A simplified explanation of how a capacitive MEMS accelerometer works. Website: www.afrotechmods.com/ Accelerometer math: www2.usfirst.org/2005comp/Manu...
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@Afrotechmods6 років тому
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@wowsuchhandle2 роки тому
Please make more youtube or udemy videos.
@Xrispy249 років тому
Great job covering some prime electronics topics that hobbyists and engineers are commonly looking up! I love the channel; everything you say is well thought out.
@FishKungfu7 років тому
This is just what I needed with my morning coffee! KNOWLEDGE!
@Skinnyrd9 років тому
I really had no idea how MEMS products worked. Great video. Thanks.
@Loscha9 років тому
Thanks again! My friends and I always learn a lot from your videos. Been following your site for possibly a decade!
@MrMember129 років тому
I can't like this enough! I really never miss your videos. You are the man!
@crustyHO9 років тому
Groovy information and video dude!
@Cookieforya4 роки тому
Great explanation, straight to the point
@MrJohnnaz9 років тому
You set me straight, as I thought they had something like an Inclinometer or an encoder that has a small weight on it. PS: Another great video, can't wait for the next one.
@jkuebler895 років тому
Always great content. Will you make any more videos on MEMS in the future? Very fascinating stuff.
@Deckardsvr9 років тому
Very informative as always, thanks
@ArnavDhamija9 років тому
That was really interesting! So, does a 3-axis accelerometer have 3 such MEMS capacitors oriented in along 3-axes?
@Bylga9 років тому
Awesome video Afro!
@zq13906 років тому
thank you so much for the video! Was very educative and easy to understand :)
@omegatechhd83323 роки тому
Thank you so much. It was interesting and very explanatory!
@NathanOKane9 років тому
Great video of something that I have always wonder about, but forget to look up.
@TomatoBreadOrgasm8 років тому
I found you after looking up some scientific glassblowing videos, and I have to say this is one of the best channels on UKposts. I wish my recommendations had videos like this instead of Vevo and Veritasium.
@monocheddars17099 років тому
Great stuff, thank you good sir.
@iancollins5477Рік тому
Thank you for enabling my study tangent!
@elliot110Рік тому
great video even 8 years later
@mikelemon51099 років тому
Wow that video finally manages to solve my mystery about how do they put resistors in ic's
@ksb21129 років тому
"That'll buff right out." Hilarious!
@rotflmaopmpqxyz9 років тому
Excellent video! You have earned a subscriber!
@w8lvradio9 років тому
What I wonder with these micosystems is HOW do they actually move? Are they suspended in some medium? Where are the fulcrim points? And how long is the mean time between failure? Will my car with 100,000 miles hav .one fail and wrap me in my big Pie Hole someday? Can you do a.video on barometric swotches also, and others on these most interesting devices? Do.these qualify aa nanomachines?
@ahmedyasser19989 років тому
keep up the great videos, your videos help me so much, and i have relied on them to understand quite a bit of what i currently know about electronics, hope i can be as successful one day.
@bikefarmtaiwan18005 років тому
Ah!.... Afrotecmods- I did not see that at first- no wonder it was such a fantastic video :)
@marouaniAymen6 років тому
Excellent video as usual, but how did you create the die circuit for the accelerometer on silicon ?
@shadfurman9 років тому
Your videos are the boss!
@muhittinselcukgoksu13276 років тому
Thank you soooooooooo much. You are a wonderful man.
@taoufikelka66606 років тому
Nice Video, great work, I'm here by GreatScott
@Peter_Riis_DK6 років тому
Yes, well. How do you separate the moving part from the substrate?
@DarrenC_10246 років тому
Some animation would help the viewers tremendously in visualizing and understanding what you are talking about. I, for one, are still not quite understanding what you are trying to convey.
@bikefarmtaiwan18005 років тому
Change in distance between closely spaced conductors will alter the capacitance between the conductors. Look at the comb structure just as two plates for simplicity. the two plates are separated by an air gap dictated by the manufacturing process. At any rate it is a very small gap. Due to inertia ( things wanting to stay at the same speed they are currently going)when the system moves the weight wants to stay in its current state more than the thin plate(s) it is attached to so in doing so it bends the plate ( or comb) it is attached to creating a difference in capacitance which is sensed electronically.Is this helpful?
