LIS3DH myIMU //Default constructor is I2C, addr 0x19. Remember, the vertical axis will read 1G while sitting at rest. This will periodically samples the sensor and displays data as number of Gs detected. Start with just the basic accelerometer sketch, also called ' MinimalistExample' from the library. The connections shown in Fritzing Basic Accelerometer Data Collection: M/M Jumper Wires - To connect between Arduino and breadboard.Breadboard - Any size (even mini) should do.Something to connect between the breakout and a breadboard. Arduino UNO, RedBoard, or another Arduino-compatible board.To follow along, you'll need the following materials: This guide presents the basics of plugging the board into a RedBoard, shows how to use the Arduino library to get acceleration data live or by FIFO collection, and describes the library usage. Other inertial measurement units (or IMUs), such as the LSM9DS1 the LSM6DS3 or the LSM303C, can provide additional space location data such as gyroscopic or magnetometric. If you're looking for something small and inexpensive, and are only measuring acceleration, this is the product for you. Additionally, it has a few analog inputs to play with, and it has some built in movement detection features to detect things like free-fall, and to indicate if the FIFO buffers are full.

The '3D' in LIS3DH refers to the fact that it is a 3DoF, or 3 Degrees of Freedom. The LIS3DH is a triple axis accelerometer you can use to add translation detection to your project.

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