Electronics and Sensors
This is an attempt to collect information, documentation and code samples for interesting electronic components and various sensors.
Sensors:
Distance/Proximity
Temperature
Thermistor
Digital Thermometer
Force
Force Sensitive Resistor (FSR),
sparkfun, resistance changes depending on force applied on the pad.
Flex sensor,
sparkfun, As the sensor is flexed, the resistance across the sensor increases.
Vibration/piezo
Accelerometers
Light
Photocell, CDS, photodetector,
Sparkfun, resistance changes depending on light intensity.
Magnetic
Compass
Hall Effect Sensor
Reed Switches