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hye guys, i'm to build a device that detects if a bicycle is moved from its rack. I wish to use accelerometer. Is this relevant? will an accelerometer do this job?

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There are simpler ways of doing it. You can get movement sensors which consist of a spring inside a metal tube. Movement causes the spring to touch the metal tube which can be used to set of an alarm. The problem with them is that the sensitivity isn't adjustable. A tilt switch is a another possibility.

An accelerometer could be used but is a more complicated and expensive solution.

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keith1200rs said:
A tilt switch is a another possibility.
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Thanks for the reply. I think tilt sensor is not suitable for my case because I want to detect if someone moves the bicycle. Thanks a lot for you suggestion about the movement sensor
 

the cheap car alarms, they have a movement sensor, and its adjustable too, with a potentiometer.

if an adjustable movement sensor comes with that, i think it must be available separately too.
 

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