Accelerometers

[Jody Shapiro]

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> From:  <tdrury at SPBTED.gtri.gatech.edu>
> I ordered a couple of these from Newark just a couple weeks ago. They
> only had the ADXL05 "J" part (I think thats it) in stock.  They were
> about $20 each.

I talked to them the other day and they said they were out until March '96.

> Didn't someone just come out with a single chip accelerometer that can
> be programmed to give one of two axes or rotational acceleration.  As
> I recall the chip was supposed to cost about $9.

I'd be *very* interested in this chip if anyone knows anything about it.

> From:  <furgason at hg.uleth.ca>
> I just rec'd ADXL05's from Allied Electronics. The process took about 
3 weeks.

I called Allied and they're out of everything.  The earliest they 
expect to receive anything are the "SP" version of the ADXL05 in 
October.  Everything else is January.  :(

I also spoke with Motorola.  They're in the preproduction process of 
introducing 3 new accelerometer chips (expected production date of 
September sometime).  The three accelerometers are a 40g, a 250g, and a 
500g sensor with a sample price of approx. $30.  They're working on a 
1-2g sensor, but that's still in the development process.

-Jody