Tilt Sensor

Just thought id share this with everyone... $5 DIP

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Neat, but I'm looking for one which has a resolution of ~0.1degree for the first +- 10degrees of rotation from the horizontal in both X and Y axis.

What about this one, its a full 3-axis accelerometer for $11.95 (or $14.95 with 3.3v regulator on board);
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Pololu accelerometers

Looks awesome... nice find... I bought accelerometer with that same package type for $3 but i messed it up since i didnt know how to solder it... This was a while back tho...

That's not bad at 5 bucks. I'd imagine the code is much easier too if you are just interested in direction of tilt.

Atomsoft:
I've got a mirrored pdf of an eagle layout for the LGA-14 that I made that takes it to a .1 inch header for a breadboard if you'd like it, though it sounds like you may already have it. It's probably not very good as far as design goes, but I was able to get it working this past weekend.

I just fab'd the board with PNP blue iron on paper, pre-drilled for the header, then dabbed solder paste on the pads with my finger, dabbed a bit of flux, then a little more solder paste to make a mud. I then spread it so the pads were kind of showing through the paste and then placed the component. On my second board I wasn't getting any reading on two of the axis so I just pushed more solder paste against the IC where the pads are for those axis and stuck it back on the hot plate. Both were working fine until I messed around and reversed the polarity on one of them and fried it.

Sparkfun is selling the tilt sensor alone! this means we have a model number:
Tilt Sensor - 4-way - SparkFun Electronics

RPI-1031 ROHM Semiconductor Photodetector Transistors
its $1.73 each!!! CHEAP!!!

Sparkfun price is $3...

I will definitely get like 4 lheh

You'll have to make SMD PCBs to hold them, and hot air reflow to solder a SMD package with pins underneath. I think the Sparkfun product for $5 beats a $1.73 chip that needs that much fiddly work, unless you like working for $3.27 an hour...

hah... a smd board is like 2 minutes for me to make. Its easy.. Solder paste is my friend now so no problem for me. Its nice at least to have be able to save money heh.. i can get 2 for the price of sparkfun..

Sparkfun price is actually great too.. i recommend getting it from them if you cant do your own boards or are just to lazy heh...

but im a bored and curious person ... i like to do it myself heh and save some money