@marcodev33756 років тому
How about the accuracy? Can it be used as Inertial Navigation System
@Bruder_chill9 років тому
amazing video , keep up going
@Mhmhind7 років тому
ok it was really interesting to get this topic understand not like in the boring class
@axelsprangare25793 роки тому
Accelerometers are also used for rifle barrel tuning to get the best possible harmonics for long range accuracy.
@jerzmacow9 років тому
I'd love to see you make a video on etching silicon like that.. You mentioned it like it was nothing
@BigHeartBreak935 років тому
If the distance between the plates from the capacitor changes mechanically due to acceleration how is it ensured that they never touch?
@DariusSkipp9 років тому
And how does it knows the direction? I think the capacitance changes the same way when you push the moving part upwards or downwards.
@SuperHddf9 років тому
thx so much dude! :) merry christmas! ☻☺☻☺☻
@mechguy835 років тому
Can you do a video on touch screens old and new?
@antonioms60947 років тому
great video, Thanks
@MrPolymath09 років тому
where did you get the silicon? and how did you etch it?
@comptec459 років тому
I am wondering the same thing!
@Afrotechmods9 років тому
This was a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away. The technique is called photolithography and here is a good primer: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/aZKpmm-IiYyW1IU.html
@alexanderu19938 років тому
+MrPolymath0 There'are a lot of phases as following: - Chemical Vapor Depositation ( at low pressures and high temperatures) o Epitaxial Growth - Etching of silicon parts in order to achieve the correct mass for the wanted resonance frequency ( taking into account non idealities due to under/over etching) --> Dry etching or wet etching - Dioxide Silicon Elimination using acids like HF. So in this way, it's possible to correctly obtain a moving mass which will be the inertial mass for the inertial forces detection. -Packaging ( at low pressure, obviously depending on requirements and budget), by means glass frit or eutectic bonding. etc etc. It may seem easy but it's far from it.
@PerchEagle5 років тому
What's the difference with gyroscope like the HMC5883L? Since they both have x,y,z values.
@Time4yes4 роки тому
Is it possible to use Accelerometer as a motion detector in arduino? I would like to detect human movements, but I am using I2C communication.
@goingtospace15727 років тому
Do you need a Arduino main board to power the ADXL335 accelerometer?
@Afrotechmods7 років тому
No you just need a voltage source, but an Arduino would be helpful to read in the data from the accelerometer
@cassdy917 років тому
Or if you are a games developer you can use Unity for testing the accelerometer ;)
@i_am_-bj6lxРік тому
Great, Love this
@christheother90889 років тому
Is there a way to avoid (physical) oscillations in such circuits? Is it damped out somehow? It might be fun to try to make a more macro size one with little magnets on plastic tabs with hall effect sensors.
@CKOD9 років тому
Since the structures are so small their resonant frequency (and hence oscillations) are very high in frequency, and your measurements would be lower than the resonant frequency. If you do hit resonance, it can destroy the accelerometer though, depending on the model. Some may have a 'hard stop' which prevents excessive deflection at resonance, and prevents damage from mechanical shock (i.e. 8 g accelerometers that can survive a 10,000 g shock)
@tuannguyenduc63027 років тому
thanks for your video
@williamvaverka51918 років тому
This is fascinating. Pretty awesome :)
@Bozojimmy5 років тому
can accelerometer be used to measure vibration
@KowboyUSA9 років тому
Yup, definitely reverse engineered space alien technology. lol
@angadsingh93143 роки тому
lol
@TheLordcruiser2 роки тому
😂😂😂
@hopeful15213 роки тому
wooow thank you great informations
@SUPERTROYANO6669 років тому
muy buen apunte
@aishwaryahiremath32314 роки тому
Im trying to make a device to help my friend walk straight by sending alerts if slightly deviated (right or left). Would Gyroscope or accelerometer or gyroscope work? I need suggestions. Thank You
@Afrotechmods4 роки тому
Accelerometer would be better but both could be helpful. Look up a device called an IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit)
@bergweg9 років тому
interesting! How hard do you have to shake an accelerometer for the capacitor plates to touch each other and create a short (possibly destroying the IC)?
@Afrotechmods9 років тому
It will depend on the accelerometer. You'll have to check the datasheet. >100g to damage most I am sure.
@aurizon9 років тому
If they can create solid insulators, via doping, then these can be used as limit stops to prevent shorts
@travissioris2342 роки тому
Hi guys, does anyone know a home built object that a accelerometer can measure? Please some respond to this.
