Bought an ADXL330 without breakout board. Help?

Hi guys, I accidentally bought an ADXL330 accelerometer without the breakout board. So, its really really small and I don't know what to do with it. I didn't know that I would had need to look for a brekout boarded version! I'm so noob!

Well, I read that somehow I can make a breakout board but I don't know how to do nor if I really would be able to do so.

Question is, is that possible? Or it's better to ask for a replacement?

Thanks for your help,

Fabio Varesano

You'd be better off trying to return the IC and finding one on a breakout board. You'll need to check the return policy of the store first though.

mmm.. sensor costs 14euro, while returns handling fee is 25 euro ... I can't return it.. am I really stuck with it?

Hi,

I think you can check the datasheet of ADXL330, this document tells you how to connect and use this chip.

I've bought a 3-Axis ±2g/±6g accelerometer chip LIS3LV02DQ and built a breakout board by myself. It's also a small QFPN-28 packaged chip, and after I read the datasheet, and tested on a breadboard, I made a breakout board successfully. So I think you can make your board also.
;D

This chip only cost me about 2USD, and a breakout boarded version will cost more than 15USD. :sunglasses:

Good luck!

:slight_smile:

My LIS3LV02DQ chip and breakout board:

I only have SSOP28->DIP28 PCB, not QFPN->DIP, so I must use wire to connect PINs...

Breakout board:

chip was mounted on breakout board:

@China Red, that's great news thanks!

I already had a look at the ADXL330 datasheet and I don't see anything too complex for me too connect it.

My problem is that I don't really know how to solder on such a tiny little sensor. I'm afraid of burning everything. Could you give me some hints or point me to some documentation on the topic?

Also, where can I get the breakout raw board?
What kind of wires are those little one?

Sparkfun sells SMT adapters:

But there are others as wel. Search on ebay.

@Fabio Varesano, I've also checked the datasheet of ADXL330:

you can refer to the figure 1 on page one. it figured out the usage diagram of this chip.
You also can find the pin description on page 5 -- Table 4.
For resistor and capacitor selection, you can find it on page 12.
:slight_smile:

the raw breakout board which I used is called protoboard, you may find it in any electronic shop. the wire I used is enamel covered wire, you also can get it from electronic shop, or you can cut it from the coil in the AC-DC adapter:)

@wortelsoft Thanks for your input. Anyway I'm not sure which one of them would be ok for ADXL330.. Do you know?

@China Red Thanks for having a look at the chip specs.. I think I should be able to connect it correctly. And I think I should be able to find the protoboard and the tiny wires.

What I don't know is how to solder the wires to the ADXL330 .. I'm worried that I could damage it. Advices?

None of them is suitable sorry.

Just checked the package

:-? I think you need a pointed solder copper, soldering tin wire (diameter less than 0.8mm), some soldering flux, your patience and more practice...

Hey guys, I'm happy to say that I did that! Soldered a raw ADXL330 to a prototype board and copied the Sparkfun breakout board circuit!

I ordered some more ADXL345 and HMC5843 and I'll solder them by myself. I'll do a tutorial or something on how I'm doing this soon!

Fabio Varesano

Hey guys, I'm happy to say that I did that!

Congrats! My sympathy goes out to you. That is a crappy situation to get into. Could you post a picture of your solution? I'd like to see how you made out.

@Fabio Varesano,

Wow!!! Congratulations!!! ;D ;D ;D

Ok, after I hand soldered the ADXL330 I've also been able to create an homebrew DIY breakout board for the ADXL345 acceleromenter.

You can see this post: varesano.net -