I need to design a way for an accelerometer to communicate with a PC via USB or Serial ports... I know I could buy a DAQ board from nation instruments but they are WAY out of my price range, being over $1,000. And I am not very familiar with coding for microcontrollers... Any tips or suggestions? Oh and I don't think I could use a Wii remote since this is a school project.
The overall project is a camera car system that will record video of an accident. The camera will, in theory, record 3 minutes intervals and loop over them to reduce memory storage. The accelerometer will be used to determine when a sudden change of velocity is introduced (a wreck) and in turn, the on-board single board computer will tell the device NOT to loop over the most recent video clip and store it for later review..
Please help!
The overall project is a camera car system that will record video of an accident. The camera will, in theory, record 3 minutes intervals and loop over them to reduce memory storage. The accelerometer will be used to determine when a sudden change of velocity is introduced (a wreck) and in turn, the on-board single board computer will tell the device NOT to loop over the most recent video clip and store it for later review..
Please help!