Arduino Tutorial 36: Understanding How to Use Tilt Switches in Your Projects

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Tilt switches are simple and useful devices which allow you to detect whether your project or device has turned over. This would be useful to incorporate in various robotics projects to allow your system to know if it has turned over or gotten inverted. This tutorial explains these simple sensors and how to use them.
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[brankostrbac]

I am electrical engineer, this is the best tutorials I have ever seen!

[terrymiller]

Paul, I also am an Engineer but, I went to school in the age of vacuum tubes. I was the RTU Engineer at my local electric utility. Your videos are very professional informative. I do watch every lesson to the end. I also spent 7 years in the Ivory Coast as a Peace Corps volunteer. Thanks for the wonderful classes. I do really appreciate the insight. BTW, Happy Birthday and enjoy your time with Gabrella.

[Chris_Bro_aka_MR_PLATNEM]

GABRIELLA! I'm currently on day 3 of going through these tutorials and I have done them all the way through including the homework in between. This stuff works!

[billlaird]

GABRIELLA! I'm watching all of your Arduino tutorial videos in order and always to the end. I don't do every assignment, but when learning a new important point, I do the assignment to reinforce the learning. You are a Master Teacher and your teaching style is the best I have ever experienced. I have completely understood every lesson. I especially like the in depth explanations of the combination of software, hardware, and physics. Well done, sir.

[ayratkutlushin]

String birthday = "Happy Birthday!";
String granddaughter = "Gabriella";
void setup {

serial.begin (9600);

}
void loop {
if (11/12 = your birthday && granddaughter=coming home) {
serial.print(birthday);
serial.print("clue word");

}

[alecgriffiths]

Gabriella! And yes, I was able to figure out how to set up and program the LEDs with the tilt switch without having to simply copy what you were doing... for once, haha! Hopefully that means I'm finally figuring this stuff out. This was a great tutorial, and I'm looking forward to watching the next one.

[MajdMazin]

Gabriella. I have been watching till the end every single one since the beginning. You have been a godsend good sir. I highly appreciate all the effort you put into these tutorials, it is not lost on us. You are a truly exceptional teacher and a delight to watch and learn from.

[satisfactoyz]

Today's homework was much easier to complete without instruction. And it was your birthday! Lucky man to have such a beautiful grand-daughter! Thanks for another great lesson.

[johnmills]

Hi Paul,
Gabriella !!
Following your whole series of newer Arduino tutorials, just finished No 36 (tilt Switch).
I always watch them to the end, I have about a 50% success rate with the assignments.
You have got the mix of practical and theory just about right in my opinion.

[sumantakumardutta]

Done the assignment by myself after pausing the video. Got it right in the first shot itself. Really had fun!!!😃😃😄

[emiliomartineziii]

At the start of the video I paused and built the entire thing and got it to work by myself!

[bilbo]

I am a retired Electronic Repair and did my course back the 70's with AWA Corp and Industrial Electronics . I am enjoying keeping my mind active and re learning things. I closed down my Repair Business back in 2008 and since then I have lost touched with everything electronics and all the latest innovations. Gabriella was happy to catch the plane to come and see you. And a very Happy Birthday!!

[kaindradjoemena]

Awwww Gabriella looks cute
Happy birthday Paul!
I just made a robot the other day that follows light. Nope, I did not copy anyone’s code. I did it myself. Thank you

[banyincam]

I showed my son the green on tilt red project and he was amazed. I explained that it was as simple as two connections and a little ball. I even unplugged it and rattled the ball inside. He then suggested a magnet and sure enough, the magnet doesn't even have to touch it. It simply gets close and the lights change color. Gabriella!

[tonygolden]

Hello again Paul. Now that I have completed the project and watched the end of the lecture it is time to mention Gabriella. I have watched all of your videos, some more than once.
I have completed all the projects, got many of them right, made mistakes on others, but learned something and had fun with all of them.
I see that you have many other courses, enough to keep me busy for a long time. It is hard to imagine all the work it took to produce them.
I really like the spontaneous feel, like one is working along with you at the same time, and your sense of humor is spectacular. Now on to lesson 38, 39, …….
Tony

[abdulfx]

GABRIELLA! Thank you engineer. I have an electronics engineering degree. Thank you for giving this free tutorial. It was one of the best tutorials I've watched.

[cmartin]

Hey Mr.Paul! Another glorious video tutorial. I am very grateful for the hard work that you put into these amazing tutorials. Keep up the good work! Gabriella looks excited!

-STILL not Carole, just her son.

[muhammadrafiqulislamkhan]

Happy Birthday. God bless Gavrialla. I do not know how many times I watch your video to understand your project. Every time a new thing comes out to me. Your debugging process is wonderful. It helps students where they are made mistake. Today I learn why I put TiltVal in place of TiltPin into serial.println because we already have tiltPin=2. I know it easy for everyone to undetstand but it is really difficult in past to me but today my legendary teacher Paul all clear to me. Thanks for everything Paul. God bless you.

[delroybarnes]

Made it to the end ans saw "Gabriella"; see much more than 3 minutes worth.

[jakubkosior]

Gabriella!

I have noticed there is a small breadboard in the set which I have used as the tilting senor. The rest of the circuit I have implemented on the big one. Makes the sensor easier to play with.