@DurgaPrasad-lp6vb3 роки тому
Hi I have a doubt what happens to output of accelerometer when accelerometer is moved with same speed for some time will it be zeros or some constant km/s^2
@Afrotechmods3 роки тому
If the velocity stays the same then the acceleration will be zero. So the accelerometer will read zero g.
@DurgaPrasad-lp6vb3 роки тому
@@Afrotechmods But when place an mobile on table it's velocity is zero but the accelerometer output is approximately 9.8m/s^2 in z -axis
@Afrotechmods3 роки тому
@@DurgaPrasad-lp6vb That is because gravity provides a constant downwards acceleration force.
@bradleystone90997 років тому
Is it possible to create a program that simulates an accelerometer? Such as moving a 3d object around and measuring its proper acceleration?
@bennguyen13139 років тому
Great video! I've read that acclerometers are very noisy and should only be used for steady-state tilt information only, even though they are often rated to measure 10khz. Is this true? Is a gyro the only way to get accurate real-time acceleration data? A video suggestion : the mechanism behind gyros and the practical difference in the data produced vs accerometers!
@Afrotechmods9 років тому
You can use an accelerometer to measure acceleration just fine. However one problem that some people encounter is trying to integrate acceleration to get velocity or position data, and in those scenarios accelerometer error does accumulate very quickly, so people tend to combine data with gyro & gps.
@erdemozturk63515 років тому
2:33 METU ❤️
@physicsphsyics21589 років тому
and what is meaning of combed finger arrangement
@redeye1787Рік тому
thx a lot!
@santoroma176 років тому
GreatScott!!!!!!!!!!
@GizmoTheGreen9 років тому
Are you affiliated with adafruit in any way? just wondering :)
@Afrotechmods9 років тому
I've bought from them in the past and I find their stuff to be good value for money in general. They had no idea I was making this video.
@GizmoTheGreen9 років тому
Afrotechmods thanks for the swift reply, I'm sure you could have mentioned other vendors, it just seemed a teeny bit suspicous, with all the stuff going on and all, sorry for the nagging, fun video! :)
@sashablfc9 років тому
GizmoTheGreen "with all the stuff going on and all" Should I not buy from them?
@Afrotechmods9 років тому
sashablfc I think he was just worried I was doing paid product placement without disclosing so. They are fine to buy from.
@shadfurman9 років тому
Adafruit is the boss! Why would product placement be bad? Would that somehow reduce afrotechmods integrity? How is getting paid for hard work bad? Do you do all your work for free? I HOPE Adafruit pays him for product placement, so he has more incentive to make rediculamously fantawesomic videos!
@HARDWARECOP9 років тому
Hehe, great that you used a die shot of an IDT WinChip by Pauli Rautakorpi :P
@Kosmopoli3 роки тому
What a sophisticated idea! Humans are wild lol
@iNotFound9 років тому
OH GOD I LOVE MEMES
@iNotFound9 років тому
Oi, I meant 'MEMS'.
@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName4 роки тому
😂😂
@thecaptainnoodles4 роки тому
Hello, from the future
@haval002 роки тому
Hello from farther future
@NeoTheatre9 років тому
Why do a lot of accelerometers seem to have a delayed response (e.g. video game controllers, tablets)?
@GlevoTec9 років тому
It's not the sensor , but the electronics and software that reads it that causes the delay. The data from the sensor is converted to digital data. Then it goes through software calculations to determine the angle , speed .. This causes a delay.
@judgenap9 років тому
Brilliant.
@ZauStuv9 років тому
If I would translate these tutorials to another language, would you like to add them to your videos as subtitles?
@Afrotechmods9 років тому
ZauStuv Sure!!
@SirArghPirate9 років тому
Is there a reason why so many of these sensors require 3,3V (those who accept 5V very often have a 3, 3V regulator)?
@Muny9 років тому
3.3v is a common digital devices voltage. I'm not sure of the origins or reasons it's used, though.
@armando929 років тому
i guess that the reason is because some devices only have data lines with 3.3v volts like the Rpi, if you used 5v you will end up frying the gpio or the processor of the pi
@lowercase_9 років тому
The electricity sound from the patreon logo sounded like DXing in Morse code.
@NazrulIslam-rd9ux5 років тому
i subscribe u for this owesome video.
