The board comes with all surface-mount components pre-soldered. The included header strip can be soldered on for convenient use on a breadboard or with 0.1" connectors. However, for applications subject to extreme accelerations, shock or vibration, locking connectors or direct soldering is advised.
Assembly:
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Position the Header:Cut the header to size if necessary. Then plug the header - long pins down - into a breadboard to stabilize it for soldering. |
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Add the Breakout:Align the breakout board and place it over the header pins on the breadboard. |
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And Solder!Be sure to solder all pins to assure good electrical contact. |
I2C Wiring:
The ADXL345 Breakout has an I2C address of 0x53. It can share the I2C bus with other I2C devices as long as each device has a unique address. Only 4 connections are required for I2C communication:- GND->GND
- VIN->+5v
- SDA->SDA (Analog 4 on "Classic Arduinos")
- SCL->SCL (Analog 5 on "Classic Arduinos")
