SCA60C angle sensor not giving me the right output

I need some help with an SCA60C angle sensor not giving me the right output.

I am using Arduino Uno.

I have 5 volt and ground hooked up.

The Vo is tied to analog A0.

When I run Arduino test program:

When the sensor is Level the program gave me -104.

When I tilt it to the left I get -110 and does not change until tilted to 180 degrees.

When I tilt it to the right I get -54 at 90 degrees tilt and -110 at 180 degrees tilt.

const int anglePin =A0;
int angle =0;
const int angleCompensate =0;

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600); // setup serial
Serial.println("Electronic clinic SCA60C Angle Sensor");
}

void loop(){
getAngle();

Serial.print("Analog");
Serial.print(":");
Serial.print(angle);
Serial.print("°");

Serial.print(" ");
Serial.println(analogRead(A0));
delay(100);
}

void getAngle()
{
angle =map(analogRead(A0), 96, 927, -90, 90) + angleCompensate;
}

This program is from the web. If you search on “SCA60C and Arduino” this is the program
that a number of youtube and explanation websites use to explain the how the SCA60c works.

The program is supposed to work like this:
If you tilt it left 90 degrees, the program should read an angle of 90 degrees.
If you tilt it Right 90 degrees, the program should read an angle of 90 degrees.
If the module is set level the output should read an angle of 0 degrees.
The analogRead() was just to see what the sensor was outputing before the map().

/*
 * Tile Angle Sensor SCA60C1 N1000060
 * it displays the angle from 0 to 180 degrees.
 * 
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const int anglePin =A0;
int angle =0;
const int angleCompensate =0;

const int d1Pin =A1;
int d1State =LOW;
int d1Delay =0;//watch 

const int d2Pin =A2;
int d2State =LOW;
int d2Delay =0;
char *lables[]={"Angle","Alarm D1","Alarm D2"};

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);          //  setup serial
  Serial.println("Robojax SCA60C Angle Sensor");
}

void loop(){
  //Robojax Tilt Angle Sensor
  //Watch video for details: https://youtu.be/5DjO8Fo_AtE
  getAngle();
  d1Alarm();
  d2Alarm();
  
  // print out the value you read:
  Serial.print(lables[0]);// 
  Serial.print(":");
  Serial.print(angle);
  Serial.println("°");//degree symbol
//  Serial.print("	");
//  Serial.print(lables[1]);
//  Serial.print(":");  
//  Serial.print(d1State);
//  Serial.print("	");
//  Serial.print(lables[2]);
//  Serial.print(":");
//  Serial.println(d2State);  
//  Serial.println("======");
  delay(100);
//Robojax Tilt Angle Sensor
}

void getAngle()
{
 //watch video instruction https://youtu.be/5DjO8Fo_AtE
   angle =map(analogRead(A0), 96, 927, -90, 90) + angleCompensate; 
}

/**************************************/
/*! 
    @brief  get the state of d1 Alarm  HIGH if triggered
    @param  no parameter
    @returns returns nothing
    written by Ahmad Shamshiri on Mar 17, 2020 at 20:20 in Ajax, Ontario ,Canada
*/
/**************************************/
void d1Alarm()
{
  //watch video for details: https://youtu.be/5DjO8Fo_AtE
  //
  float vo = analogRead(d1Pin) * (5.0 / 1023.0);
  if(vo < 3.5)
  {
    d1State =HIGH;
    delay(d1Delay);    
  }else{
    d1State =LOW;    
  }
}//d1Alarm() end

/**************************************/
/*! 
    @brief  get the state of d1 Alarm  HIGH if triggered
    @param  no parameter
    @returns returns nothing
    written by Ahmad Shamshiri on Mar 17, 2020 at 20:20 in Ajax, Ontario ,Canada
*/
/**************************************/
void d2Alarm()
{
  //watch video for details: https://youtu.be/5DjO8Fo_AtE
  //
  float vo = analogRead(d2Pin) * (5.0 / 1023.0);

  if(vo < 3.5)
  {
    d2State =HIGH;
    delay(d2Delay);    
  }else{
    d2State =LOW;    
  }  
}//d1Alarm() end

Please use code tags when posting code.

angle =map(analogRead(A0), 96, 927, -90, 90)

Please explain how you arrived at the numbers 96 and 927.

It would make sense to replace those numbers with the actual analog input readings, when the sensor is pointed directly up and down. That is, calibrate the sensor.

Don't do that - there's no guarantee that another reading will be the same as the one you converted to "angle".

Please remember to use code tags when posting code

Do you have a meter so you can check that the output of the sensor is 2.5V when level? And it should range from about 0.47V (90° left) to 4.53V (90° right).

@Rich555 I ran into this same issue with a cheap SCA60C.

An analogRead() of the Vo pin goes from 0 to 363 (from 0 degrees to 90 degrees) and then reverses from 363 to 0 (from 90 degrees to 180 degrees). That reading of 363 fluctuates each time (+ or - 20) depending on the speed with which I tilt the sensor. 363 translate to about 1.77 volts.

The datasheet of the VTI chip (N1000060) on this board states that it should go from 0.5 v to 4.5 v (0 to 180 degrees). At this point, I am not experienced enough to triage if there is a an issue with the circuit board itself. I think I just got a bad sensor and will be replacing it.

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