An aluminum ball knocks around inside this contraption, closing the nail head switches depending on what orientation it’s in. Simple, and the three dimensional version of a ball in tube tilt sensor.

Scottsdale, Ariz. — NKK Switches offers a new combination tilt/sensor switch that is designed to replace mercury and pendulum switches. The DS series of through-hole, PC-board mounted devices is said ...

When the tilt sensor is oriented so that that end is downwards, the mass rolls onto the poles and shorts them, acting as a switch stroke. Microcontroller-compatible tilt sensor modules based on ...

With just a little bit of code, this 3D tilt sensor becomes a six-way switch to control an RGB LED. Video of that below. Continue reading “DIY 3D Tilt Sensor” → ...

The switch is mercury-free and features a sealed body construction for high-contact reliability. The single-pole, single-throw maintained circuit's operating range is On Angle = 10 to 170° and ...

The RM Series roller ball tilt sensor switches, that contain no mercury, and their sense tilt angles and vibration sensors use gold-plated contact balls. They are available in two models, one with ...

Tilt sensing isn't quite the novelty it once was, with all these new-fangeled controllers and laptops flooding the market, but as much as the execution might lack, or our child-like joy wane, we ...

The DSA01 combination tilt/sensor switch, which is triggered when tilted beyond ±10° of the horizontal axis, is said to be extremely sensitive to small angle changes. Engineered ...

A tilt switch functions by detecting a change in position. When in the upright position, a contact is made and activates the switch - this is deactivated when turned upside down.