohms Resistor
Resistors are the components that limit the flow of current in an electronic circuit. The resistor used in this project is 220 ohms. The 4-band color of this resistor is Red, Red, Brown, Gold.
6. LEDs
LED
Light Emitting Diode (LED) is a semiconductor light source used as an indicator lamp. LED in this project indicates the tilt by Arduino.
Circuit Connection and its Working:
Jumper Wires are used to connect Arduino with Breadboard. Anode of LED is connected to pin 9, Cathode of LED is connected to ground (GND) through 220-ohm resistor. One end of the Tilt Sensor is connected to pin 8 and the other end connected to the ground (GND).
Code:
The video below explains the circuit connections, working of the circuit, working of the code, and LED indication i.e., observing the output.
Video By :- Anupama Koley
See Also-
Arduino DIY Calculator using Keypad.