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Measuring rotation over z-axis (gravity axis) inside an metallic duct

Well from my first research from the web I wasn't able to tell if what I need can be done. The thing is, I need to measure the rotation over z-axis (yaw), in other words, to know the relative angle ...
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Sensors to detect and measure movement

I would like to know which sensors should I use in order to get measurement of a movement of my device (slow speed movement on a 2D plane, in cm or mm if possible). The goal is to find out if the user ...
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Measuring accelerometer frequency with an oscilloscope

I've got a VTI CMA3000-D01 digital accelerometer and I'm controlling it via SPI from a Texas Instruments CC2540 chip using the embedded 8051 MCU. In the datasheet for the CMA3000, it mentions that ...
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Vibration sensor (accelerometer?)

For growing crystals it is important that there are no vibrations. Is there a cheap and easy way to measure vibrations in the floor, like people walking, doors closing etc.? Perhaps an accelerometer ...