From: noodlepringle <noo...@gm...> - 2007-06-13 04:42:22
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> Nope. Gyros are still very expensive (~$25-50 USD for MEMS type), it > will be a while before consumer-type stuff can implement three of > them. Probably the word gyro was used when accelerometer was > appropriate. They are two completely separate devices, i.e. one > cannot take the place of another. The current WiiMote uses the ADXL330 > 3-axis accelerometer from Analog devices. > > > how would infrared LEDs give you sensors of angular movement? > > A good readup can be found here: > http://www.wiili.org/index.php/Wiimote#Motion_Sensor , scroll down to > 'IR sensor' > > I'm actually spinning a 6-axis IMU board for the Gumstix as we speak > (1x ADXL330 and 2x dual-axis IDG300 gyro). It is more of a robotics > board with some other sensors on it, and will use the 60-pin hirose > connector. There seems to be a lot of robotics/UAV stuff going on in > the Gumstix world that could use a breakout board with a 6-axis IMU. > When finished it will be available from Sparkfun. so why all this craze over the wiimote? are they cheap or something? i just seem to see them everywhere on pages talking about anything at all its almost the new c64... -- j e - noo...@gm... m - +61401 226 772 |