Tilt switch or sensor is sensor when it is leaned to from a certain position, it establishes contact bewtween two pin. We detect the conect using Arduino and take action to do something.
A tilt sensor can be installed on a robotic arm and when the arm moves to certain position we either turn ON something or turn OFF .
/*
* S02-01 Tilt
* This is the Arduino code for tilt switch to
* turn a relay ON which the relay
* can turn a light or alarm ON
* tilt switch is connected to pin 2
* Relay is connected to pin 8
*
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* Written by Ahmad Shamshiri for Robojax, robojax.com http:youTube.com/robojaxTV
* Date: Jan 21, 2019 in Ajax, Ontario, Canada
*
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*/
int tiltPin = 2;// define pin 2 for tilt switch
int relayPin = 8;// pin connected to relay
int onTime= 500; // time in melliseond ON and wait before make another reading.
int offTime= 500; // time in melliseond OFF and wait before make another reading.
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
// out pins
pinMode(tiltPin, INPUT);// define tiltPin as input
pinMode(relayPin, OUTPUT);// define relayPin as output for relay
Serial.println("Robojax Tilt switch");
}
void loop() {
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// read the tilt switch
if(digitalRead(tiltPin) == LOW){
Serial.println("Switch ON ");
digitalWrite(relayPin, HIGH); // Turn the relay ON
delay(onTime);// keep the relay or switch ON for the onTime
}else{
digitalWrite(relayPin, LOW);// Turn the relay OFF
Serial.println("Switch OFF ");
delay(offTime);// wait offTime before reading again
}
}// loop
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