Using the ADXL375 with Arduino involves wiring up the sensor to your Arduino-compatible microcontroller, installing the Adafruit ADXL375 library and running the provided example code.
Wiring
Wire as shown for a 5V board like an Uno. If you are using a 3V board, like an Adafruit Feather, wire the board's 3V pin to the ADXL374 VIN.
Here is an Adafruit Metro wired up to the ADXL375 using the STEMMA QT connector:
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Board 5V to sensor VIN (red wire)
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Board GND to sensor GND (black wire)
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Board SCL to sensor SCL (yellow wire)
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Board SDA to sensor SDA (blue wire)
Here is an Adafruit Metro wired up using a solderless breadboard:
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Board 5V to sensor VIN (red wire)
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Board GND to sensor GND (black wire)
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Board SCL to sensor SCL (yellow wire)
- Board SDA to sensor SDA (blue wire)
Library Installation
You can install the ADXL375 library for Arduino using the Library Manager in the Arduino IDE.
Click the Manage Libraries ... menu item, search for ADXL375 , and select the Adafruit ADXL375 library:
When asked about dependencies, click "Install all".
Load Example
Open up File -> Examples -> Adafruit ADXL375 -> sensortest and upload to your Arduino wired to the sensor.
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_Sensor.h>
#include <Adafruit_ADXL375.h>
#define ADXL375_SCK 13
#define ADXL375_MISO 12
#define ADXL375_MOSI 11
#define ADXL375_CS 10
/* Assign a unique ID to this sensor at the same time */
/* Uncomment following line for default Wire bus */
Adafruit_ADXL375 accel = Adafruit_ADXL375(12345);
/* Uncomment for software SPI */
//Adafruit_ADXL375 accel = Adafruit_ADXL375(ADXL375_SCK, ADXL375_MISO, ADXL375_MOSI, ADXL375_CS, 12345);
/* Uncomment for hardware SPI */
//Adafruit_ADXL375 accel = Adafruit_ADXL375(ADXL375_CS, &SPI, 12345);
void displayDataRate(void)
{
Serial.print ("Data Rate: ");
switch(accel.getDataRate())
{
case ADXL343_DATARATE_3200_HZ:
Serial.print ("3200 ");
break;
case ADXL343_DATARATE_1600_HZ:
Serial.print ("1600 ");
break;
case ADXL343_DATARATE_800_HZ:
Serial.print ("800 ");
break;
case ADXL343_DATARATE_400_HZ:
Serial.print ("400 ");
break;
case ADXL343_DATARATE_200_HZ:
Serial.print ("200 ");
break;
case ADXL343_DATARATE_100_HZ:
Serial.print ("100 ");
break;
case ADXL343_DATARATE_50_HZ:
Serial.print ("50 ");
break;
case ADXL343_DATARATE_25_HZ:
Serial.print ("25 ");
break;
case ADXL343_DATARATE_12_5_HZ:
Serial.print ("12.5 ");
break;
case ADXL343_DATARATE_6_25HZ:
Serial.print ("6.25 ");
break;
case ADXL343_DATARATE_3_13_HZ:
Serial.print ("3.13 ");
break;
case ADXL343_DATARATE_1_56_HZ:
Serial.print ("1.56 ");
break;
case ADXL343_DATARATE_0_78_HZ:
Serial.print ("0.78 ");
break;
case ADXL343_DATARATE_0_39_HZ:
Serial.print ("0.39 ");
break;
case ADXL343_DATARATE_0_20_HZ:
Serial.print ("0.20 ");
break;
case ADXL343_DATARATE_0_10_HZ:
Serial.print ("0.10 ");
break;
default:
Serial.print ("???? ");
break;
}
Serial.println(" Hz");
}
void setup(void)
{
Serial.begin(115200);
while (!Serial);
Serial.println("ADXL375 Accelerometer Test"); Serial.println("");
/* Initialise the sensor */
if(!accel.begin())
{
/* There was a problem detecting the ADXL375 ... check your connections */
Serial.println("Ooops, no ADXL375 detected ... Check your wiring!");
while(1);
}
// Range is fixed at +-200g
/* Display some basic information on this sensor */
accel.printSensorDetails();
displayDataRate();
Serial.println("");
}
void loop(void)
{
/* Get a new sensor event */
sensors_event_t event;
accel.getEvent(&event);
/* Display the results (acceleration is measured in m/s^2) */
Serial.print("X: "); Serial.print(event.acceleration.x); Serial.print(" ");
Serial.print("Y: "); Serial.print(event.acceleration.y); Serial.print(" ");
Serial.print("Z: "); Serial.print(event.acceleration.z); Serial.print(" ");Serial.println("m/s^2 ");
delay(500);
}
Upload the sketch to your board and open up the Serial Monitor (Tools -> Serial Monitor) at 115200 baud. You should see the the values from the senor being printed out.
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