Zhichuan Tilt Sensor

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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone got the “Zhichuan Electronics ZCT245AN-TTL Two-Axis Tilt Sensor Module” working?

I have it connected serially to my arduino and every time I reset it it displays the information on the terminal in the arduino environment. It does not every give a Serial.available() that is valid, and if I just Serial.read() I get garbage.

The manual for the sensor is available at robotshop.com/content/PDF/zhichuan-electronics-zct245an-ttl-user-guide.pdf

Also, in the manual, it talks about being able to change the output modes of the sensor, but my sensor does not respond to the Serial.println(’$’) Serial.println(’*n’) Serial.println(’@P’) commands necessary to get the sensor in continuous output mode.

Thanks in advance for any help you may provide!!! Has anyone gotten this sensor working?

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Thank you for the prompt reply. I am using the baud rate that is supposed to be the default, but just to make sure, I tried all three with no luck…

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Welcome to the RobotShop Community Forum jimbo_style!

You might be using the wrong baud-rate for the sensor. Unfortunately, the communication protocol settings are not very clear form the manual. We have contacted the manufacturer in order to get further instruction son how to get it to work. We will post back as soon as we get an answer.

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We have followed up with the manufacturer, but got no answer yet…sorry for the delay