Adafruit 1247 FLORA Accelerometer / Compass Sensor - LSM303

The Adafruit FLORA Accelerometer and Compass Sensor uses the popular LSM303DLHC chip which contains a classic 3-axis accelerometer and a magnetometer. The accelerometer can detect orientation relative to the Earth's gravity and has a selectable full scale range of ±2, 4, 9 or 16g. The magnetometer detects the direction of the strongest magnetic field and can measure between ±1.3 to 1.8 gauss (±1.3 x 10^-4 to 1.8 x 10^-4 Tesla). Interfacing to the FLORA main board is very simple using I2C. The chip also has a temperature sensor although it isn't calibrated, so it can be used for measuring temperature changes rather than absolute values.

Adafruit provide a free tutorial and an Arduino library to get you started.

• 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis magnetometer
• Dimensions 14mm diameter x 1.8mm (0.55in. x 0.07in.)
• Adafruit part no.: 1247

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