Designing a simple vibration sensor

GitHub page: https://github.com/npiegdon/ShakeFinder David Houlding's blog: https://davidhoulding.blogspot.com/20... 00:00 Intro 00:33 The Problem 00:56 Idea 01:41 Piezo Discs 02:59 Peak Voltage 04:35 Surface Coupling 05:36 Amplifying 07:05 Real-world Op-amps 08:33 Pulse Generation 09:44 Open-Drain Output 11:31 Board Layout 13:35 Board Assembly 14:46 Testing 15:11 Sensor Case 15:48 Final Assembly 16:19 Wrap-up

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