@swedneck7 років тому
MEMES sensor
@physicsphsyics21589 років тому
what is meaning of (Vin) at 3.14 minute
@physicsphsyics21589 років тому
thank you , but what is combed finger arrangement
@Shub4289 років тому
Hey Afrotechmods plz do a video that tells the difference between current and voltage... Most of the people in real life doesn't differ between them.. I also do have a little idea about it...
@Shub4289 років тому
This much i had since my schooling. ***** wanted to know more.
@Shub4289 років тому
Thank you though.. *****
@IceQubed8 років тому
shubham saxena You can think of electricity like a river flowing downhill. The current is the cross sectional area of the river, so is the amount of water flowing at any given time. The voltage (also known as potential difference) is the difference in height of the river, so it is the amount of 'pushing force' behind the river's movement. To sum it up, the current is the amount of electrons moving while the voltage is the amount of force that is 'pushing' the electrons.
@Shub4288 років тому
Ben Adamson thank you brother... Thanx a lot.... 😊😊😊😊😊
@somedude41226 років тому
"Here are some dies I made out of silicon" Casually dropping nuclear bombs
@BenYarmis9 років тому
It almost sounds like your closing video snippet is Morse code for "CQ". Did you do this on purpose?
@Afrotechmods9 років тому
Ben Yarmis The outro was created by one of my Patrons who was kind enough to make it for free :) So it was his choice.
@waswestkan9 років тому
Afrotechmods CQ(seekyou?) would be more appropriate for an intro , QRT( basically the end of transmission) for the exit. BTW i watched enineeringuy's video on the topic last week, you both explainit well, but you had the die to show us
@x9x9x9x9x99 років тому
Strange. For some reason in my mind I always imagined tiny ball bearings in channels with contact points on the the sides and ass the ball rolled past it would tell the device which way it was tilting. I guess it wouldn't be able to detect how many g-forces are being applied though.
@rlrsk8r19 років тому
That's called a tilt sensor. Adafruit sells those too. Quick and dirty way for determining "is right side up" or "is not right side up."
@madchow13179 років тому
Gyro next!
@bigboypalРік тому
Dudes always be like "Damn imagine if aliens came to earth and saw our technology they'd think we're cavemen" when likely they're just gonna be better suited for space travel than humans and the second they look at our technology they're gonna think "holy shit these dudes are fucking cracked"
@eltattooma7 років тому
BIG like
@age_of_reason5 років тому
It's nice, when it works.
@krashd9 років тому
Mems the word!
@ianrice17787 років тому
Nifty
@TimAyro3 роки тому
Engineers are incredible
@ThePeterDislikeShow4 роки тому
I've always assumed there was a bulb containing mercury or some other liquid metal that would connect different circuits.
@PyroChimp759 років тому
I love smart people!
@Tigrou77779 років тому
Great video (as always). But I except it to be a little longer. What about making a second part explaining MEMS gyroscope, magnometer, ... (9 dof) and how to use them together to retrieve stable and precise orientation (kalman filter, high/low pass filters...). No need to go in math detail, just to mention it.
@SparkysWidgets9 років тому
The gyroscope uses the Coriolis effect combined with vibrating matrices at each axis. Basically the vibrations tend to stay in the same plane as the supporting structure of the proof mass. IIRC they still use changing capacitance but its the error of the vibrations which is really measured as this would indicated rotation about that axis.
@wmonger9 років тому
My Mamma said magic elves move my screen to the proper position. So your wrong Colonel Sanders.
@tinmank3 роки тому
I was imagining a microscopic conductive ball :) inside a container lol
@romefox2 роки тому
But it won't just buff out Dave! How many times do I have to tell you, dont scratch the silicon.
@RhetteLawe9 років тому
mmm... i think i know my suggestion for the next episode on Patreon.
@Crazy--Clown2 роки тому
Fucking Hell..... amazing
@Arturo_S35 років тому
Memes are always the answer
@Tomyb159 років тому
Next explain how LEDs work
@ZhekaTrololo9 років тому
damn, i thought it has some mercury inside or other conductive liquid to detect movement...
@akshadk76 років тому
Gyro sensors rotate the screen not the accelerometers
@cmblcdoe66693 роки тому
No. The accelerometers are used to detect orientation. The Gyros give a turning "rate", which is really not very useful to detecting screen orientation by gravity.