I am totally new to Arduino and have limited knowledge of electronics in general. I am looking to create a "first draft" of sorts for a system that will trigger a LED to light up and stay on when a structure is dropped from maybe 30 cm onto a table. Eventually I would be looking to build something …

New to Arduino - Looking for advice

system May 16, 2012, 5:02pm 5

Thank you Mr. Hooper, that looks like a good option for the first iteration sensor.

Any advice on which board to use? Is the Uno a good choice?

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